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Otago experienced an unusually heavy rainfall for October yesterday, with rivers rising, roads closed, surface flooding and minor slips in the east of the region.

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Photos by Peter McIntosh, Linda Robertson, Gerard O'Brien and Stephen Jaquiery; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

People come together to remember those lost in the Christchurch earthquake.

Otago Daily Times photos by Craig Baxter, in Christchurch.

 

Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake on Friday, March 11. It triggered a 7m tsunami, and the combination devastated parts of the country.

 

Photos are by Otago Daily Times photogaphers and reporters as they recorded the Otago communities coming together for 2 minutes of silence in support of Christchurch.

Christchurch's city spirit remains unbroken as people draw together amid scenes of chaos.

Otago Daily Times photos by Craig Baxter.

 

The recovery effort continues in Christchurch.

Otago Daily Times photographs by Craig Baxter, David Hill, Peter McIntosh and Matthew Haggart.

 

People in Otago share their feelings for those affected by the Christchurch earthquake.

Otago Daily Times photos by jane Dawber, Gregor Richardson, Matt Stewart, Tracey Roxburgh and Linda Robertson. Prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

Photos are by ODT photographers Stephen Jaquiery and Peter McIntosh.

Photos from a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3-K Orion aircraft flyover today reveal the devastation from yesterday's earthquake.