Cracks near super tower prove unsettling
<p><span word="Large">Large</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="builders">builders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="ditch">ditch</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="state">state</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="Construction">Construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 632-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="user">user</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="fissures">fissures</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uneven">uneven</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tower">tower</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="patched">patched</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cement">cement</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="fissure">fissure</span> <span word="is">is</span> 8 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="points">points</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Cracks">Cracks</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="flowerbeds">flowerbeds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="speculated">speculated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="subsidence">subsidence</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skyscrapers">skyscrapers</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="taller">taller</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="m">m</span>, <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lujiazui">Lujiazui</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> 101-<span word="story">story</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="and">and</span> 88-<span word="story">story</span> <span word="Jin">Jin</span> <span word="Mao">Mao</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span>.</p>
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