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30/3/11 We will edit this together next week Monday 15 March 2011

LI: We are learning to write an argument, about Christchurch

christchurch living conditions are not good enough

Dear Christchurch City Council

The people of Christchurch are having a really tough time right now. To put up with hardly anything to sleep on, keep warm in, no pillows to rest their heads and not even a blanket or two. People do not just say a magic word and then suddenly a kit pops up right in front of them with everything they need in it.

People who have not been affected by the Christchurch earthquake should be so kind to lend a room to those who are trying to find shelter, clean water and warmth.Some of us just think that hospitals and doctors can quickly get the people who are injured, fix them up and take care of them, but that is not what they have to go through, not even close.

Why can’t people just see how much trouble they are in at the moment.Those who are still there in Christchurch, that are trying to survive on dirty water and sleeping on planks of wood are counting on everyone around New Zealand to help them and for it to be noticed that they are in still in trouble. Lots of people have families to take care of but they can not get back into their houses because they are too dangerous to go inside and they have to wait until the council gets around to fixing them before they can move back in. Also heaps of people’s houses need to be knocked down and re-built to live in. Many businesses are in the centre of Christchurch and are not up and running. This means they can not bring in any money in to keep their families going. How are they managing? Lots of people are living in friends houses or being looked after by very kind people that they do not even know.

What if you were there down in Christchurch where an earthquake just struck and you were trying your best to survive. You would hope as many people as possible could manage to send down any everyday items to help you survive as the days pass by.

People in Christchurch need decent clean clothes to wear, working toilets, clean fresh water to drink, somewhere warm to sleep, and someone to take care of them. But I wonder who is looking after the elderly people? How are they coping? They must be cold at night and that is not good for old people. Have they got money to buy themselves food and water? What about all the animals what has happened to them? Are they being taken care of? Who would want to be in their situation right now?

Yours sincerely Taylor-Rose