New Zealand earthquake aftermath - in pictures

Rescue workers search for people buried under the rubble near the CTV building Photograph: Shuzo Shikano/AP

Two men celebrate after being pulled out from a destroyed building in Christchurch Photograph: Christchurch Press/Reuters

Eastern suburbs of Christchurch lie flooded Photograph: Sarah Ivey/AP

Murray and Kelly James look at their destroyed house Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

Rescue workers survey the Pyne Gould Guiness building in an effort to find trapped people Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

A woman is rescued after spending a night trapped in a building that collapsed Photograph: Wayne Drought/EPA

Locals and tourists rest at a shelter in the Hagley Park area of Christchurch Photograph: Pam Johnson/EPA

An area is cordoned off after the front wall of a row of shops is destroyed Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

People walk over the South Brighton bridge from a damaged approach road Photograph: Sarah Ivey/Newspix/Rex Features

A rail line buckled by the shifting earth Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images

A man rides past a destroyed church Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

An aerial view of emergency services working at the ruined CTV building Photograph: Sarah Ivey/AP

A landslip crushes buildings in Sumner Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

Cars are abandoned on a flooded street Photograph: Mark Mitchell/AP

A Baptist church lies in ruins Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

Volunteers from the Rangiora response unit distribute clean water to residents Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

New Zealand's prime minister, John Key (right), surveys the damage in Christchurch city centre Photograph: Tim Clayton/Newspix/Rex Features