Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers over a bridge on Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road and footpath have been severely warped by the earthquake.
Emergency personnel gathering on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team using wire cutters to cut through steel at the site of the CTV building.
A photograph of emergency management personnel in Latimer Square. In the background, tents have been set up for the USAID and Singapore Rescue teams.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
A member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue Team speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue teamwatching as a digger clears rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 24 February 2011.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
A member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue Team, talking to a New Zealand Police Officer in Latimer Square. In the background is a wire fence with Search and Rescue Team equipment tied to it. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.
A member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue Team, talking to a New Zealand Police Officer in Latimer Square. In the background is a wire fence with Search and Rescue Team equipment tied to it. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.
Three diggers clearing rubble side by side on the site of the CTV Building, with members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Teams looking on.
A member of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team working in Christchurch central city. In the background, a digger is clearing rubble.
A member of the South Australian Urban Search and Rescue team working in Christchurch central city. In the background, a digger is clearing rubble.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams working on the CTV site with the elevator shaft still standing in the background.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team at Christchurch International Airport. The team is heading home after helping with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
Diggers clearing rubble on the site of the CTV Building. In the background, a member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team can be seen.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. In the background, smoke is billowing out of the building which was still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.
Codes spray-painted by the North Shore City Council rescue team on the driveway of a house in Dallington. The cement blocks of the driveway have lifted in the background, creating a cracked and uneven surface.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
The Taiwanese Search and Rescue team being farewelled at the Christchurch International Airport after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.