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This is what a 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake can do to a Railway Track
No, this is not an illusion. This is what a recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake did to a railway line in New Zealand. The earthquakes (there was actually two together) happened in New Zealand’s South Island on Nov 14, 2016.
The earthquake was felt across much of New Zealand including in Lower Hutt north of Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. To see the action watch the following video.
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It would appear that Mother Nature is not a railway fan.
She did a job on the highway too. NOTHING can stand up against Mom Nature!
or maybe they built the tunnel in the wrong place. Earthquakes are not forgiving from Newman Atkinson
She doesn’t like dairy farms either – did you see the photo of the cows stranded on a newly made “mesa”. The land around them just disappeared leaving them stranded on a small patch of grass.. Would make an interesting diorama.
the link didn’t work for the video so I looked on Google Images , seto see how easily arch earthquake New Zealand railroad to see some pictures ,
strange to see rails bent like that and other images
Writing from NZ I assure you the photos are genuine. Mother nature will are always beat you. She might just take 100 years. There are other photos showing trains blocked between tunnels and landslides over the trains.