BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 417

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Broken pavement at the entrance to Avon Rowing Club, at Kerrs Reach".

sea of cracks

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Water front car park shattered by the earthquake. Was a very solid piece of tarmac.

One Way Only

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A pothole in a road surface, showing tyre marks where a vehicle has driven through the hole. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011 burst underground pipes and liquefaction caused unseen hollows under the road surfaces. Occasionally after all the rest have been exposed by traffic someone would find 'discover' a new one".

Banks Avenue, Richmond - Photograph 18

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A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. The road is under repair, and the tarmac has been removed leaving a gravel surface. The photographer comments, "Our old house was given a portaloo; I'm not sure why".

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 013

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People from Christchurch are transported across the tarmac of the Christchurch International Airport in buses. These people were evacuated from Christchurch in the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Hercules after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.