Christchurch has just had two very large jolts - a 5.8 and a 6.0. There are some reports of damage and liquefaction. As well as many shocked and scared people.
Last week we went to Christchurch for my niece's graduation. It is a city trying desperately to get back to normal.
My niece's little boy is three years old and when we arrived he was making a tower out of his leggo(duplo)blocks. When the tower was tall enough for him he proceeded to jump on the floor beside it. After several jumps it finally toppled to the ground. When asked what he was doing he said 'playing earthquakes'. he knows what liquefaction is and would point it out when we drove around the city.
The children of Christchurch live in a different world and have a different vocabulary and games from the rest of the country!
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Kids are really quick to pick up on things we think are over their heads.
I hope your family in Chch is safe and their holidays are not affected.
This was widely and sympathetically reported in the US news this morning. It made me think of Haiti, which has not been mentioned in the news media in months, if not a year. Regardless of whether the affected country is First or Third World, it's terrifying and relentlessly stressful. I hope the Good Mother Earth is over her snit and that peace can now return to New Zealand!
Thank you for your comments.Since 4.30 on Friday there have been 30 shakes. Some small but many around 5.0 which is a decent rattle!
Our family in Chch are all okay, if a little tired of the shakes. It is interesting to think that we were just there a week ago.
My cousin and her family whose house was 'red stickered' have now had their insurance payout and have bought another home in a safer area. They took us around to their old house and it was very sobering to see the state of the homes, and roads. The 'port a loo', which they shared with neighbours, was still parked outside their house. They lived there for a year with no sewerage, through a very cold winter with several weeks of snow and intermittent water supply.
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