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1. OMG! I saw that in Cairo after their worst earthquake in 1992... but they had few if any

Thu Jun 24, 2021, 11:19 AM

Jun 2021

building codes. This is just jaw-dropping.

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51 people are still unaccounted for. zuul Jun 2021 #2

I hope that most were traveling to sightsee or visit relatives. Blue_true Jun 2021 #22

Possible Higher water levels damage foundation?? USALiberal Jun 2021 #3

my thought also mopinko Jun 2021 #4

Was wondering about that, too. highplainsdem Jun 2021 #6

Can't be! Climate change is a hoax! BlueWavePsych Jun 2021 #12

Many of them will instead argue... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #7

Yep, you're 100% correct. That is exactly what will happen. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #8

I can imagine Andrew54125 Jun 2021 #10

I hope death came quick to those inside. NCDem47 Jun 2021 #11

I feel the same way--this is nuts, that a tall building can just pancake Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #14

mostly single or two people residences? Demovictory9 Jun 2021 #15

Hopefully not many rented out to entire families Wingus Dingus Jun 2021 #16

There are penthouses dalton99a Jun 2021 #17

Wow, this sounds like a luxury building. ShazzieB Jun 2021 #18

I saw a number of pictures of the area around the collapsed sections. Blue_true Jun 2021 #24

It's at 99 now superpatriotman Jun 2021 #19

Some of the units were likely owned by snowbirds. Blue_true Jun 2021 #23

Oh, good point! ShazzieB Jun 2021 #26

I hope most were elsewhere. Blue_true Jun 2021 #27

It was built on spongy limestone. Blue_true Jun 2021 #25