> The central city is still mostly cordoned off as a few buildings have sustained > extra damage due to aftershocks. Because of this I haven't been in there > yet. I found this link through Facebook and it has a lot of photos that I > haven't seen before in the media. > > http://www.crashbang.co.nz/quake040910/index.html?ref=nf >
what a mess. But it shows you the value of building regulations. I believe the Haiti earthquake was of a similar magnitude, and look at the impact that had. One of my friends is a structural engineer and has been working out there on reconstruction (pro bono). He has some terrible stories, but also frustration at how easy it could have been to limit the destruction. > I had a fairly disturbed night, we had a few of the biggest aftershocks we've > had so far. > > 11:24pm 5.2 > 11:40pm 5.4 > 12:21am 4.7 > 3:24am 5.4 > > Lots more in the 3 to 4 range, it's only the larger ones that wake me up but > the smaller ones are enough to keep me awake. I know I'll be safe but it's > surprising how much frustration and anxiety it causes when you don't know > how much sleep you'll get. I think it's exacerbated by the general lack of > sleep, it's a bit of a vicious circle. sounds very difficult. [...] > > Sorry for the long-winded post :) > keep it coming. It's fascinating. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
