Tianjin blasts: Relatives anxiously await news of dozens still missing
- 9 years ago
A camera pans over the devastation caused by two huge blasts in the eastern Chinese city of Tianjin. Burned-out buildings, rows of ruined cars and wrecked shipping containers seems to be all that remains of the site at one of the world’s busiest ports, following explosions so big they registered on a seismometer.
Continue: Latest close-up #drone photos reveal devastating sight at core area of #Tianjin blasts. Fires still not out pic.twitter.com/g1mNOmNuZ6— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) August 14, 2015
At least 50 people are known to have died, including 17 firefighters.
Firefighters were already at the site when the blasts occurred. They had been called to earlier reports of a container fire.
More than 700 people have been injured – at least 71 critically – and dozens are reported missing.
Temporary shelters were set up to house the more than 3,500 locals who were made homeless as a result of blasts.
Anxiously waiting
According to local media quoting Tianjin Port Grou
Continue: Latest close-up #drone photos reveal devastating sight at core area of #Tianjin blasts. Fires still not out pic.twitter.com/g1mNOmNuZ6— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) August 14, 2015
At least 50 people are known to have died, including 17 firefighters.
Firefighters were already at the site when the blasts occurred. They had been called to earlier reports of a container fire.
More than 700 people have been injured – at least 71 critically – and dozens are reported missing.
Temporary shelters were set up to house the more than 3,500 locals who were made homeless as a result of blasts.
Anxiously waiting
According to local media quoting Tianjin Port Grou