Christchurch Earthquake 22nd Feb 2011

A brief update on our personal situation...

On 4th Sep Christchurch was hit by a 7.1 magnitude Earthquake. Yesterday we were hit by a 6.3 magnitude Earthquake. This one was 5 kilometres away and 5 kilometres deep...thus the destruction has been violent and massive.

Our central business district is a disaster zone, a stage of emergency has been declared.

In our own home we have suffered only mildly. This crack up the chimney as it was after the first hit yesterday, and then after the second big aftershock. The chimney will at some point need to come down, but at this stage it is not a danger unless we get massive aftershocks. The fire dept are under such pressure that we can surely only demand the most urgent work from them.

Another big aftershock and the chimney may come down and take part of the roof and front of the house with it. We have our fingers crossed. This movement has caused minor interior damage, but it is purely cosmetic (as far as we know!)




 
 





Our front fence, which withstood the Sep 4th just fine, was on a lean after the first one yesterday, and then, if you look at the following one you will see the lean after the next big aftershock, and the final picture....well that's after the fire dept guys pushed it down.

 My young uns and our badly leaning fence. And, my first ever graffiti .... I know which I'd written a poem or something motivational!

After a few good firemen, its down.














The following one is our newly fenceless front yard and roped off danger area. We are exposed to the street now, but it's a very open look...and I think it works!