To get there from Christchurch you have to go through the tunnel, which as a member a the Defence Force you get an all access pass. There are a few alarming cracks in the tunnel, but apparently we are special and immune from that sort of thing. The general consensus was '...sod being in the tunnel when that went off...' that was quickly re-enforced when on jumping out of the vehicle to talk to the engineers an after shock ran through.
The damage seems largely localised to the CBD and Lyttelton, a short distance from there, buildings are largely untouched. The pavements and roads however are rippled like speedbumps.
This is the state of the building, or what's left of it, at the entrance to the Lyttelton tunnel.
We are scaling down now, and hope to return north tomorrow.
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Location:Winchester St,Lyttelton,New Zealand
Chris, the water purification units you guys are using to produce potable water from the sea were made by Pall Australia. Hope they are working. Safe journey back
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