one of Christchurch's abandoned suburbs. The land moved - bricks and block walls everywhere collapsed - two multi story buildings folded - 184 people died. Wooden framed houses largely stayed up, many concrete slabs cracked, power poles leaned in liquid ground, surface bubbled, services ruptured .... damage to the cbd still gets the most cover...
Christchurch CBD New Zealand 31 August 2011
Christchurch CBD New Zealand 31 August 2011
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It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am. All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.
Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.
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The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Kilmore Street looking west from Manchester Street
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Saint Asaph Street between Madras & Manchester Streets
Manchester Street near the corner of Gloucester Street.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-19-IMG_0241 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
Montreal Street Pws-2010-09-25-dsc02792
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Manchester Street PWS-2010-10-07-DSC03621
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The corner of Saint Asaph Street and Colombo Street.
The corner of Saint Asaph Street and Barbadoes Street.
Gloucester Street looking west, near the corner of Manchester Street.