Trapped

2/22/11

By Nancy Gibbs Monday, Mar. 07, 2011
    • Simon Baker / Reuters

    The quake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, like a sledgehammer, buckling roads, toppling spires, flooding streets. Some workers trapped in high-rises had to be rescued with cranes; others shimmied out windows or were pulled from the rubble below.

    The quake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, close to the surface at midday, cracking the city like a sledgehammer. Roads buckled, spires toppled, streets flooded. Some workers trapped in high-rises were rescued with cranes; others shimmied out windows or were pulled from the rubble below.