A damaged brick building, the upper storey of which has collapsed. Scaffolding supports part of the roof.
A damaged brick building, the upper storey of which has collapsed. Scaffolding supports part of the roof.
A photograph of bricks fallen from a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote".
Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls, exposing the wooden framing beneath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "9 Hilltop Lane, Mt Pleasant".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Manchester Street. The top storey of the shops has collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of shops on Colombo Street. The top section of the shops have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath and road below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Designs on Victoria Street. The brick wall on the right side and part of the front façade have crumbled. Bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath below. Wire fences and police tape have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a postal worker delivering mail on a street with damaged houses. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs and Sumner".
Earthquake damage to the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church at 163 Papanui Road.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in a room inside an earthquake-damaged house. The chimney and fireplace in the room have collapsed and the bricks have spilled across the floor.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets. The front wall of the building has crumbled, and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of a building on Madras Street. The outer walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks and other rubble have spilled onto the car park.
A damaged house in central Christchurch, with a brick parapet collapsed onto its roof and a collapsed chimney.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Café Valentino on Colombo Street. The façade of the closest section of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the awning below. The same section of the awning has broken under the weight of the bricks and is resting against the ground. Bricks and other rubble cover the other sections of the awning and have spilled onto the footpath and street in the distance.
The damaged Apex Car Rentals building on Madras Street. The brick parapet has collapsed onto the footpath below.
Damage to the back of a building near Cathedral Square. The brick wall has collapsed, exposing the interior.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kenton Chambers, Liverpool Street. This side view shows much less damage than the front view".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Edward Gibbon building on Madras Street. Sections of the top storey have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the road in front, damaging the awning and smashing several cars. In the foreground members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team are standing on the road.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers Building on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed in the columns between the building's windows. A section of the bottom storey has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath in front. Steel fences have been placed on the street as a cordon. In the distance there are many other earthquake-damaged buildings.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gayhurst Road".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Country Theme store on the corner of Manchester and St Asaph Street. Parts of the bricks walls have crumbled. Most of the bricks have been cleared from the footpath. Steel fences and road cones have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in Lyttelton. The brick wall has crumbled and the bricks have spilt onto the pavement below. The pink batts are now exposed and the remaining wall is severely cracked. Wire fencing and tape reading "danger keep out" has been placed around the building as a cordon.
The badly-damaged Community of the Sacred Name Convent on Barbadoes Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Hilltop Lane".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Te Awakura Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Te Awakura Road".