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Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10 Christchurch New Zealand

Fallen Bricks, Christchurch Earthquake

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Along Glouster St, as we run to the car.

Bricks - a common Christchurch sight

Christchurch Earthquake - Un-Bricking

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.

Christchurch Earthquake - Bricks Away

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.

Christchurch Earthquake - Bricks and Ropes

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.

Christchurch Earthquake - Battered by Bricks

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.

brick fence down on Samuel Street

Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…

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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.

St Pauls church tower subsidence - first course of bricks no longer visible

The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.

earthquake + brick chimney = hole in roof

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Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.

Christchurch Earthquake - When the Bricks are Down

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch 04 September 2010. Victoria Street. So sad to see history die - both buildings and business. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.