What follows is a collection of photographs and accounts from Scoop readers in Christchurch.
Photo essay sent to Scoop by Cara des Landes
Thanks to Toby Vincent for the following three images of the Christchurch City:
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Thanks to Scoop Reader Elliot Smith for the following comment:
"The scale of the destruction is impressive. I'm not sure that the damage would have been so severe, had the same quake
hit a city like Wellington. Because earthquakes of this magnitude are rare in Christchurch, the standard of construction
is inferior. The brick buildings have just crumbled."
ENDS