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Christchurch city on the day of the 2010 earthquake.

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The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at about 4:35 am. Thankfully, the day was warm and still (unlike the cold driving rain and hail of yesterday afternoon).

removing the chimney

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Robbie and Nicola watch Laura and a helpful neighbour remove the broken chimney.

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.

old iMac down

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(It was already opened up mid-way through a repair. But it wasn't on the floor!)

chimney versus roof

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Roof lost. This was not that uncommon a site around the neighbourhood.

earthquake + brick chimney = hole in roof

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Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.

Laura Young and I tying down tarps over the hole in the roof. We did what we could to tie it down with tension and weigh it down with bricks tied to the tarps. Why? Because gale-force winds are predicted for tomorrow (Sunday) and rain on Tuesday.

removing the chimney

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Laura and her neighbour getting the chimney down before it comes through their ceiling. Ominous cracks were growing in the ceiling.

our temporary roof repair

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Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:09:12 13:46:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Raw sewage over flooding from sewer into Martin family's garden, path and lawn".

NZ Raw blog post 4 September 2010 'Christchurch Earthquake Photos'

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A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 4 September 2010. Mark says, "This is the first [blog post] I wrote on 4th Sept. I always remember an announcer on the radio having the first on-air interview with Geonet/EQC (obviously only 1 or 2 staff members at that stage!). The announcer asked if the aftershocks would carry on for much longer and the Geonet guy said they could carry on for a few weeks. Radio announcer seemed shocked".