Waitaki Girls' High School

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Table of contents: The calm before -- The storm -- PGC and CTV -- An unfortunate series of events -- The resucers -- The volunteers -- Dust and mud -- Press in emergency -- In remembrance -- Towards the future -- Extraordinary times

Summary: "Just as Christchurch was beginning to recover from the huge impact of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, a massive aftershock delivered an even more deadly and destructive blow to the city. The magnitude 6.3 quake, struck at 12.51 pm on 22 February 2011, killing more than 180, severely injuring hundreds more and destroying entire swathes of the city. The devastation was unimaginable - collapsed buildings and shopping malls, flooding, liquefaction, buckled roads, crumpled sewers, fractured houses, and people trapped and dying. This book tracks the immediate effects of the quake and its aftermath as well as looking at the science behind the quakes. From Joe Bennett's poignant preface to moving reportage by Chris Moore and Press journalists to gripping eye-witness accounts and the astounding images taken by Press photographers, plus a DVD with footage from the day itself and the emotional documentary shown at the Memorial Service, this is an extraordinary account of a city dealing heroically with disaster"--Back cover

Accompanied by DVD of Press footage

Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)