A photograph of liquefaction surrounding the base of a power pole. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of a child digging liquefaction on a residential property. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of a child digging liquefaction on a residential property. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of liquefaction surrounding the base of a power pole. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A view across the intersection of Cranford and Winchester Streets to a block of shops that have been demolished following the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Emergency tape reading, "Danger keep out" that has been blocking the garden path of a house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. It has come loose.
A photograph of a bird painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
A photograph submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The pile of rubble left after demolition of the block of shops on Cranford Street.".
A photograph of flooding and liquefaction in a residential street. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mitcham Place in the block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of flooding and liquefaction in a residential street. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mitcham Place in the block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
Diggers working at the corner of Charles and Jones Streets in Kaiapoi. The street partially blocked off by safety fencing and road cones, and a portaloo is visible in the background.
A power pole on a lean is anchored by a large concrete block. The photographer comments, "Do these concrete weights really prevent poles from falling over?
A photograph of emergency management personnel examining a block of earthquake-damaged rooms at Stonehurst Accommodation on Gloucester Street. The bottom storey of the block has collapsed and the remaining rooms are now resting on an incline. The front walls of these rooms have also collapsed and the rubble has spilled in to the courtyard in front. Cordon tape has been draped across the courtyard in front of the rubble. In the foreground there is liquefaction on the ground from a liquefaction volcano.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The remains of the Convention Centre viewed from Peterborough Street with the Town Hall a block away on Kilmore Street".
A photograph of a blind mouse painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A fallen brick fence post holding up a plywood fence to block access to an unsafe path in Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A photograph of the Durham Street Methodist Church blocked off by wire fencing. The tip of the façade is damaged, and bracing holds it up from behind.
A photograph of Hereford Street taken from the intersection with Oxford Terrace. The street has been blocked off on one side with wire fencing and road cones.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
A photograph of flying pigs painted on concrete blocks in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Decorated retaining wall in Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged shops on Colombo Street, between Gloucester and Armagh Streets. Piles of rubble from the shops lie on the street below.
A photograph of a block of shops on Worcester Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the windows. Chairs, tables, and signs still sit outside the shops.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from 223 Tuam Street across three blocks of clear land (Tuam-Ash-Lichfield-Bedford Row) to the IRD building on Cashel Street".
Damage to a house in Redcliffs. The chimney is still intact, but is leaning away from the house at an extreme angle, and concrete blocks have fallen from the walls.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from 223 Tuam Street across 3 blocks of clear land (Tuam-Ash-Lichfield-Bedford Row) to the IRD building on Cashel Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of most of the block bounded by Colombo, High and Cashel Streets. The only building remaining is 273-277 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of most of the block bounded by Colombo, High and Cashel Streets. The only building remaining is 273-277 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of most of the block bounded by Colombo, High and Cashel Streets. The only building remaining is 273-277 High Street".