Tag: demolish

Indonesia to Demolish Soccer Stadium Where Stampede Killed Over 130

JAKARTA—Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to “thoroughly transform” the sport in the soccer-mad nation. The president, popularly known as Jokowi, was speaking to reporters at the state palace after meeting Gianni Infantino, head…


Plumes of Dust as India Demolishes Illegal Skyscrapers

NOIDA, India—Indian authorities demolished two illegally constructed skyscrapers in a wide plume of dust debris on Sunday near the capital New Delhi, razing the tallest structures ever pulled down in the country in less than 10 seconds. Crowds watching the collapse from rooftops on nearby high-rise buildings cheered and clapped as the 103-metre (338-feet) tall…


China Forces Monks and Tibetans to Witness the Demolition of Buddha Statue

The Chinese regime forced Tibetan monks and Tibetan people to watch the demolition process of a 99-foot tall Buddha statue at Thoesam Gatsel temple in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in December. The Buddha statue was built after the regime approved the project in 2015, and has special meaning for local Tibetan monks and…


Chinese Regime Forces Monks and Tibetans to Witness the Demolition of Buddha Statue

The Chinese regime forced Tibetan monks and Tibetan people to watch the demolition process of a 99-foot tall Buddha statue at Thoesam Gatsel temple in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, in December. The Buddha statue was built after the regime approved the project in 2015, and has special meaning for local Tibetan monks and…


Mayor Signs Order to Demolish Collapsed Condo

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Friday she’d signed an emergency order to demolish the remaining part of the building once engineers have signed off on it. She said the order was signed now so that the demolition can move quickly once a date is set. Officials previously said it will likely be weeks…