Heavily damaged houses, huge plumes of smoke and completely burned-out cars featured in almost post-Apocalyptic scenes in the Chinese port of Tianjin captured by a drone cam. The city was rocked by two huge explosions, killing dozens and injuring up to 500 people.
Cars burnt out near the site of huge explosions in China's #Tianjin (Pics: Beijing Youth Daily) pic.twitter.com/0r0YDIE9x7
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) August 13, 2015
At least forty-four people have been killed and over 500 injured, according to state media reports. The explosions were caused by a shipment of explosives in a key industrial zone in Binhai New Area. The blast wave shattered windows in nearby offices and apartment blocks, and the impact was felt up to 10 kilometers away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPI11TeoWgU
Tianjin, one of China’s biggest cities with a population of about 11.5 million people, is a major industrial and transport hub.
#tianjin surveillance camera records the moment explosion smashed glass. pic.twitter.com/MZioqYNXtG
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) August 12, 2015
Cars burnt out near the site of huge explosions in China's #Tianjin (Pics: Beijing Youth Daily) pic.twitter.com/0r0YDIE9x7
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) August 13, 2015
TNT shipment detonates in industrial area of #Tianjin – @SCMP_News http://t.co/3BdQNKO6Cm pic.twitter.com/x84j6o1APX (Pics via @L0gg0l)
— RT (@RT_com) August 12, 2015