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Catastrophic
damage caused by Canterbury earthquakes 2010-2011
Please
note: This video may be upsetting to people who have experienced
destructive earthquakes and families who have lost loved ones in them
– please consider the impact it may have on your emotional
wellbeing before deciding to view.
Tonkin
+ Taylor has made the difficult decision to publicly release this
video. It graphically depicts the catastrophic damage caused by the
Canterbury earthquakes to civic infrastructure and people’s homes
during 2010-2011.
It
is our hope that this footage will reinforce the importance of
pre-assessments for liquefaction potential before the consenting of
residential, commercial and civic development in the future.
Tonkin
+ Taylor acknowledges the 185 people who lost their lives in the
February 2011 earthquake and the thousands who still live with the
trauma the earthquakes brought, to this day. We would like to thank
the people of Canterbury who allowed us onto their properties and
into their homes to take these images. You have made a significant
contribution to the international understanding of earthquake
liquefaction.
The
resulting research is now being used world-wide to help prevent
communities having to suffer the hardship and heartache that you
experienced. Canterbury has recovered and become an exemplar of
earthquake resilience but that couldn’t have happened as well, or
as quickly, without the unconditional cooperation of our engineering
colleagues.
Engineers,
constructors, all public agencies and authorities, emergency
responders and the private sector worked together, sharing resources,
information, data and experiences in a way that had never been seen
before. Greater cooperation has led to better and faster results for
the people of Canterbury.
We
do not want to relive the experience but it’s vital we remember it,
learn from it and continue to build resilience into all of our
communities. Doug Johnson Managing Director
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