A photograph of a portaloo outside a residential property in Christchurch. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, many houses had no running water and were forced to use chemical toilets or portaloos placed along the street. There is flooding and liquefaction on the street in the foreground. Liquefaction silt has been piled on the side of the road and a road cone placed in front.
Liquefaction in the driveway of a red-stickered building.
Flooding and liquefaction on Edward Avenue in St Albans.
Liquefaction silt and cracking in a paddock near Kaiapoi.
A digger removes liquefaction from a street in Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction in the driveway of a red-stickered building.
A road cone, liquefaction and fences near Cranmer Square.
Cracks and liquefaction in a car park in Kaiapoi.
A bulldozer removes liquefaction from Rich Street in Kaiapoi.
Liquefaction and cracking in a paddock in rural Canterbury.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "24 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. The door is permanently open because of the liquefaction silt, but there is no-one home to welcome you in".
A photograph of liquefaction in front of a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It would be very hard work opening that door. 22 Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
A typical "sand volcano" caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The estuary situated behind Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The estuary shows signs of liquefaction with a large number of sand volcanoes appearing".
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office on the side of a road in Christchurch. Cracks and liquefaction can be seen at the entrance to a property.
A photograph of emergency management personnel examining a Stonehurst Accommodation building on Gloucester Street. There is liquefaction in the car park in front of the building.
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road surface is badly cracked and slumped, and liquefaction silt covers part of the road. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction in River Rd. This is minor compared to many streets in town".
A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.
A photograph of a residential street in Christchurch which is covered in liquefaction. In the distance a sign indicates that the speed limit is 30 kilometres an hour. To the left is a portaloo.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A mound of liquefaction next to an angled street light on Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake area".
Piles of liquefaction silt on St Johns Street in Woolston.
Flooding and liquefaction silt on St Johns Street in Woolston.
Liquefaction silt and portaloos on Peterborough Street in Christchurch Central.
Liquefaction silt and flooding in a car park in Kaiapoi.
Flooding and liquefaction silt on St Johns Street in Woolston.
Sullivan Park in Avonside. Liquefaction can be seen running across the park. Two signs have slumped towards each other. Blue pipes carrying a temporary water supply to the neighbourhood have been placed across the park.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside which has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Remnants of liquefaction silt can be seen around the edges of the crack.
Paradise ducks search for food among 'sand volcanoes' in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.