Personal Accounts Of The Christchurch Earthquake (2011)

Darkest Day: As New Zealand begins the long recovery from its deadly earthquake, this report goes on to the rubble-lined streets to get the personal accounts of what has been described as the country's 'darkest day'.
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"I can't see it getting back on its feet for a long, long time". These are the words of reporter David Brill, who witnessed first-hand the devastation within the city. Travelling through the streets of Christchurch, the buildings either side of the road lie in heaps of rubble. Gaping holes have opened up in the middle of the road. One car's roof has been crushed by a giant steel girder. Those who survived the disaster are thankful. "We weren't here and we were damn lucky," John Sellwood says as he shows us around his house, which is filled with mortar, fallen beams and broken crockery. Despite the extreme damage wreaked by the earthquake, the people of New Zealand are pulling together to get over the disaster: "I'm really proud of how the community has come together". But it will be a long and arduous rebuilding process, and Christchurch will be uninhabitable until the process is well under-way. Many of the buildings now appear to be beyond repair and will have to be pulled down. Most maintain they will stay and help rebuild the city, but as the weeks go on it's dubious how possible that will be.
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[@leonakadir3833]

watching this in lyttelton in 2023. I arrived in chch 2015 so a lot has changed! so sad that so many of old buildings couldn't be saved.

[@harrysgarden9285]

Im from Christchurch and I must say this is a good snap shot of what happened. Thank you for sharing

[@brianwaterreus5145]

Born and bred in Christchurch. Left at the end of September 2011. Have been back once in 2020. The next time I go back will be in an urn ⚱️

[@anniebieber19]

Living through ever big California earthquake from Sylmar in 1971 to Northridge in 1994 taught me to always keep my car full of gas and have at least a month's worth of food etc... on hand just in case.

[@seldawg]

2021 were still not over it thanks for this was good film

[@seldawg]

Me my partner and my kids lost everything we had and 2 of my kids got broken arms from the ground opening up