NZ quake makes spaghetti of train tracks

An earthquake in New Zealand has twisted the tracks of one of the country's railways.

An earthquake in New Zealand has twisted the tracks of one of the country's railways.

Now resembling a scene more akin to spaghetti than the traditional straight tracks associated with rail travel, it is believed the incident occurred after a recent earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.

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