shovelled out of peoples properties.
Residents shoveling silt in back yard that has been entirely covered in silt from liquefaction.
Residents shoveling silt in back yard that has been entirely covered in silt from liquefaction.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the public clearing silt in Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the public clearing silt in Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Piles of silt on Flemington Avenue in North New Brighton, cleared from residents' gardens".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers from the Student Volunteer Army clearing silt from Flemington Avenue".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers from the Student Volunteer Army clearing silt in the garden of a property along Flemington Avenue".
A digger scrapes up liquefaction silt from Warden Street in Shirley, while workers with shovels look on. The photographer comments, "Clearing silt in Warden St".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers registering for the Student Volunteer Army at the QEII carpark".
Members of the Student Volunteer Army using wheelbarrows and shovels to clear liquefaction from a Christchurch property. The silt has been piled on the roadside for collection.
Members of the Student Volunteer Army using wheelbarrows and shovels to clear liquefaction from a Christchurch property. The silt has been piled on the roadside for collection.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Volunteers registering for the Student Volunteer Army at the QEII carpark".
A police car drives down a liquefaction-covered Geraldine Street in St Albans, past residents with shovels and wheelbarrows clearing silt.
A photograph submitted by Rose to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "February 2011, Avondale. Silt piled up outside our house after hours on the shovel.".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cassia Place brothers Daniel and Josh Evans walk armed with a shovel to borrow fuel, after waking up to find their garden under silt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Waitaki Street resident Mark Gilbertson shovels silt. The crater on the New Brighton street is where the pavement collapsed, bursting the mains and flooding the street".
Cleaning up the silt and sand from Hoon Hay properties. Here Laura, Robbie, and Ronny are part of the clean-up crew on Wyn Street.
Severe damage on a New Brighton Road. It had to be reformed and raised up 40 cm. A pile of dried liquefaction has been shovelled onto the footpath. Road cones mark out the uneven surfaces on the road.
Cleaning up Manning Signs of the silt from liquefaction. Three fellow workers man the shovels while two building engineers talk to the boss (hidden). After doing the car park we then turned our hands to the inside of the factory, once clearance was given that we could go inside.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. University student Sam Johnson organised through Facebook students to go into the suburbs to help residents clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake. They gathered in Halswell to help residents clean up the silt from their properties. Celia Mann and Dave White shovel dirt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. University student Sam Johnson organised through Facebook students to go into the suburbs to help residents clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake. They gathered in Halswell to help residents clean up the silt from their properties. James Litchwark (L) and Tom van Laanen shovel dirt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. University student Sam Johnson organised through Facebook students to go into the suburbs to help residents clean up after Saturday morning's earthquake. They gathered in Halswell to help residents clean up the silt from their properties. James Litchwark (L) and James Wigzell shovel dirt from 2A Larsons Road, Halswell".
A photograph of a sign taped to a window. The sign includes a bullet pointed list of humorous observations about Christchurch following the February 2011 earthquake. The sign reads, "You know you're from Christchurch when: you use the term 'liquefaction' and 'seismic design' in casual conversation; digging a hole and shitting in your garden is no longer weird; your mayor describes the city as munted. If he means FUBARed, you agree; weaving through car size potholes on the street is no longer weird; a shower is heaven; you have a preference of which kind of silt you'd rather shovel, dry or wet; you see tanks...driving around town; you are always noting what you are under; due to frequent aftershocks during the night, you sleep like a baby - every 10 minutes you wake up and shit yourself".
