Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7 Large quantities of earth were removed and dumped in a landfill next to a nearby creek; the weight of the earth caused the river bank to collapse, which, in turn, allowed water to seep into the ground, creating a muddy foundation for the building that toppled." Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7 The collapse of Block 7 at Lotus Riverside (a 13-story apartment building) in 2009 is an accident that killed one person. Lotus Riverside () is a residential apartment complex located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China. On June 27, 2009 at 5:30 Am UTC+8, Block 7, one of the
A Marriage Below Zero the first English-language gay-themed novel, and establishes the pattern of gay novels ending in death: especially suicide. Its melodramatic format is closely linked to its author's occupation as a New York drama critic at a time when the primary American theatre form was melodrama. The book met with mixed reviews. An anonymous reviewer in "Bedford's Magazine" described it as ""A saturnalia in which the most monstrous forms of human vice exhibit themselves shamelessly""; while an approving review in the "New York World" described it as ""Absolutely unconventional"". A Marriage Below Zero A Marriage Below Zero is a novel by Alan