Bexley Evacuated, Kaiapoi’s Homeless, Aftershock Destroys Buildings In Christchurch

Earlier today we wrote about the Christchurch suburb of Bexley, where up to 90% of houses in the flat area had been damaged in the quake, in one street every house (all of them less than 5 years old and presumably ‘built to code’) may have have to be demolished. The NZ Herald has just…

Christchurch Cantebury Earthquake Aftermath – “Houses Broken In Half”

The residents of Canterbury spent an uneasy night as a string of earthquakes continued overnight and into the this morning. A list of the 30 most recent quakes may be found here Estimates are that around 20% of people’s homes are now uninhabitable and in some areas on the flat 90% had been damaged by…