'Sorry, slight distraction': Unruffled New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern continues media briefing despite earthquake
Zee News
The quake measuring 5.9 magnitude forced the prime minister to pause and grip her podium before she continues with her briefing.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand`s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, paused briefly as an earthquake rattled the capital Wellington on Friday while she was addressing the nation in a coronavirus briefing, but then continued speaking.
Wellington and nearby areas were shaken by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre 35 km (21.75 miles) south-west of Taumarunui in central North Island, according to Geonet. While the shaking was felt widely there were no reports of damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 5.6.
Ardern briefly grabbed her podium when the shaking began, smiled, and told a reporter asking a question: "Sorry, a slight distraction ... would you mind repeating that question?"
