once again i urge the forces loyal to mr. bagbo to stop the violence. >> elections were supposed to bring peace to ivory coast. instead residents are now fleeing for their lives as the political stalemate continues. david emblemming. "bbc world news." >> officials in england warned a third of the building in christchurch center needs to be demolished. hundreds also thought to be too damaged to save. the number has risen to 120 and 200 still missing. earlier we asked the mayor just how his city is bearing up under the pressure. >> given the circumstances that we find ourselves in, remarkably well and extraordinarily complex. but fast-moving situation and central business district with a number of buildings severely damaged as you just stated a major search-and-rescue operation under way. it's united nations search-and-rescue people here that we got them from not only around new zealand but from australia j.a. pan, from taiwan, from china, from the u.s.a., from the u.k., a team just arrived here from mexico. so a major thrust at the

three attack helicopters and related equipment were going to be delivered to the forces loyal to mr. bagbo. that is what i can tell you on that. >> just to follow. can you specify the nature -- intelligence from other governments? >> i don't think i am in the position to give you further details on that particular aspect of it. but what i can tell you is that a team made up of members of this group of experts and an officer from the u.n. mission's embargo sell traveled to the airport that we have been talking about but was unable to verify the information and indeed was forced to withdraw. despite the severe restrictions on emissions freedom of movement, the mission continues to monitor activities at the airport in order to verify these reports. >> one more thing, if you will. we know only some of the -- parts putting together these helicopters arrived -- have all of them arrived or in the process? what do we know what status it is? >> at the moment, as i say, the mission is continuing to monitor the activities at the airport in order to try to verify these reports. and as i said, the grou