Several volunteers work amongst the ruins of a building. A woman nearby weeps and the man comforting her comments 'and to think we believed sports stars were our national heroes'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. There has been enormous praise for the efforts of many ordinary people who have shown courage in the catastrophe.
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Havent really posted any of my images of the quake damage was taking a look through tonight and came across this which i quite enjoyed.
Rescue team members.
A photograph of members of SPCA Canterbury conducting a meeting in the Rescue Coordination Centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Southern Expresso Rescue's mobile coffee unit.
A photograph of the Animal Rescue Unit loading vehicles with food supplies to be dropped off at welfare centres and other sites in earthquake affected areas after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Rescue workers search the still-burning CTV building.
A chart showing the rescue package for AMI Insurance.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
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A photograph of the Animal Rescue Unit preparing to drop off food at welfare centres and other sites in earthquake affected areas after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a member of SPCA Canterbury is being interviewed by TVNZ.
A photograph of an Urban Search and Rescue team member removing a framed picture from the wall of a flat on Poplar Street during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A photograph of equipment from the New Zealand Fire Service Urban Search and Rescue team on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The equipment was used during the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A digitally manipulated image of a recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, which depicted police officer Spence Kingi pulling a woman from the rubble. The photographer comments, "Using Scribbler Too I created my interperation of the police rescue during the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Safety issues. Fire rescue personnel dismantle chimneys in Kaiapoi".
Manchester St Near Sol Square
Beside alley way to Sol Square
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Search and Rescue workers outside the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Troy Reed (17) of Spencerville rescued his grandfather after Saturday's earthquake".
A timeline of events during the attempt to rescue Tamara Cvetanova from the CTV building.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Troy Reed (17) of Spencerville rescued his grandfather after Saturday's earthquake".
Jeff Field and Ian Town photographed with members of the Rescue team outside the Registry Building.
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Clock Tower at old ChCh central Train station (Now movie theatre and science alive activity centre)
