Residents of a high-rise apartment building in Xi’an, China, were forced to hang from window sills and ledges to escape a raging structure fire.
The images, posted on the Chinese social media site Weibo, show the imposing Weiyang area apartment building engulfed in flames as firefighters battle the blaze.
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Riot police in personal protective suits arrive during protests over COVID-19 restrictions, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, November 29, 2022.
(Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS)
China is currently experiencing unprecedented political unrest after a deadly high-rise building fire in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province, killed 10 people. The building had been partially closed for nearly two months, leading activists to speculate that COVID regulations hampered residents’ ability to escape.
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Over the weekend, things turned violent in several cities, with protesters clashing with police. Videos posted online showed police attacking and taking away some protesters. People have increasingly expressed their anger online.
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People hold white sheets of paper in protest of COVID-19 restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease continue in Beijing, on November 27, 2022.
(REUTERS/Tomas Pedro)
On Saturday and Sunday, people gathered in downtown Shanghai to light candles for the victims of the deadly fire. Around midnight, the crowd had grown to over a thousand people, chanting “excuse me,” “Xi Jinping stand down,” and “Communist Party stand down,” all directed at the central government.
