A dust-covered car parked in Sumner.
A dust-covered car parked in Sumner.
Cars raise dust from dried liquefaction on Westminster Street in St Albans, near the intersection with Forfar Street. The photographer comments, "Dust from dried liquefaction made everything grey and gritty".
Cars raise dust from dried liquefaction on Westminster Street in St Albans, near the intersection with Forfar Street. The photographer comments, "Dust from dried liquefaction made everything grey and gritty".
A photograph of demolition dust rising from Cashel Mall.
A photograph of a digger demolishing a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "96 Gloucester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Keeping down the dust on Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dust from a demolition site on Manchester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street. Keeping down the dust during demolition".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street. Keeping down the dust during demolition".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dust from a demolition site on Manchester Street".
A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
A photograph looking north up Barbadoes Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance there is a cloud of dust and a partially-collapsed fish-and-chip store.
Plaster, dust and offcuts of wood scattered on the floor of the Durham Street Methodist Church.
A photograph of a worker spraying water to dampen dust at a demolition site on Lichfield Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Street - worker has written in the demolition dust with his finger".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dust from a demolition site on Manchester Street, viewed from Worcester Street".
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
Residents and workers preparing for cleanup. Some are wearing face masks to protect themselves from the dust from liquefaction silt.
A photograph of liquefaction silt piled at the side of a road. In the distance, clouds of dust obscure the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ACC Building, Oxford Terrace with an exhortation to wear a dust mask and helmet when working there".
A man sweeps up brick dust outside a building on London Street in Lyttelton. The building's owner has written "Not for demo" on its side.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Loading the remains of 107 Manchester Street into a demolition truck. The water is to keep the dust down.".
Dust and chips of plaster on the pews inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. One of the building's windows has been braced and weather proofed with timber.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A truck spraying water to keep the fine insidious liquefaction dust out of the air along Bower Avenue in New Brighton".
A photograph of a sign on a portaloo in Latimer Square. The sign reads, "Do not dispose of dust masks in the toilet/bathroom, as they are blocking pumps".
A view of the interior of the Durham Street Methodist Church. The benches and pieces of wood have been covered in dust and chips of plaster from the building's walls and ceiling.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
A photograph submitted by Jenny to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Hereford Street a couple of minutes after the quake. Dust from collapsed buildings visible in the background looking towards High Street.".