The CTV collapse is the worst and most devastating, from what I saw of the CBD yesterday.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, just visible behind the trees along Cambridge and Oxford Terraces. A crane is sitting in front of the building.
A photograph of a police officer and photographers watching the demolition of the PGC Building.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building shot from Oxford Terrace, across the river. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building on Cambridge Terrace. Emergency management personnel are hanging above the building in a crane-raised platform. An excavator is sitting on the rubble and a tent has been pitched in the foreground.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building on Cambridge Terrace. Emergency management personnel are hanging above the building in a crane-raised platform. An excavator is sitting on the rubble and a tent has been pitched in the foreground.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.
The first details surrounding the deaths of 18 people in the PGC building collapse in February's earthquake have been revealed at an inquest in Christchurch.
A member of the New Zealand Police with an injured man, rescued from the collapsed PGC building. The man's head has been wrapped in bandages.
An American engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission he was shocked at the failure of builders to properly fix the floors of the PGC building to its walls.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remnants of tributes left at the site of PGC building, Cambridge Terrace".
Aerial image of the PGC Building site on Cambridge Terrace, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the PGC Building site on Cambridge Terrace, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
The PGC building, taken before the 22 February earthquake.
NZ Army medics arriving outside the PGC Building in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the PGC building, where 18 people died".
NZ Army medics being briefed outside the PGC Building in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the collapsed PGG Building can be seen.
NZ Army medics being briefed outside the PGC Building in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Royal New Zealand Air Force Iroquois helicopters flying over the PGC Building after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble from the building and is working to demolish the part of the building which is still standing.
The woman who fought the odds to regain her mobility after being trapped and crushed in her collapsed work place, the PGC building, when Christchurch was devastated by the earthquake of February 22. She is now helping other quake victims, especially the children of injured parents some of who have had long periods of separation.
An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The PGC Building on Cambridge Terrace can be seen.
An aerial view of Christchurch a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The PGC Building on Cambridge Terrace can be seen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The base of a pillar on the site of the PGC building on Cambridge Terrace".