Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10 Christchurch New Zealand
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Somebody has pulled apart the broken pavement and placed it in a pile in the middle of a netball court.
A broken barbeque behind the Hororata Hotel in Hororata.
A photograph of broken glassware fallen on a tile floor.
The Bridge Tavern in Kaiapoi with a broken window boarded up.
A toppled chimney on a house in Christchurch. The chimney has toppled onto the house but luckily not broken through the roof. It is now broken and lying on the corrugated iron. Below, plastic sheeting has been placed along the side of the roof to replace the missing gutter.
Steel bracing supporting the broken facade of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.
Robbie and Nicola watch Laura and a helpful neighbour remove the broken chimney.
A hole in a broken driveway along Avonside drive with a rubbish bin fallen in.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
A photograph of The Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass litters the footpath in front.
Broken globe and fallen ornaments in an office in the Locke Building at the University of Canterbury.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
Emergency Police tape placed over a footpath. The footpath is covered in broken glass from a smashed window.
A photograph of broken masonry on the footpath in front of the Cranmer Courts, behind a cordon fence.
Broken picture frame and fallen ornaments in an office in the Locke building at the University of Canterbury.
A broken footpath in Kaiapoi where the earth has slumped under the concrete during the September 4th earthquake.
A photograph of the Manchester Courts Building on Manchester Street. Broken glass and wood can be seen lying on the footpath.
A photograph of cordon fences, police tape and road cones around the Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass covers the footpath.
A photograph of cordon fences, police tape and road cones around the Concrete Club on Manchester Street. Broken glass covers the footpath.
A photograph of the Cranmer Courts on the corner of Kilmore and Montreal Streets. A broken chimney lies on the footpath in front.
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
The twisted and broken Medway Street bridge, cordoned off with emergency tape. The photographer comments, "The twisted footbridge at the Medway St corner".
A photograph of Kims Restaurant on Colombo Street with a damaged gable. The bricks have broken from the wall and fallen inside the building.
Cracking in the plaster of the internal structure of St Elmo Courts. A chunk of plaster has broken away to reveal the bricks underneath.
Detail of the front right corner of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. Many of the bricks have broken and fallen away.
A photograph of a worker from Dave McMillan Glass Ltd removing a broken pane of glass from a building at the University of Canterbury.
A cracked and broken footpath on Galbraith Avenue. Blue pipes carrying temporary water supplies to the neighbourhood can just be seen running beside the footpath.
Damage to a house in Richmond. There are large cracks in the stucco below the chimney. The photographer comments, "Our neighbours' broken fireplace and chimney".