Well, I finally have some photos of earthquake damage. These are actually Alison's pictures of the quake. I was not here when the earthquake happened and really didn't get the chance to look around until later. There may be a couple photos posted later. This will give you an idea of some of the damage that happened in our area, not the city centre.
The earthquake burst water pipes, so there were a lot of floods.
It was weird to see the cracks even in the dirt.
Some holes were really really deep. Children were actually playing in it!
This bridge connects us to everything. It is the bridge that takes us to Church, to work, to the city...We could not cross it for a long time. It makes getting places take a long time.
This silt or liquifaction was everywhere. I don't have any pictures of it, but it came from the ground and actually formed miniature volcanoes. They were everywhere. Now, the mud like stuff is gone, because it isn't wet. The problem is, it is a very fine powder like substance. This means that if there is a wind or a car passes by, you basically have to brace yourself for impact and close your eyes until it passes.
More damage. All of these pictures are in our area. We felt bad taking pictures other places, because we don't want to be rubber necking.
Many signs fell over.
Alison's work got hit. Several bricks fell off and there is a sign that said "Danger". She was off of work for a week. They were doing construction on the sight when we came by. She is working now, but there is a lot of damage still.
Anne and Alister's phones were ringing nonstop. When they were on their phones, even the home phone would ring. They were constantly on the phone. One time, Alister was talking to someone on his phone and the home phone rang. The person who called the home phone wanted to talk to Alister and the person on the other line. So Alister put them on speaker phone and had to hold both phones to talk to them. It was quite humorous.
Alister was posing for this photo as he started to sense the ridiculousness of how he looked. Anne is sitting on the chair. They are such wonderful people!
The earthquake burst water pipes, so there were a lot of floods.
It was weird to see the cracks even in the dirt.
Some holes were really really deep. Children were actually playing in it!
This bridge connects us to everything. It is the bridge that takes us to Church, to work, to the city...We could not cross it for a long time. It makes getting places take a long time.
This silt or liquifaction was everywhere. I don't have any pictures of it, but it came from the ground and actually formed miniature volcanoes. They were everywhere. Now, the mud like stuff is gone, because it isn't wet. The problem is, it is a very fine powder like substance. This means that if there is a wind or a car passes by, you basically have to brace yourself for impact and close your eyes until it passes.
More damage. All of these pictures are in our area. We felt bad taking pictures other places, because we don't want to be rubber necking.
Many signs fell over.
Alison's work got hit. Several bricks fell off and there is a sign that said "Danger". She was off of work for a week. They were doing construction on the sight when we came by. She is working now, but there is a lot of damage still.
Anne and Alister's phones were ringing nonstop. When they were on their phones, even the home phone would ring. They were constantly on the phone. One time, Alister was talking to someone on his phone and the home phone rang. The person who called the home phone wanted to talk to Alister and the person on the other line. So Alister put them on speaker phone and had to hold both phones to talk to them. It was quite humorous.
Alister was posing for this photo as he started to sense the ridiculousness of how he looked. Anne is sitting on the chair. They are such wonderful people! 
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