Colin Cross and Danny Knight Bare were on hand to witness the devastation. Photo / Colin Cross
...New Zealand Herald reporter Jarrod Booker told nzherald.co.nz that central Christchurch was "like a war zone," with cars having been crushed by bricks and debris from damaged buildings.
He said the side of one multistorey building had fallen away, and people had gathered to see into its interior.
"It was just a massive noise"
Knee Doherty said she was asleep in her central Christchurch home when the building next door collapsed.
"We didn't even notice the movement as much as the noise," she said.
"The back of the house is pretty much gone. All the house next door is gone. "It was just this massive noise."...
With houses collapsing while people sleep spells loss of life. Be prepared. New Zealand is not a big country and the people there are very close. This is going to be devastating to them.
I believe New Zealand has soldiers in Afghanistan. I might be mistaken, but, they are an ally and have been sending troops to support the USA effort.
Australia's government will be the best means of help at this point.
Australia's government will be the best means of help at this point.
