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Post by scoobedoo on Sept 6, 2010 10:38:15 GMT
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Post by Dori on Sept 6, 2010 10:52:15 GMT
These images never cease to amaze me.
Dori
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Post by grant on Sept 6, 2010 11:14:37 GMT
Hi Rodders Thanks for the link - there are some amazing pictures amongst that lot! Really shows though, how incredible it was that there were only two people seriously injured. A couple of hours later it would have been a very different story! Best wishes Grant |
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Post by martindn on Sept 6, 2010 18:47:51 GMT
Hi John,
Good to hear you didn't suffer too much damage.
Best Wishes
Martin D
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Post by Ross on Sept 6, 2010 20:33:46 GMT
Those photos give you an idea of the damage done around Canterbury but luckily most of the houses etc were not damaged or only had slight damage. It was lucky the earthquake struck at 4:30am because if it was earlier or later more people would have been in the CBD or on the roads and there would have been many deaths and injuries.
The fault that caused the 7.1 earthquake has been dormant for at least 16,000 years – and produced the strongest ground-shaking recorded in a New Zealand quake, GNS Science says.
The aftershocks are now over a 100. Sleep is being disrupted especially last night. At 11:38pm when I was asleep a 4 shock woke me up and then at 11:40pm a 5.4 hit which shook the house which was scary. Finally when you get asleep again, at 3:24am another 5.4 hits and wakes you again. Although we could get aftershocks for weeks ahead they hopefully will be much smaller. The main worry is these stronger aftershocks are weakening already damaged buildings. The airport was closed again this morning due to extra cracks being found and yesterday a shop had to be demolished due to falling bricks.
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Post by gordon on Sept 6, 2010 20:47:59 GMT
Hi All,
I have been away over the weekend and have not been able to post before now.
I was shocked to hear of the earthquake but relieved that nobody was killed.Christchurch is a favourite city of mine having visited on three occasions and I hope to be going there again next March.
My thoughts are especially with our New Zealnd members and ot course Hayley's family[ thanks for the reassurace Roger] . Many thanks to Ross, Rodders and John for your on the spot reports and the amazing photos.
Gordon
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Post by martindn on Sept 6, 2010 21:40:11 GMT
Looking at those photos of the damage, it looks far worse than I would have thought from the casualty figures. It is just amazing that more people weren't hurt when all those buildings collapsed. It really is a miracle and a blessing that nobody was killed.
With the aftershocks still coming in, it might be a while before the rebuilding can start, and even longer before life can return to normal. That is something we can all too easily forget, over here on the other side of the world. The world's media will soon lose interest, but the people of Christchurch will be affected for months or years to come.
My prayers are with you all (in fact we said a prayer for you on Sunday in our church, which incidentally is called Christ Church).
Martin D
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Post by Ross on Sept 7, 2010 6:38:14 GMT
Harbourlight Theatre in Lyttleton where Fiona Pears performs a lot and John and Belinda knows well was shown on Prime News tonight. It is going to lose the two large towers either side of the theatre as it could collapse at any moment. But hopefully the rest of the bilding can be saved. If you want to see a video of the fault that has appeared near Christchurch you can see it here:- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npqx3WmNkv4Link fixed - Richard |
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Post by dutchjoyce on Sept 7, 2010 7:52:08 GMT
Hi,
First, my thoughts are with all the people in, and round Christchurch.
This morning i saw on the news, what a disaster it is, and that damage is bigger as i thought.
I was fascinated by seeing some pictures, that big parts of land had moved for several meters.
A live chat with Belinda, gave me an idea what was going on...all those aftershocks. Living in an area with no earthquakes, makes it hard to understand, what really happened, on the other side of the world.
To our members living in New Zealand, all the best, and i hope things will get back to normal soon.
Greetz Joyce
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Post by Richard on Sept 7, 2010 8:11:22 GMT
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Post by comet on Sept 7, 2010 10:54:56 GMT
It's so sad to see so many of the buildings that we visited just 15 months ago damaged or destroyed.
such a blessing or just plain good luck that there were no fatalities.
My thoughts are with you good folks of Christchurch.
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Post by joanne on Sept 7, 2010 11:43:02 GMT
Hi everyone, I was really shocked to hear news of this earthquake (from Hayley's twitter). I'm really glad to hear that there were very few casualties! Christchurch has since been and will be in my prayers, I hope that people there will be able to get back to normal life soon. Also really glad to hear that the Westenra family's alright too!  cheers, Jo |
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Post by timj on Sept 7, 2010 15:44:13 GMT
I'm glad everyone is OK. CHCH is a comfortable and charming city, I hope the rebuilding is done with that in mind............BEWARE of BOONDOOGLES!!!.....TimJ
(Thanks for the updates Ross, Rodders, John and Spiderman,... You OK Belinda?)
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Post by Dave on Sept 7, 2010 23:24:28 GMT
Hi everyone, By an amazing coincidence, rescue workers from many countries have for the last two days been staging a mock earthquake rescue just few miles from where I live (near Portsmouth). I can't remember this ever happening before in the UK as the risk of an eathquake of magnitude 5.6 or above in the UK is estimated as 1 in 100 years, and that's much weaker than the NZ quake. There is a video and report about it on the BBC website.  They say it is designed to test emergency teams "to the limit" by dealing with an incident unlikely to happen in the UK. Just thought that I'd mention this unlikely coincidence! Dave |
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Post by Joe on Sept 8, 2010 0:42:19 GMT
Hi Dave,
It's always good to be prepared for any type of emergency (i.e. earthquake, hurricane, floods). Local councils and city planners should conduct these disaster drills annually.
Hi Tim,
Belinda is OK...She hurt her ankle when she trod on some fallen items in the darkness.
Best wishes,
Joe
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