大俠行天下日記 我見我聞我思 07/07

我見 我思 我聞

高樓恐懼 褪色的天堂

暴風再次襲擊佛羅里達州，導致色塞市的塌塔公寓暫時終斷搜索行動，一百多位遇難家屬在不斷哀號之中。

在此同時，位於加州舊金山市中心的世紀豪華公寓，也面臨諸多問題。

這棟高達五十八層位於市中心的超級公寓，自二〇〇九年入住以來，地基已下陷了一英尺之多，由于色塞市公寓之不幸倒塌，對於舊金山這棟号稱全球十大豪宅的公寓，再度引起大家的注意，居民正越來越感到不安。

舊金山和邁阿密可說是全美最美麗的觀光城市，許多富豪都選擇在那裡居住，不但面對大海，美景尽收眼前。

多年來隨著氣候暖化，大自然不斷向我們發出哀號，但是這些高樓大厦還是在不斷興建之中。

舊金山是我最喜歡的城市，那裡的美景和温暖氣候吸引了無數居民 ，他們生活在天堂中也必須付出佛州色塞市之慘劇 ，可說是美國建筑史上所罕見，大樓在经過海水浸泡而導至牆邊裂痕，皆未能立即修復，因而造成之悲劇，確實令人惋惜而悲傷。

我們呼籲各地方市政府要立即檢驗老舊大樓，防止悲劇之重演。

Surfside Catastrophe Raises Concern About San Francisco Tower

San Francisco’s lavish 58-story Millennium Tower was raising concern after the Surfside condo collapse. The Millennium Tower was billed as one of the top 10 most luxurious buildings in the world. Since it opened in 2009, the tower has sunk down 18 inches into the soft, downtown soil.

The situation has really affected the people’s peace of mind.

A Millennium engineer said that the building was designed for earthquake resistance, remains safe and is not at risk of collapse. The building is spending $100 million for repairs set to be completed next year to install piles into the bedrock of downtown San Francisco beneath the building.

In Florida, at least 24 people are dead and dozens are unaccounted for after the residential building partially collapsed last Thursday. It is very sad what has happened in Surfside which is the first time in our history.

San Francisco is my favorite city. When I came to America that was my first stop. Though I left there many years ago, every time I go back, I still want to stay there longer.

All of us have learned the lesson. We want all the local governments to inspect the older buildings all over the country. We want to make sure they all are safe.