The earthquake generated a major fissure - crevasse - just before the road crosses the South Brighton bridge. Looks for pictures online - apparently there is a swarm of rubberneckers taking photos, jumping into the fissure etc. They better hope another quake doesn't close the thing up on them...
Non-emergency services at area hospitals have been suspended to release staff for emergency work. Go to 24 hour or after hours surgeries for non-emergencies.
Latrine basics - line a bucket with a bin liner, lots of antiseptic afterwards. Pass the roll...
Quake has now been revised down to a 7.1.
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Scary.
Hearing reports of busted water mains building sandcastles on front lawns.
My parents house in Avondale is brick and built in 1964 in a street that runs on to the Avon River, not far from New Brighton. The street sounds like a warzone with houses on angles and off foundations, inches of silt everywhere on their property and the road and fissures all over road. Parents house is badly cracked with the garage that was attached to the house now split where it was built on to and internal walls pulled out from ceilings along with huge cracks on exterior walls. Their next door neighbours had to evacuate as their house exterior is also cracked and the floor is unwalkable inside. Houses have roofs stoved in on houses along Avonside Drive around from Avondale bridge. Brother had to drive on the riverbank where cycleway is to try and check on our elderly parents because road was impassable with silt. My own house on Breezes Road is apparently cordoned off, brother gonna check tomorrow for me for insurance purposes - i'm not worried about it, i don't live there [i'm in Auckland] and i'm insured, i just worry and care for my family and stressed i can't be there :-((( xx
Sandy, so very sorry to hear about the devastation & upset your parents are experiencing. Hope they get some assistance with everything soon. And that the aftershocks diminish so people's nerves are able to settle down a bit.
Thanks so much Kuaka...it's just all so devastating reading about it but waking up this morning to nothing eventful happening overnight is ... good news.
I've been crying this morning reading about the effect on the heritage of our beautiful city - what gave it its true essence :-(
Take care!
Sandy
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