Workers use a large water-blasting pipe to clear blocked drains. The photographer comments, "The Australian company Barry Bros Turned up very late at night to clean out our street drains of liquefaction".
Raised drain junction
Raised drain junction
Raised drain junction
Raised drain junction
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 12 December 2013 entitled, "Drain Detour".
A document which outlines several of Drain Surgeons' safety initiatives; developed when carrying out CCTV operations.
A drain grating and surround sit on top of a broken curb. The photographer comments, "You can see that the drain cover no longer fits, but there is a metal surrounding that also has to be placed in first".
Road workers digging earth out of a drain on Shirley Road near KFC. In the distance, the Palms shopping centre can be seen.
A worker uses a large water-blasting pipe to clear blocked drains. The photographer comments, "These guys worked really hard late at night to remove the liquefaction blocking our drains, but did not pre-warn people. Our elderly neighbour's toilet was drenched in water".
Camera is on groun level. Drain lifted
Damage to a stormwater drain on Avonside Drive.
Three men digging silt out of storm water drains in Burwood.
The fixing of storm water drains on River Road in Avonside.
Liquefaction silt. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand, liquefaction covered the streets, but after it had risen from below ground whilst the ground was shaking it the liquid in the liquefaction wanted to drain away".
Liquefaction in the drains in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Water surging out of a drain after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of workers clearing drains along Kirsten Place in New Brighton".
Cracks in the gutter around a stormwater drain on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Road workers digging earth out of a drain on Shirley Road near KFC.
A photograph of a drain pipe of the Cranmer Centre, damaged by the earthquake.
A slumped drain in Avonside with a road cone on top to warn road users.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Storm drains - Lower Styx Road, Brooklands.
A photograph of damaged drains. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
Cones marking a raised drain on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of silt from liquefaction and a cracked footpath near a drain on Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of a damaged drain. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Pleasant Point Yacht Club".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City Care working on drains in Kirsten Place, New Brighton".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City) NZ. Storm drains - Anfield Street, Brooklands.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clearing out the stormwater drain at the corner of Peterborough and Montreal Streets".