Australia: Opal Tower: Thousands evacuated after 'crack'

[arista]

[As many as 3,000 people have been
evacuated after residents of a newly
completed tower block in Australia
reported hearing "cracking noises".
Police confirmed they had found
a crack in the 33-storey Opal Tower,
in Sydney Olympic Park, following
reports of the noise on the 10th floor.
Engineers said the high-rise tower has
moved up to 2mm, local media reported.
A 1km (0.6 mile) evacuation zone,
which also affected other buildings,
was put in place amid safety fears.]

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Could be Importing crap cheaper cement from
China - I bet.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-46671811

[smudgie]

Thank goodness it was picked up on before the tragic disaster it could have been.

[UserSince2005]

Classic Australia. Looks good from the outside but when you look closely it’s a diaster

[Scoot]

Classic Australia. Looks good from the outside but when you look closely it’s a diaster

:oh: At least we have looking good on the outside going for us!

[Scoot]

Seriously though, how terrifying and this poor people not being able to return to their homes at Christmas time.

[Alf]

Bloody cowboy builders