Much of the roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower crumbled around 6:30 p.m. local time on May 19 The tower itself is a relatively ...

You probably don’t think about your roof often — and that’s fair. Most of us don’t, until something goes wrong.

The cascade of falling tiles from the roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower in eastern China, a Ming Dynasty watchtower, sent ...

Jeff Bittner, like many others, began experiencing roof problems after Hurricane Ian, but his issues surfaced two years later. Bittner had water entering through his garage, prompting him to call a ...

At around 6:30 p.m. on May 19, a large-scale incident occurred at the Mingzhongdu Drum Tower in Fengyang County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, where a significant number of roof tiles suddenly fell ...

According to the bureau, the building has experienced damage to its roof tiles and eaves since 2017. A restoration project was initiated in February 2023, with construction taking place between ...

It also said the building has undergone maintenance in recent years due to "worsening damage and safety hazards." The moment when some roof tiles on the Fengyang Drum Tower came loose and caused ...

According to the bureau, the tower had shown signs of deterioration, with roof tiles and eaves sustaining damage since 2017. A restoration project was launched in February 2023, with construction ...

The Fengyang Drum Tower in China had shown signs of damage since 2017, and restoration work was completed last year ...