Posted on 08/13/2015 7:50:15 AM PDT by Kartographer
Hundreds of families have fled their homes amid fears a cocktail of deadly chemicals had been spewed into the air after two explosions rocked the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
At least 50 people have died after the blasts erupted at a warehouse for hazardous materials, leaving an apocalyptic landscape of incinerated cars, crumpled shipping containers and burnt-out buildings.
Hundreds of people were also injured in the explosions which unleashed fireballs that lit up the night sky, shattering window miles away and raining debris across the city.
Twelve of the dead were from teams of more than 1,000 firefighters sent to fight the ensuing blaze which broke out in the city of Tianjin, around 90 miles from Beijing, at around 11.30pm local time last night.
The blasts detonated with such force they registered on the Richter scale and were visible from space, sending terrified residents running from their homes fearing there had been earthquake.
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They claim it was a hazmat warehouse. Maybe the cars are in an adjacent unrelated area.
That’s why they are all the same.
Those look like new VW beetles.
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China originally only acknowledged a few hundred deaths from that earthquake.
Then again, it was in a warehouse area near midnight. Hopefully no homes in range.
1931 China Flood 2.5 million-3.5 million
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_China_floods
The worst 5 floods by death in history are all in China. Hard to believe the staggering death toll.
This is what Iran nuclear sites and their gov’t buildings should look like after an American bombing run.
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