Benjamin Newburn

fuckwhatothersay:

intergalactic-travels:

theresnousinlust:

Priority. I feel like a lot of you guys don’t understand the meaning of this word.

Less than two hours from my house, the city of Christchurch has turned into a war zone. A 6.3 earthquake struck yesterday just before 1pm. The city was packed with workers, tourists and school students out for lunch. The earthquake that hit us last year was bigger, yes. But this earthquake was shallower, therefore causing more damage. Buildings have collapsed, houses have been destroyed and familys have been broken. A guy I know lost 3 family members, they were in a bus that was crushed by falling rubble and one of my good friends, Jamie, hasn’t been in contact with me since before the quake. Rescue teams are still trying to save people buried under the rubble but the threat of the Grand Chancellor (tallest building in the city) collasping has hindered one of the rescue operations. Thousands of people have been misplaced with no-where to go so they’ve set up camp at a refuge centre in Hagley Park, one of many around the city. The electricty is off in 80% of Christchurch and the water isn’t safe to drink. The hospital is at it’s carrying capacity so other hospitals in the country have had to send patients home in order to make room for those injured in the earthquake. Cell phone coverage is sketchy at best so it’s near impossible to reach loved ones. The problems just keep coming and coming and Christchurch’s future is looking bleak. I guess the point of this blog was to open your eyes. Awareness.

I just ask that you shut up about Justin Bieber’s hair cut for five minutes and pray for the people of Christchurch.

 A girl I know lost about 6 of her friends to this earthquake.

A guy in my history class hasn’t heard from his mum yet.

A friend of my mums didn;t know what had happened to her auntie…until she saw her being pulled out from the rubble covered in blood on the 6pm news.

My sisters principal lost one of his best friends after a boulder the size of two shipping containers fell from a cliff and on top of his workplace.

So please, please reblog.

Even if you don’t live anywhere near New Zealand. Hell, even if you don’t even know where New Zealand is.

Reblog, spread the word and send us your prayers.

stay strong Christchurch <3

Christchurch - the rest of NZ and the world is here for you. This is one of the worst disasters to happen to NZ in a long time. I can only imagine the pain everyone in Christchurch is going through at the moment.

(via redepiction)