YouTube footage illustrates devastating nature of Christchurch earthquake
As Christchurch residents continue to grapple with the aftermath of Tuesday's destructive earthquake, many of us around the country have been following the news closely on social media.Social media has played a major role in reporting the events from in and around Christchurch, and YouTube in particular has given the rest of the world a first-hand perspective on what Cantabrians have had to endure over the past four days.Here is a small selection of the videos that have given us some idea of the devastating effects of the earthquake upon the people and buildings of Christchurch.[This video is from YouTube user rhystaylorrr,showing residents' cars being used as makeshift ambulances][This video is from YouTube user storyful, showing a compilation of videos from the quake][This video is from YouTube user DiZzYxNRx, capturing the aftermath of the earthquake][This video is from YouTube user OrdinaryGomez2, and is an aerial video from above Christchurch][This video is from YouTube user MrDrumclown, capturing Christchurch after the dust settled][This video is from YouTube user LoganGorilla, showing Christchurch after the quake has hit]
[This video is from YouTube user maxplatinum, illustrating the liquidfaction from the earthquake]