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Earthquake damage - bridge

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Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City) NZ. Damage to bridge on Spencerville Road crossing the Lower Styx river.

removing the chimney

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The chimney busted right through the wooden beam holding up the roof. I'm told it may an alarming noise.

Yes, it was a joke. The tours, that is, not the yard filled with earthquake-caused sand volcanos. They were very real. You can see one covering the driveway in this photo. The signs read as follows. "Tours run 1/2 hourly. $5.25 admission. Eftpos unavailable." "If you think this is bad... you should see the back!"

A new crack in the footpath in Rydal Park.

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Cracks in the roads and foot paths were surprisingly hard to find given the strength of the earthquake.

the jolt opened most kitchen cupboard doors

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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neighbours survey the sand volcanos

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Lots of people were out and about in the streets checking on everyone after the earthquake. When it was clear that everyone was OK, the sand volcanos became the feature of interest.

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Lone Star pre Demolition

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sand volcano in our front lawn

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Robbie and his new lawn feature

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One of the many sand volcanos erupting from the ground after the Christchurch earthquake.

the day after

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Cleaning up the silt and sand from Hoon Hay properties. Here Laura, Robbie, and Ronny are part of the clean-up crew on Wyn Street.

earthquake kink

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Telegraph Road was a straight road before the recent 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The fault ran right through here and now the road has a dramatic kink in it.