A photograph of large cracks in a paddock in Canterbury. A fence nearby has collapsed.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Parts of the facade and roof have collapsed.
A photograph of the Painted Room shop on Colombo street. Most of the building has collapsed.
A pile of bricks on the roof of The Christchurch Club, the remains of its collapsed chimney.
Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below.
A photograph of a man and woman stopping to look at a collapsed house on Worcester Boulevard.
Shops on Hills Road in Edgeware. The verandas on these store collapsed, bringing down the parapets as well.
Shops on Hills Road in Edgeware. The verandas on these store collapsed, bringing down the parapets as well.
Damage to the Valley Inn. Sections of the walls have collapsed, and large cracks run across the building.
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake.
Update: Complete collapse following 22nd Feb 2011 6.3 shake. Now demolished.
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake.
Update: Complete collapse following 22nd Feb 2011 6.3 shake. Now demolished.
A photograph of a car parked in a driveway. The car has been crushed by a collapsed brick wall.
Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham is in a bad way. These are all closed; the shop at centre has collapsed.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The canopy of a Sydenham shop has collapsed onto the sidewalk on Colombo Street in Sydenham".
The remains of a brick boundary wall which has collapsed and fallen in the garden of a property in Christchurch.
Damage to the Edgeware Law building on Colombo Street. A brick wall has collapsed into the carpark exposing a bathroom.
Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Tree collapse on the Avon, Sept 4th.".
A man sits in an armchair in the ruins of his house with his wife beside him. A man carrying a briefcase marked 'EQC' has come to make an insurance assessment and says 'Unfortunately, this is a North Canterbury collapse - so you'll only get your first $100,000 back'. Context; the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September and the collapse of the South Canterbury Finance Company.
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Damage to the Repertory Theatre on Kilmore Street after the 4th of September earthquake. The front wall has collapsed onto the street.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Damage to the Blackwells building in Kaiapoi. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the street below. In the foreground is the War Memorial.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.