>Community Update 15 June 2011
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Most Important – Please check on your elderly neighbours or anyone else living alone to see that they are coping or if they have any immediate needs. If so please contact chair@mpcc.org.nz.
The following is all Civil Defence info. The information is organised so that the most recent info is at the beginning. There is a lot of it.
Silt removal
Burwood Landfill has been set up to receive silt and all city transfer stations are now up and running.
Residents with silt on their properties, and who are able to clear the silt themselves, are asked to pile silt on the road outside their property in preparation for removal by Fulton Hogan and City Care contractors. Please put the silt on the road – not the grass berm – and keep the water channel by the berm free for drainage.
If you require assistance with silt removal, call the Christchurch City Council Customer Call Centre on 03 941 8999 to register your details. Volunteer groups are being coordinated and aim to begin assisting with silt removal within a few days, once water levels have subsided and some roads have been made safe.
New Brighton Pier
New Brighton Pier has been closed until further notice.
Recreation and sports facilities
* Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre and Wharenui Pool will remain closed on Wednesday, pending an assessment.
Lyttelton Recreation Centre will re-open to the public on Wednesday, 15 June.
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Graham Condon Recreation and Sport Centre Sports Hall will remain closed pending an assessment.
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* CCC Leased Facilities – Cuthberts Green, Denton Oval, Fencing Centre, Porritt Park, Wigram Gym, Sockburn Recreation Centre, Rugby League Park, English Park – will remain closed pending an assessment
Water
Eighteen water tankers were expected to be distributed throughout eastern Christchurch before by the end of the day. These are at:
Watering Points (Refer map)
Type School or Park Address
13000 litre tank Cowles Stadium 220 Pages Road, Bromley
10000 litre tank Burwood Primary School (showers) 255 New Brighton Road, Burwood
10000 litre tank Sumner School 21 Colenso Street, Sumner
10000 litre tank Avondale Golf Club Carpark 147 Breezes Road, Wainoni
10000 litre tank Delamare Park 85 St Heliers Cres, Aranui
5000 litre tank Humphreys/Ferry Road 1091 Ferry Road, Ferrymead
2000 litre tank McCormacks Bay McCormacks Bay Rd, McCormacks Bay
2000 litre tank Keighleys/Bromley Road corner 2 Bromley Road, Bromley
2000 litre tank Cuffs Road Playground 36 Cuffs Rd, Wainoni
2000 litre tank Marlow/Pages Road corner 428 Pages Road, Aranui
2000 litre tank Parklands Reserve 47 Donnington St, Queenspark
2000 litre tank Parklands School 20 Chadbury Street, Parklands
2000 litre tank Scarborough Park 147 Esplanade, Sumner
2000 litre tank Sumner Beach Main Road, Sumner
2000 litre tank Sumner Welfare Centre 17 Wiggins St, Sumner
2000 litre tank Wainoni Family Centre 31 Hampshire St, Wainoni
2000 litre tank Seventh Day Adventist Church 449 Pages Road, Wainoni
2000 litre tank McGregors/Ruru Road 2 Ruru Road, Bromley
PS Pumps – Kerrs Rd Pump Station 46 Kerrs Road, Avonside
BP Service Station Main Road, Redcliffs (not on map)
Currently, 85% of the city has some water although some have very low pressure and supply may come and go.
A boil water notice remains in place across the city. Water testing is being carried out.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Port Hills rock falls, geotechnical update
5.30 pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
The Port Hills Geotech team has been actively assessing by ground and air hill properties and key infrastructure since yesterday’s two large earthquakes.
Overall, the scale of damage in the Port Hills from Tuesday, June 13’s earthquakes is similar to the damage from the February earthquake. However a number of areas have suffered more severe damage. GNS Science is currently reviewing data in terms of land movement, rockfall and cliff collapse.
Previously non-placarded properties, now at risk from rockfall and/or landslip, are having
assessment notices issued under the Building Act.
“This will be terribly traumatic for those residents involved,” Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says. “However, what we must remember is that this is necessary to ensure the safety of everyone.”
Geotechnical issues reported by the field teams so far include:
Sumner:
· Rockfall along
· Cliff collapse at Whitewash Head.
· Extensive cliff collapse at Peacocks Gallop.
· Retaining wall collapses around Clifton Terrace, Clifton Hill, have led to the road being closed to traffic.
Lyttelton:
· Rockfall and retaining wall collapses are the main issues in Lyttelton.
· Significant rock falls but not as much towards residential, urban areas.
· Retaining wall failures are more significant than those generated by the February event. Many of the red, volcanic rock ash retaining walls have been damaged.
· The failure of several large structural retaining walls is likely to result in the demolition of a number of properties.
Hunstbury/Cashmere:
· Land movement in the Huntsbury /
· Local spring water is appearing at the ground surface as a result of an increase in groundwater pressure.
