Christchurch quake - the first images

This bus was hit by falling debris.

The four-storey Pyne Gould Corporation building collapsed, and many people were feared trapped inside.

Rescue workers frantically try to find those trapped inside the Pyne Gould Corporation building.

Rescue workers help during the Christchurch earthquake.

Measurements from the quake drum from McQueens Valley as the earthquake struck.

Scenes of devastation in Christchurch.

A scene of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

People being rescued from the fourth floor of the Pyne Gould building.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Scenes of devastation from the Christchurch earthquake.

Rescue workers search for survivors through the debris.

Trying to get an injured person to hospital.

A man runs for cover.

The destruction on Manchester Street.

It is thought this building houses an international school.

Inside the Christchurch Cathedral.

The Christ Church Cathedral.

A woman is rescued from the building.

The old Canterbury Provincial Chambers.

A building that was badly damaged by the quake.

Many cars have been crushed by debris.

Cars trapped in the silt clogging the streets of Christchurch.

There are fears that many people are trapped in the collapsed buildings.

A victim is treated after the quake.

A resident is treated after being hurt.

A person is trapped in the Christ Church Cathedral.

Cars crushed under debris.

Water pipes have burst throughout the city.

A man walks past a building destroyed in the quake.

More damage from the quake.

Damage from the earthquake.

Damage from the earthquake.

A church on Gloucester Street.

A collapsed building.

A car is crushed by a collapsed building.

A building collapses in a pile of dust.

CRUMBLED: The Press newspaper building was devastated and one staff member was killed in the February 22 earthquake.

The top of the Christ Church Cathedral has broken off.

Bottles and food were thrown off the shelves.

The top of the Christchurch Cathedral has collapsed.

A building badly damaged by the quake.

The top of building in Cathedral Square has fallen off.

Rubble is piled up in Christchurch's Cathedral Square.