The building regulations in China leave a lot to be desired, if they are followed at all. But one of the growing problems in the region is newly built tower blocks starting to lean shortly after being built. The problem seems to be with the land they are being built on.
A lot of new buildings are sprotuing up across China built on land reclaimed from the sea or some other body of water. The problem is, that land does not settle evenly, meaning a heavy structure on top of it is going to sink. In the case of the tower block you see above, it started leaning almost immediately after building work was completed. The construction company then attempted to reinforce the base, but one of the main support pillars broke a few months later rendering the structure dangerous.
As you can see below, lots of health and safety rules are being broken to demolish it. Those machines have been lifted on top of the building by a crane and are working precariously to break up all the concrete floor-by-floor. We hope they can finish before the other support pillars decide to crumble.
Source: Daily Mail
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