Other Port Hills areas – Avoca Valley, Rapaki
· Some small rockfalls in the
Parks and reserves, tracks on the Port Hills:
· Parks, tracks and reserves on the Port Hills which are currently closed, will remain closed in the short term. There have been some additional, minor rockfalls. People are asked to avoid these areas for their own safety.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Road closures 4pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Twenty roads remain closed or have restrictions in place following the
13 June aftershocks. These closures and restrictions are in addition to
road closures which have remained in place since earlier earthquakes.
Three bridges remain closed and there are restrictions on a further five
bridges.
Road closures
* Bridle Path Road, above the tunnel.
* Clifton Terrace, closed from Main Road to Tuawera Terrace due to
retaining wall failure. Residents allowed pedestrian access.
* Cunningham Terrace, closed due to retaining wall failures.
* Evans Pass Road, closed due to rock fall.
* Nayland Street, closed due to rock fall and overhead lines
dropping.
* New Brighton Road, closed from Anzac Drive to Pages Road due to
a breach in the flood banks.
* Ross Terrace, closed due to pavement damage and retaining wall
failures.
* Taylors Mistake Road, closed due to pavement failures.
* Ticehurst Road, closed due to pavement damage and retaining wall
failures.
* Wakefield Avenue, closed from Wiggins Street to Dryden Street
due to rockfall.
* Purchas Street, closed from Packe Street to Barbadoes Street due
to watermain issues.
* Ferry Road, closed from the roundabout to Humphreys Drive due to
severe pavement damage and liquefaction.
* Heberden Avenue between Wiggins Street and Nayland Street.
* Bower Avenue between Beach Road and Sylvia Street and between
Rue de la Mare and Broadhaven Street.
Road restrictions
* Bower Avenue/Beach Road intersection is partially open with
temporary traffic management in place.
* Bealey Avenue between Barbadoes Street and Fitzgerald Avenue -
southside of eastbound lane coned-off due to flooding, liquefaction and
pavement damage
* Maces Road is partially open at Ruru Road intersection due to
widespread flooding.
* Pages Road between Baffin Street and Anzac Drive is partially
closed due to watermain issues.
* St Johns Street is partially open due to wide spread flooding.
* Main Road from Shag Rock to Clifton Terrace – Stop/Go in
operation due to rock fall.
Bridge closures and restrictions
Three bridges remain closed:
* Gayhurst Road (Gloucester Street) Bridge
* Martindales Railway Bridge
* Old Waimakariri Bridge
Restrictions are in place on the following bridges:
* Armagh Street
* Bridge Street Bridge
* Colombo Street Bridge
* Helmores Lane Bridge
* Horotane Valley Over Passes
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Silt Removal 12.30pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Residents with silt on their properties, and who are able to clear the
silt themselves, are asked to pile silt on the road outside your
property in preparation for removal by Fulton Hogan and City Care
contractors.
If you require assistance with silt removal, call the Christchurch City
Council Customer Call Centre on 941 8999 to register your details.
Volunteer groups are being coordinated and aim to begin assisting with
silt removal within a few days, once water levels have subsided and some
roads have been made safe.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Keep safe in aftershocks 12pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Drop, cover and hold – do not run outside When an earthquake starts, the best advice is still to ‘drop, cover and hold’.
This is the drill practised by schoolchildren, and what Civil Defence agencies have consistently promoted around the country and internationally. The drill is drop, take cover under a sturdy piece of furniture, and hold on, or shelter against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases etc.
“With the continuing aftershocks in the Canterbury region it is especially important the ‘drop, cover and hold’ advice continues to be followed,” Civil Defence Controller Peter Mitchell said. “It is worrying to hear some people being interviewed by media saying their first response was to run through their building to get outside.
“By doing that, they had actually increased their risk of being injured.”
Most earthquake related injuries and deaths result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects caused by the ground shaking.
Immediately taking cover helps protect from falling or flying debris.
Running to try to get outside usually increases the risk of being hurt.
A link to the earthquake safety fact sheet
advice-print/$file/earthquake_safety_advice-print.pdf> on the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency website is attached. The fact sheet is the agreed New Zealand advice about what to do during an earthquake. It is based on international best practice.
The fact sheet includes the advice, during an earthquake
* Move no more than a few steps to a safe place, drop, cover, and
hold on
* Do not attempt to run outside
* If outside, move no more than a few steps to a safe place, drop,
cover, and hold
* If in a lift, stop at the nearest floor and get out
* If you are driving, pull over to the side of the road
* Stay in the vehicle until the shaking stops
For more information contact
Civil Defence media phone
027 241 0244
Media Update – Christchurch City Council facilities 11.30am, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Libraries
Currently all Council libraries are closed while engineers assess each building. Engineers are starting with the eastern libraries, moving westward across the city. As soon as it is safe to do so, libraries will be re-opened to the public.
For updated information on library openings, please visit www.christchurchcitylibraries.com
Service Centres
All Service Centres in Christchurch are closed while safety inspections are carried out by engineers. Council will re-open service centres to the public as soon as it is safe to do so.
Recreation and Sports Centres
All Council Recreation and Sports Centres are closed while building assessments are carried out. Initial assessments on centres that had been open since 22 February do not indicate significant damage.
Assessments are currently underway and centres will be re-opened as soon as it is safe to do so.
