Reflective Kiwi %-)
Hagley Park - Christchurch NZ 2003
Saturday September 4th 2010
A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
Authorities declared a formal civil defense state of emergency to coordinate recovery operations in the city, which has a population of about 350,000 people, after facades collapsed into streets, crushing cars and blocking roads. Two men suffered serious injuries and police closed off the central business district.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kms (6 miles), hitting the South Island city and a large surrounding area of farms at around 4.35 a.m. local time.
We woke Saturday morning to this news which has gripped the whole nation. Here are a few photos of the city which I took in 2003 while visiting Craig's parents, who were living down there at the time. We have other friends living there too. There has been extensive damage, and especially to a number of the beautiful old Historic Buildings... but thankfully and miraculously no fatalities or major casualties.
Hagley Park - Christchurch NZ 2003
Saturday September 4th 2010
A major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city Christchurch early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths.
Authorities declared a formal civil defense state of emergency to coordinate recovery operations in the city, which has a population of about 350,000 people, after facades collapsed into streets, crushing cars and blocking roads. Two men suffered serious injuries and police closed off the central business district.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 and a depth of 10 kms (6 miles), hitting the South Island city and a large surrounding area of farms at around 4.35 a.m. local time.
We woke Saturday morning to this news which has gripped the whole nation. Here are a few photos of the city which I took in 2003 while visiting Craig's parents, who were living down there at the time. We have other friends living there too. There has been extensive damage, and especially to a number of the beautiful old Historic Buildings... but thankfully and miraculously no fatalities or major casualties.