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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/quake-death-toll-continues-to-rise.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Anglican Rev Neil Struthers stands amongst the rubble of his Holy Trinity church in Lyttelton, New Zealand (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-quake-death-toll-continues-to-rise.jpg" alt="Anglican Rev Neil Struthers stands amongst the rubble of his Holy Trinity church in Lyttelton, New Zealand (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>At least four Britons are now thought to have been killed in the the New Zealand earthquake, with the ever-increasing death toll expected to surpass the 200 mark in the coming days.</p>
<p>Police have so far confirmed the deaths of 148 people, but many more are still believed to be entombed under the collapsed buildings of the South Island city of Christchurch.</p>
<p>Two British holidaymakers hurt in the magnitude-6.3 quake remain in hospital, British High Commissioner to New Zealand, Vicki Treadell, said.</p>
<p>However, the male and female, who suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries, are expected to be fit enough to fly home later in the week. At least one Briton is still missing.</p>
<p>A British taskforce of disaster victim identification (DVI) is due to arrive in Christchurch this afternoon to help identify the dead, a process which has been hindered by the catastrophic injuries suffered by many of the victims. The High Commission said the eight-strong team, which includes a pathologist, odontologist and fingerprint expert, will assist experts from New Zealand and Australia.</p>
<p>Ms Treadell said: &#8220;We understand that there are four British nationals dead and are working closely with local authorities on identification. We are in touch with next of kin who are our priority and also working with them so formal identification can take place.&#8221;</p>
<p>The commission has dealt with 300 Britons affected by last Tuesday&#8217;s disaster, issuing 60 emergency passports.</p>
<p>&#8220;Many of them are now on their way home but our teams on the ground are still doing the rounds, visiting hospitals and attending family briefings,&#8221; added Ms Treadall. &#8220;We are working through the list of missing and cross referencing with information we have been given from the UK.&#8221;</p>
<p>So far, only one of the British victims&#8217; names has been confirmed. Gregory Tobin, 25, a chef, from Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, had been on a round-the-world trip and was believed to have been working temporarily at a garage in Christchurch when the devastation struck.</p>
<p>Chartered accountant Phil Coppeard, 41, from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, who emigrated to the country in November with his wife Suzanne Craig, was travelling into town on a bus when the tremors ripped through the city earlier this week. He has been missing ever since.</p>
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