Earthquake Damage around Kaiapoi, just north of Christchurch, New Zealand, magnitude, 4th September 2010: These photos were taken 10 years later.


The earthquake destroyed hundreds of residential homes in Kaiapoi, and the land was deemed too unstable for housing, so entire neighbourhoods were cleared: called "Red Zones". The trees and shrubs were once in people's gardens and hedges.


Size: 3425px × 5425px
Location: Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Diarmuid / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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