No pictures today, the pain of this area does not need more sharing. I have never before been through an earthquake zone, and although Christchurch is recovering with a nation’s hope behind it, the pain is eerily evident. We did not go near the central business district, which is still cordoned off, nor did we stop, as tourists have been asked to vacate the city. Still, even from a mile away, we could see tilted high-rise buildings in the town center. We passed rows of evacuated shops, homes with holes in their roofs or missing walls, and strips of streetlamps all leaning at slight angles. People are moving on with their lives, but the specter of disaster is still palpable, an echoing silence. Our thoughts are with the people of Christchurch. To donate to the recovery effort, click here.
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