Christchuch earthquake

On Saturday at 4:30 in the morning an earthquake happened at Christchurch. It was 7.1 on the Richter scale. Some people's houses were crushed so they could not live in them. Shops were ruined with everything falling off shelves. Buses could not drive around town. The rail way track bent sideways. Roads were cracked. There was a metre deep hole in the ground. One person died of a heart attack. There were two major injuries. One person got cut by glass and the other one got hit by bricks. Kids helped to clear the dirt so did the army people.

Christchurch Eathquake

On Saturday morning at 4:30 there was a big earthquake in Christchurch, it was 7.1 on the Richter scale.There was a big crack, one metre deep, in the road, in a persons garden and near a person's house. Sonny Bill Williams has a little brother and he came in in his underwear and said''Come on bro we have to go now''.Two people died, one from a heart attack,one from a chimney falling.

Christchurchs big Earthquake

On Saturday morning at 4:30am Christchurch's huge earthquake happened. The earthquake measured 7.1 which is really bad because it is really big. People's homes were destroyed and leaned to the side. This kind of earthquake has not happened since the Napier earthquake which was many years ago. It will cost 3 billion dollars to repair the damage.

Christchurch earthquake

On Saturday in Christchurch there was a huge earthquake. The earthquake measured 7.1 on the Richter scale. It was at 4:30 in the morning. It damaged over 10,000 houses. It will cost 3 billion dollars to repair the damaged city. Lots of people have come to help clean up the mess. There has been about 131 aftershocks. There is no power but there is water now. The schools are going to re open on Monday. The workers that have helped get paid 350 dollars a week. One person died of a heart attack and two other people got really bad injuries. There has also been a bit of flooding. It is going to take about 3 years to build the town back together. Familys have to go to welfare homes. The train tracks are all wonky and they are not suitable to drive on.