Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 674

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Detail of a damaged house that has sunk to one side, showing damage to the roof tiles.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 675

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A house which has sunk on one side. Damage to the roof can be seen. The property has been taped off.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 670

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A view into a residential property, looking over the fence. The house has sunk to one side, and the roof has collapsed.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 671

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A house which has sunk on one side. Damage to the roof and garage can be seen. The property has been taped off.

The Unlucky

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A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".

The Unlucky White Van Man

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A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 669

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A view into a residential property, looking through the gate. The house has sunk to one side, the roof has collapsed and cracks can be clearly seen in the wall.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 668

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A view into a residential property, looking through the gate. The house has sunk to one side, the roof has collapsed and cracks can be clearly seen in the wall.

Romeo, Get Off That Balcony!

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A two-storey house in Avonside Drive with a warped upper balcony. The photographer comments, "This house is on Avonside Drive opposite the Avon River. The land in this area spread laterally and had bad liquefaction of the soil. This caused some houses to sink into the ground, but as the balcony supports did not sink as much the balcony came to rest at a crazy angle".

Sagging in the Middle

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A wooden house in Wainoni has visibly bowed inwards towards its centre. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. In a line parallel to the road the road, but around 20m away a ground movement occurred which caused some houses to rise up or sink down".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:06 14:23:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Press. Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. This power pole in Kingsford Street sunk a good metre or so into the ground".

This is an Earthquake Not a Wide Angle Shot

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A badly damaged house in Burwood. Parts of the house have moved in different directions, leaving walls and doors misaligned. The photographer comments, "Although this looks like an extreme wide angle shot it is actually a house tilted in every direction at the same time. The earthquake caused the ground to vibrate and compress so much that the sandy soil liquefied and caused the ground to collapse under this modern home".

Cracks in the Veneer

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Large cracks run through the brick cladding of this house in Wainoni. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. Houses which were wooden framed and had an external brick veneer started to sink into the liquefied soil. This caused the brick walls to crack, but the houses' occupants though shook up were saved by the wooden framework from the houses collapsing on them".