As bulldozers wiped out wetland flora, Shanghai lost its natural barriers that can mitigate erosion and absorb the shock of storm surges, Yang explained.
Scavengers work alongside bulldozers, eager to find goods buried deep in the mountain of rubbish.
Televised images showed bulldozers slowly clearing away mounds of mud and brush that blocked the roadway while rescue crews used shovels and hoes.
“What requiem can be sung”, he asked, “for trees uprooted by army bulldozers?
In Shanghai, one of the fastest growing megacities in the world, it's easy to get lost in the relentless percussion of jackhammers and pile drivers, bulldozers and building cranes.
His plan to demolish the old Ottoman-era markets was stymied by UNESCO, the UN's cultural arm, just before the bulldozers moved in.
Roads punched out of the wilderness by massive bulldozers.
The bulldozers arrive in the dead of night. Score another win for the boundless authority of the state.
It took three bulldozers a week to level off the site.
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