Still shaking....
The after-shocks continue. Admissions to hospital with heart attacks, have increased from the usual 2 or 3 a day to 8 to 10 . Little wonder ! The clean up continues and central city is still closed off. Evidently, there are 2,300 homes unfit to occupy, 100,000 need repairs.. We are hearing from the rural community now. Deep fissures in the land, shelter belts (trees) moved anything up to 4 meters, broken irrigation lines... The Port Hills surrounding Christchurch, were basically formed by volcanic eruptions (many years ago, not last w/end !) Some boulders the size of cars were shaken off the top of them, killing some cattle grazing below. These are the hills I walk over with the walking group...Anyway....other than that, it seems that most people are fine and that authorities are working quickly and efficiently, to get things back to as close to normal as possible.. Liquefaction is the word of the moment. The land under some houses shock so much that sand and water came through the earth like mini volcanoes, not so "mini " in some cases. Some people are knee deep in the sludge which formed around their properties. Hundreds of university students are out there scooping it all up. It's a huge job..
A damp day today but fortunately not heavy rain, so the clean up will continue..
Marion.
posted by Marion in NZ. @ 4:02 PM
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