Media Update – Water supply
10.30am, Tuesday 14 June 2011
There is a city-wide boil water notice in place – please boil all water before drinking.
Seventy-five per cent of people have water across the city. Ninety per cent of residents on the flat have water back on. Hill suburbs have low-water pressure. Teams worked overnight to repair water pipes across the city.
There is no water east of Ferrymead Bridge, with repairs expected to take several days.
Water supply tankers
Please boil all water collected from tankers before drinking.
There are currently drinking water tankers in three locations:
* Breezes/Wainoni Rd – 10000 litre tank
* Sumner School – 10000 litre tanker
* Aldwins Rd Pump Station.
Additional tankers will be operational by 2pm today at:
* Wainoni Area – Cowles Stadium on site by 11am
* Bromley Area – McGregors/Ruru Rd
* Ferrymead – Humphreys Rd by Ferrymead
* Bromley Area – Keighlys Rd/Bromley Rd
* Lynwood Area – Cuff Rd Reserve
* Bexley Area – Marlow/Pages Rd (Anglican Church)
* Bexley Area – St Heliers Rd – Delamaine Park
* Parklands – Queenspark Dv – Parklands Reserve
* Parklands – Queenspark Dv – Parklands School
* Carters Rd Pump Station
* Kerrs Rd Pump Station
* Woolston Rd Pump Station
* St Johns Rd Pump Station
Proposed sites will be operating by 2 pm.
Christchurch Earthquake – 14 June 2011
6am Media Update
Liquefaction
Liquefaction has occurred throughout the city, mainly in the eastern suburbs.
Several sink holes have appeared. Please drive carefully.
Rock falls
Several rock falls have occurred mainly in eastern hills of Sumner, Taylors Mistake, Redcliffs, Morgan Valley.
Water
90% of people on the flat have water back on. Hills suburbs have low water pressure. Teams worked overnight to repair water pipes across the city.
There is no water east of Ferrymead bridge and repairs are expected to take several days.
There are drinking water tankers in two locations in the Sumner area and
7 more will be operational this morning.
There is a City wide boil water notice in place.
Wastewater
The Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant is operational. There is limited additional damage to wastewater pipes in the eastern suburbs.
Repair teams are working to fix two additional wastewater pump stations in the eastern suburbs.
We ask anyone who has a chemical toilet to please use it and if you have a port-a-loo close to you please use it also.
Roads
The following roads are closed:
Clifton Rd Main Rd – Tuawera
Wakefield St Wiggins – Dryden
New Brighton Road Avondale – East direction along river
Taylors Mistake Road All
Evans Pass Road At Sumnervale (upper) – Lyttelton
Cunningham Terrace All
Ticehurst road All
Ross Terrace All
Heberden Ave
Oceanview Tce
In addition there are a number of roads that are affected by liquefaction, flooding, damaged retaining walls and rockfall. The public are reminded to drive to the conditions.Contractors have begun to clear roads and this is expected to continue for a number of days.
Bridges
The following bridges are closed:
* Gayhurst Rd
* Old Waimakariri Bridge
All other bridges are open. Bridge St, South Brighton is open to light traffic only.
Schools
All Schools and early childhood centres closed today.
General messaging
Look after your friends neighbours and family.
Please minimise travel where possible to help emergency vehicle and repair teams move around the city.If you are out please be careful of road damage.
The following info has been supplied by people other than Civil Defence
Status
GNS Science has upgraded the magnitude of the two major quakes from 5.5 to 5.7 and 6.0 to 6.3. Overall there have been over 30 aftershocks since the magnitude 6.3 yesterday. Most of the aftershocks that occurred overnight have been small, the most significant being a magnitude 4.7 at 2:40am this morning.
More surface flooding occurred at high tide (2:00am) overnight, but no assistance was required or issues reported. Extensive liquefaction is reported in the Eastern Suburbs and some throughout the rest of the city.
Several rockfalls have occurred in the suburbs of Sumner, Redcliffs, Taylors Mistake and Morgan Valley. Geotech Engineers met first thing this morning to address any issues.
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Medical 46 injuries have been reported to date with two serious. All hospitals are operational. |
Welfare
Two welfare centres were open overnight: 13 people were registered at Cowles Stadium and two in Sumner.
The 0800 Government Helpline and a counselling line are operating to service any further welfare needs.
CDHB
Important public health information
· Boil or treat water from taps before drinking, brushing teeth or using in food preparation.
· In some parts of the city sewage pipes have broken and untreated sewage has mixed with liquefaction silt. People should avoid silt if they can, particularly if they don’t have running water to wash after contact. If people have to work with silt they should wear water-proof gloves, gumboots and a dust mask, shower or wash immediately afterwards, and wash clothes separately.
The New Zealand Defence Force have deployed resources to assist New Zealand Police with security in the Eastern Suburbs.
The Student Volunteer Army and the Farmy Army
are working with the Christchurch City Council call centre to develop a system to record people and places that need help clearing liquefaction. They are sending no volunteers out at this stage until the water subsides and they have more clarity over the situation.
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