Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins behind them, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street Methodist Church after the excavators had dug through the ruins to find the bodies of the three workers buried when the church collapsed on February 22".
Emergency personnel sliding a metal beam down a sheet of corrugated plastic on the collapsed Canterbury Television Building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which were still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.
Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.
Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.
Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.
Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.
St John Ambulance personnel standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the building for trapped people.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. On the right, a sheet of corrugated plastic is being used to slide pieces of debris off the building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which are still partly on fire.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. On the right, a sheet of corrugated plastic is being used to slide pieces of debris off the building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which are still partly on fire.
An image from a Army News March 2011 photo compilation titled, "All in a Days Work". The image is captioned, "USAR workers sift through the crumbled ruins of a building". The building they are working on is the CTV building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A discarded shoe that has been left on the grass beside Cashel Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind it, emergency personnel can be seen helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building.
Groups of emergency personnel conferring at the base of the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them, other emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins for trapped people. Smoke can be seen billowing from the remains of the building.
Members of the New Zealand police shifting a wooden beam from the ruins of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the New Zealand Police members has put on a bicycle helmet as protection. Around them, emergency personnel are searching the rubble for trapped people.
St John Ambulance personnel preparing an oxygen mask while standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street for trapped people. Over their heads, a member of the Fire Service in a cherry picker is spraying water on the fire burning in the building. Smoke is billowing from the building.
A St John Ambulance personnel preparing an oxygen mask while standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies. Behind him, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building for on Madras Street for trapped people. Fire Service personnel have sprayed a jet of water onto the fire burning in the intact section of the building. Smoke is billowing from the building.
A view looking south down Durham Street during the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. On the left are the ruins of the historic stone Provincial Council Legislative Chamber. The building's roof and walls have already collapsed, as has the scaffolding which was erected to repair it after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. An aftershock has caused masonry to dislodge from the building, sending dust into the air.
A view looking south down Durham Street during the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. On the left are the ruins of the historic stone Provincial Council Legislative Chamber. The building's roof and walls have already collapsed, as has the scaffolding which was erected to repair it after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. An aftershock has caused masonry to dislodge from the building, sending dust into the air.
The ruins of the historic Durham Street Methodist Church in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The only parts of the building still upright are those supported by steel braces placed there after the 4 September 2010 earthquake to strengthen the building as it awaited repairs. Rubble has spilled out onto the street, knocking over the safety fences that were also erected after September. Silt from liquefaction has covered the road around the church.
The ruins of the historic Durham Street Methodist Church in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The only parts of the building still upright are those supported by steel braces placed there after the 4 September 2010 earthquake to strengthen the building as it awaited repairs. Rubble has spilled out onto the street, knocking over the safety fences that were also erected after September. Silt from liquefaction has covered the road around the church.
The ruins of the historic Durham Street Methodist Church in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The only parts of the building still upright are those supported by steel braces placed there after the 4 September 2010 earthquake to strengthen the building as it awaited repairs. Rubble has spilled out onto the street, knocking over the safety fences that were also erected after September. Silt from liquefaction has covered the road around the church.