Our Street - Dust & Burst Water Main (02.03.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning...
It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am. All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.
Our Street - Dust & Burst Water Main (02.03.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning...
A photograph of a basket of apples sitting next to a temporary water supply pipe in Avonside Drive.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press. The main headline reads, "Just add water".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Charlotte Manning and David Robertson fill water bottles at a bore on Cranford Street".
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of two water tanks on New Brighton Road. One is labelled, "waste", and the other, "fresh".
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of a notice warning of contaminated water. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Reserve walkway".
A photograph of a notice warning of contaminated water. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Reserve walkway".
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
The small wharf area of the now gone Pleasant Point Yacht Club has already been taken over by the Pied Shags (cormorants). It is under water now except for low tide. Note the dead pine tree in background. Many have died because of the salt water their roots are in.
An aerial photograph of Jellie Park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Waiting for water at Redcliffs School".
A warning sign about contaminated water is nailed to a tree next to the Avon River on River Road.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Waiting for water at Redcliffs School".
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers demolition site on Armagh Street viewed through a barbed wire fence. Water has filled the basement area.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Orari Street, Bexley. Changes to the water level have taken place in this property".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "City Care workers repair broken water pipes on Matipo Street, probably caused by the morning's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Crowd get watered on a hot day".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Orari Street, Bexley. Changes to the water level have taken place in this property".
A seagull standing beside a drinking water station supplied from a tank. In the background is the Scarborough Clock Tower.