Aftermath of earthquake - shops

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Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury. Shops on Colombo Street in Christchurch. The initial 7.1 quake has been followed by around 1590 aftershocks recorded to date - causing further damage to already weakened structures.

Footpath cracks next to Rydal Park.

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Sand volcanoes put the silt all over the road.

sand volcano in our front lawn

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The earthquake knocked over the bird bath.

Earthquake damage in Christchurch

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A common scene around Christchurch, following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the city on Saturday September 4, 2010 at around 4:33am. The shake left many roads cracked, buildings demolished, and flooding in the streets.

sand volcano

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Debra points at the beginnings of a sand volcano not long after the big earthquake.

sand volcano crater

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An usual thing to see coming from the ground in Hoon Hay, Christchurch.

Christchurch Earthquake - Crumble and Clouds

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add some of what I was "feeling" at the time.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:20:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:23:08

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:18:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:19:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Christchurch Press Image: Joseph Johnson 2010:09:07 18:19:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Life in ruins: 27 year-old Chris Meyer, owner and operator of Federal Coffee House, which was located at 160 Manchester Street. The Heritage 1 building that he used to run his business from is being torn down tomorrow".

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2010:11:03 15:22:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ovena Murray (front) and Leonie Dehn, with Roger the dog, inspect work being done on the Charles Street pump house in Kaiapoi. Waimakariri District Council staff are deferring low-priority works to free-up funds for earthquake recovery work".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:20:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 15:09:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 15:22:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:08 14:23:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lion Nathan staff clean up the warehouse in St Asaph Street. Even though there has been a huge amount of destruction, beer supplies have been restored with the arrival of 55 shipping containers filled with beer from Auckland".

The Timaru Herald Image: Stacy Squires 2010:12:14 14:18:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rob Gould of the Honeypot Cafe located at 114 Lichfield St and about 85 other retailers are having a pop-up market day on High Street on Sunday - trying to pick themselves up after the September earthquake".

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A sign on Morris Street off Avonside Drive clipped to wire fencing on the road. The sign reads "Non-residents are asked not to enter this area. Traffic may cause further damage to roads and properties. Please respect the needs of local residents".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:06 00:17:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Maling Street in Avonside. From left: Charlie Tarawa, Tamatea Briggs (12) and Ngarita Briggs (8) outside their make shift shelter. They are too scared to go in the house so are sleeping on the lawn".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 15:21:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 15:22:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 15:11:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:16 10:53:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, who was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:16 11:45:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, who was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:16 10:55:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jade Kirk, a director of Jade/Roberts Consulting Engineers Ltd, was attacked by the operator of a 20-ton digger while trying to protect the earthquake-damaged Trinity Church on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:06 (09)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Kerry Donald clear his belongings from his house in Seabreeze Close".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:06 (13)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Many of the residents of Seabreeze Close and neighbouring streets are packing up because of severe damage. Kris Urquhart helps move her mother, Annette Preen, from her Seabreeze Close house".

Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 05:15:09

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Oxford Street residents were too scared to go back inside after the early morning earthquake. Pictured from left, Bia Boucinhas, Robert Collister, Mark Buckland, Hana Meads, Daniel Andrews, Simon and Sarah John-McHaffie and Carol McHaffie".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:07 14:13:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The seven-storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".