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Earthquake New Zealand 2011

Photos: Dr Malcolm Russell, Ian Holden

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The 'Nibbler' starting to make entry into the Pyne Gould Corporation building. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. PGC building collapse from above. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Dawn approaching. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Malcolm Russell and Adam in the deserted central business district after a shift. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Tired USAR technician. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. 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The Christchurch cathedral having demolition work conducted as part of the effort to recover casualties. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. The river Avon in the centre of the city. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. A manikin lies at a shop front of a sports shop. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. On-going work at the CTV centre. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. The search at the PGC building nears its conclusion. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. UK ISAR team leader, Peter Crook watches over the last shift at the PGC building. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Crew exploring the rubble of the PGC building. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Site marked by convention showing safe to approach 'GO' with limitations of hazards shown above, start and finish times - exactly 150hrs, 13 dead casualties retrieved, no live casualties, nil left behind. Note this is in addition to first teams who made 'live' rescues and recovered a number of dead casualties too. The rubble behind is all that remains of the PGC building, taken apart and searched painstakingly, piece by piece by the UK crew and local demolition contractors. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Danny, the demolition company project foreman is asked by the UK ISAR team to spray a horizontal line through the site marking, formally marking the site search complete. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Part of the UK ISAR team and local contractors, at completion of the PGC building search. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Having finished PGC building, ISAR move on to searching other buildings. Team now visibly tired and resting at any opportunity. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Team conducting search of damaged building. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Every room of every building on the list has to be searched with police giving permission to open doors by force where necessary. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Team member walks past restaurant frontage, debris everywhere. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell Earthquake, New Zealand 2011. A building cleared by the UK team during the initial search. Copyright Dr Malcolm Russell