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Earthquake damage, Christchurch, September 2010

Earthquake pushed storm drain up through road Christchurch, 2010

The Darfield earthquake of September 2010 caused much damage in Christchurch, 40 km away. Vertical movement pushed this storm drain up through the road in the suburb of Brooklands.

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