The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. Looking down at the Avon River side of the Shirley Stream bridge showing how much the ground has slumped by - notice the unpainted concrete now exposed.
Looked like a nice stereo they had.
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over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
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over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
Okains Bay Banks Peninsula New Zealand
Harbourlight Lyttelton - condoned off due to damage
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(I righted the bird bath after the initial earthquake. None of the after-shocks were sufficient to knock it over again.)
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Laura and her neighbour getting the chimney down before it comes through their ceiling. Ominous cracks were growing in the ceiling.
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End of Snell Place
Footpath at the end of Seabreeze Close. Houses in this area have been evacuated.
Band Together - Concert for Canterbury www.bandtogetherforcanterbury.co.nz 23rd October 2010 Free concrete in Hagley Park following the 4th September 2010 earthquake
Band Together - Concert for Canterbury www.bandtogetherforcanterbury.co.nz 23rd October 2010 Free concrete in Hagley Park following the 4th September 2010 earthquake
Shop Damage Ferry Road Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2010 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning system + Wide-area 7 point AF with center ...
Bruce and his cage were sitting on top of the small wooden table on the right before the earthquake. He was understandably alarmed.
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Band Together - Concert for Canterbury www.bandtogetherforcanterbury.co.nz 23rd October 2010 Free concrete in Hagley Park following the 4th September 2010 earthquake