Hundreds of tiles fell from the 650-year-old Fengyang Drum Tower in China’s Anhui province Monday, sending crowds running for safety as the roof collapsed in a giant plume of smoke, social media ...

As at Thursday (May 22), tiles and broken rafters were still dangling from the roof and a crane was seen transporting bricks onto the top of the tower, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower, built during the Ming Dynasty in 1375, collapsed as hundreds of its tiles slid down, followed by a large plume of debris dust, according to video footage.

BEIJING: A 650-year-old drum tower in eastern China that just underwent repairs last year has sparked an investigation after its roof tiles came crashing down on Monday (May 19), narrowly missing ...

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after roof tiles from a 650-year-old drum tower collapsed on Monday, narrowly missing tourists gathered outside its historic walls. Videos ...

HE IS ONE OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE ROOF COLLAPSE TUESDAY MORNING ... owner acknowledged that the ceiling was made of plaster tiles that frequently fell and said the venue never received ...

THE STRAITS TIMES - A 650-year-old drum tower in eastern China that just underwent repairs last year has sparked an investigation after its roof tiles came crashing down on May 19, narrowly ...

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