Sunday, August 16, 2015

China: The death toll rises to 112, with 95 missing after massive blasts

Photo: Reuters/Stringer
The death toll from massive explosions in China's port city of Tianjin has risen to 112 and 95 people are missing, reports Reuters citing  the official Xinhua news agency, which said the toll could rise significantly.
Eighty-five of the missing from Wednesday's disaster are fire fighters.
President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged authorities to improve safety and learn lessons paid for with blood.
China evacuated residents who had taken refuge in a school near the site of the blasts on Saturday after a change in wind direction prompted fears that toxic chemical particles could be blown inland.

INCnews, 16.08.2015 - Atyrau

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