5. Lotus Riverside Compound, Shanghai, China
Built: 2007-2009
Collapsed: 2009
Est. Damages: Uknown
The Lotus Riverside Compound in Shanghai, China, was originally meant to be an 11-building complex with each building being 13-stories high. In order to clear enough space for the large structure, massive amounts of dirt were removed from the ground and relocated to a landfill.
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The added weight of the earth in the landfill resulted in the bank of a nearby creek giving way. The water from the creek made its way to the foundation of the Lotus Compound’s Block 7, causing the ground to soften and the building to collapse before the complex had even been completed. Sadly, one of the building’s workers lost his life in the accident.