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Robert Hurtgen

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Robert Hurtgen is a husband, father, minister and writer. Read more of him at robhurtgen.wordpress.com.

Jesus is the foundation

Saturday, January 15, 2022

On June 27, 2009, the 13-story Lotus Riverside apartment complex in Shanghai, China, collapsed fully intact. A combination of digging for a garage, a large pile of dirt and heavy rains snapped the foundation pylons, causing the building to fall, leaving most windows and doors intact. The images show a building as if tired of standing, simply lying down. (Cao Li, China Daily, "Fatal Collapse Rings Alarm Bells for Developers," July 8, 2009, chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-07/08/content_8394761.htm)

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