The huge earthquake to hit just north of Rolleston has been quite undramatic in the town. The house seemed to pitch and roll like a ship in a storm but I never thought it was going to fall down. A plant pot fell onto the floor just beside where Jake was sleeping but he didn't seem bothered by it. He didn't even move.
He has been looking a bit forlorn recently but that might be because everybody has left him.
There are quite dramatic pictures in the papers but there are only a few buildings with dramatic damage I think, although lots might end up being pulled over. There is lots of damage to roads and sewage, with some roads having been dragged sideways or suffering huge cracks. It will be quite expensive to fix.
So that's it. An understated natural disaster. That's the Kiwi way.
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