Here are a handful of photos from the first week in Christchurch.
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The NZ Army. They're helping man the cordon around the city center. This earthquake is the first time ever there has been a national state of emergency (which is still in effect)
Looks like your legs are buried in the pile
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Not quite accurate. Apparently there were national states of emergency back in 9/11 and the 2004 boxing day tsunami, more as a precaution rather than any damage to our shores. But still nothing of this scale where it’s been a national state of emergency for 6 weeks now.
BTW – welcome back to the beautiful Garden City. (Sorry about the mess.) Hope you have a good stay.
@Adulcia, Hmm I didn’t know that. I think I’d read that in the NZ Herald, but it was right after things happened and info was a bit off the cuff. Thanks for the welcome!