Fallen bricks from a damaged house in Somerfield.
Damaged house in Somerfield protected by a tarpaulin.
A photograph of a poster at the Christchurch City Council Emergency Operations Centre at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre in Somerfield. The poster outlines the process for new volunteers.
In the days after the devastating earthquake on 22 February 2011, we lost water in my neighbourhood. However, I was able to supplement the water in our emergency kit with water from this spigot in Somerfield Cemetary. Thank you, William Russell.
Prior to the earthquake, this was a lovely backyard lawn covered with green grass -- !!
Penrith Avenue, Somerfield, Christchurch.
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This is what my lunch looked like after spending a month in my office, post-quake. The banana had liquefied in its skin but there wasn't any mould or anything else. The banana absolutely reeked, though; I ended up tossing everything that had been in the lunch box.
Broken head-stones as a result of the magnitude 6.3 quake in Christchurch - 22 February 2011. HDR process to add the "feeling" I felt at seeing this sort of damage.
Fallen headstone due to September 4th earthquake:
Mary Ann DONALDSON
Died 20 April 1908
aged 68 years
Occupation: domestic of Division Street
Born: England
[information from cemetery online database and listed as in same plot as below]
In loving remembrance of
James DONALDSON
who departd this life
June 10th 1904 aged 77 years
"Thou shalt come t...
Fallen headstone due to September 4th earthquake:
Mary Ann DONALDSON
Died 20 April 1908
aged 68 years
Occupation: domestic of Division Street
Born: England
[information from cemetery online database and listed as in same plot as below]
In loving remembrance of
James DONALDSON
who departd this life
June 10th 1904 aged 77 years
"Thou shalt come t...