Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Christchurch, NZ. Footbridge over Avon river
Flooding on River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Dudley Creek flowing through properties on River Rd, then into the Avon".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "370 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "368 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This area has just been rezoned as red zone land. 366 Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "386 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "394 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "398 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "376 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "392 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
An aerial photograph looking south west over the Christchurch CBD with the Avon River visible to the left and Hagley Park in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At high tide the Avon River is flowing onto the road because the land has sunk below sea level".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a very high tide in the Avon River, but shows how the danger of flooding has increased".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a very high tide in the Avon River, but shows how the danger of flooding has increased".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a very high tide in the Avon River, but shows how the danger of flooding has increased".
A view of the Worcester Street bridge from across the Avon River. In the background, the Our City O-Tautahi building is surrounded by scaffolding and bracing, the Rydges building behind.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "376 - 386 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
A view over the Avon River to a building being constructed on Oxford Terrace.
The water level of the Avon River is higher than normal along Avonside Drive.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge over the Avon River".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Footbridge over Avon river, Christchurch
An aerial photograph of Fitzgerald Avenue. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace on the left side of the River Avon and Fitzgerald Avenue on the right. The street running across the foreground of the photograph is Kilmore Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kerrs Reach of the Avon River by the rowing clubs. Notice the fissures beyond the rowing clubs".
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A house at 402 Oxford Terrace which has slumped badly. This area is now red zone land".
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble.