This is a temporary pile of silt piled on the old Bexley landfill sight. Some trucks are addng to the pile, while other truck and trailer units are taking it away to the old Bottle Lake landfill sight, a few km to the north of here.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A large pile of silt between the Town Hall and the Crowne Plaza Hotel".
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
Barry McKay from Civil Defence who helped organise Students in the Student Volunteer Army cleanup silt after the earthquake.
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
A photograph of liquefaction silt in a garden. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "201 New Brighton Road".
Liquefaction silt in the forecourt of the Challenge petrol station on the corner of Creswell Avenue and New Brighton Road.
Abandoned residential properties on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yards and footpaths are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 36 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A badly damaged footpath at the end of Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction silt can be seen covering the pavement.
A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a pile of rubbish. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a pile of rubbish. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A photograph of liquefaction silt piled at the side of a road. In the distance, clouds of dust obscure the road.
A police car drives down a liquefaction-covered Geraldine Street in St Albans, past residents with shovels and wheelbarrows clearing silt.
A photograph of piles of liquefaction silt lining Atlantis Street in New Brighton. This part of the street is red zoned.
Abandoned residential properties on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yards and footpaths are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A heap of liquefaction silt outside 19 Reaby Street in the Horseshoe Lake area".
An abandoned residential property at 23 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property on Waireka Lane in Bexley. The road and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Avon at high tide, River Rd".
A woman walks through liquefaction in Hendon Street in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Hendon St, St Albans, is very heavily silted".
A block of flats with carparks beneath is on a noticable lean. Liquefaction silt is piled around the base of the building.
A man pushes a wheelbarrow full of liquefaction silt in Black Street in Kaiapoi. A small sinkhole is visible in the foreground.
An abandoned residential property on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Liquifaction silt and damaged heat pump, Feb 22nd.".
An abandoned residential property on Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "23 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. Look at the angles in this doorway and the pile of silt".
Water Tankers spraying the roads in Burwood to keep the sand and silt from entering the air and blowing around the neighbourhood.
A photograph of liquefaction silt beside a road. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
