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A section of Xi'an city wall collapsed after rainfall

Updated: 2006-07-27 06:54

Renovators of the ancient city walls in Xi'an are in for a busy time after a 30-metre section they were working on partly collapsed on Tuesday.

"We have been renovating this section since the beginning of July and the bricks of the wall were moved," he said. "Without the support of the bricks, the earth inside the wall was softened."

Workers had taken measures to avoid such a collapse by adding supporting pillars, but the recent rain made the renovation much more difficult, Wang said.
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