20120805_7586_1D3-600 30 seconds later the dust drifts across the city. Following the demolition of the earthquake damaged Newstalk ZB building. #2649
The Earthquake Commission says claims from Canterbury homeowners are pouring in with 45,000 recorded so far, and 100,000 expected by the time the dust settles.
Dust and chips of plaster on the pews inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. One of the building's windows has been braced and weather proofed with timber.
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A truck spraying water to keep the fine insidious liquefaction dust out of the air along Bower Avenue in New Brighton".
People walking past the shops around the Merivale Mall area which have been cordoned off. Dust cloud coming from a collapsed building can be seen in the background.
A photograph of a sign on a portaloo in Latimer Square. The sign reads, "Do not dispose of dust masks in the toilet/bathroom, as they are blocking pumps".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down rubble in the back of a truck to prevent dust. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
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Deborah Nation dusts off a series of recordings made with successive generations of a Canterbury lineage whose family homestead was one of the casualties of the earthquake on 4 September 2010 .
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the rubble to prevent dust. All but one corner has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
8 Velsheda Street, Bexley, Christchurch, across the road from my house was demolished a week or so ago, just one of many demolitions of Red Zone properties at the moment. This house was about ten years old and suffered land damage during the 4th September 2010 and 22nd February 2011 earthquakes. The same fate awaits my house later in the year o...
A view of Hereford Street, looking east. On the road is a sprinkler system, used to spray rubble carried by trucks out of the CBD, in order to keep dust levels down.
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The benches and pieces of wood have been covered in dust and chips of plaster from the building's walls and ceiling.
A hazard board for a house being demolished in Richmond. Hazards listed are dust, noise, excavator, trucks, visitors and danger from equipment working. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker hoses down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house has been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
The corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street. On the right is a sprinkler system used to spray rubble carried by trucks out of the CBD, in order to keep dust levels down.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
Environmental Health Offices from the Royal New Zealand Air Force taping filters to their high-visibility vests. The filters collect dust and fibres from the air, which will then be tested for health risks.
Environmental Health Offices from the Royal New Zealand Air Force taping filters to their high-visibility vests. The filters collect dust and fibres from the air, which will then be tested for health risks.
People living near an earthquake dump site in Christchurch are fed up with the constant noise, dust and vibrations from passing trucks which is making them feel like they are living on a motorway.