Christchurch, New Zealand (CNN) -- The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that demolished parts of Christchurch, New Zealand, has climbed to 145, police said Saturday.

Searches continued for the hundreds who are still missing.

But for some family members of the missing, hope was fading.

Police in the battered town said Friday that more than 200 people still missing. Many of the missing were feared dead.

Included in that were all the people who were in the Canterbury TV building that toppled in the Tuesday earthquake.

Police say they have "grave fears" for all who were in the building including 90 students and staff from the King's Education language school -- headquartered on the third floor.

this is an incredible new because it was a really hard earthquake and many people disappeared here said that like 200 people was missing and many of the missing were feared dead I thik that it would be really hard to the family that lost his home and also the people that lost his family it is a tremendus new that we have to remember and think about it and see if they found more people because to me it would be really hard