Elderly resident sparks fury in China after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry

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1. Mon, 28 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post02:00first to report
     Elderly resident sparks fury in China after cutting worker’s safety rope to hang laundry

     An elderly resident in southern China sparked online outrage after cutting a high-altitude worker’s safety rope to use it as a washing line. The incident occurred when Liu, a worker from Foshan, Guangdong province, was repairing the exterior wall of a high-rise building on September 17. After descending from the 30th floor to a platform on the second floor, he discovered that one of his safety ropes had been cut, with part of the rope left on the platform. Fortunately, no workers were using...