In Pictures: Tianjin port city shaken by massive blasts
A series of explosions rocked the Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday night, killing at least 105 people and injuring more than 500. The blasts were so massive that they could be seen by satellites in space, damaged vast areas of the Tianjin port, 10th largest in the world, and shattered windows of homes kilometres away. Shipping containers were tossed around like match sticks, hundreds of new cars were torched and port buildings left as burnt-out shells.
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Burnt out Volkswagen cars are pictured on the second morning after a series of explosions at a chemical warehouse hit the city of Tianjin, China on Aug 14, 2015.
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Damaged buildings and cars are seen near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin city, on Aug 13, 2015.
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People putting up tents in a temporary shelter at an elementary school in Tianjin on Aug 13, 2015.
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An employee of the company based at the site of huge explosion at the port in Tianjin, China, showing a picture of her missing colleague to officials at the hospital on Aug 14, 2015.
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Students and teachers standing around candles which form into Chinese characters "Tanggu be safe" and a heart shape, during a candlelight vigil for victims of the explosions in Tianjin on Wednesday night, at a school in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, China, on Aug 13, 2015.
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An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital after the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, on Aug 13, 2015.
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People line up to get clothes handed out by volunteers at the hallway of a primary school serving as temporary shelter for victims after the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, Aug 13, 2015
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An injured man (right) looks on near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, Aug 13, 2015.
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An injured man walks out from a residential area near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China on Aug 13, 2015.
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Shattered windows are seen on the façade of a residential building near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin, northern China on Aug 13, 2015.
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Damaged vehicles at the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin on Aug 13, 2015.
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A man wearing a mask walks past overturned shipping containers after explosions hit the Binhai new district in Tianjin on Aug 13, 2015.
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A man tries to salvage items among the rubble and debris of damaged buildings after a huge explosion rocked the port city of Tianjin, China on Aug 13, 2015.
Damaged vehicles are seen under bridges close to the site of the explosions at Binhai new district, Tianjin on Aug 13, 2015.
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A general view of the destruction after explosions in the port area of Tianjin, northern China on Aug 13, 2015
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Vehicles are seen burning after blasts at Binhai new district in Tianjin municipality, China, Aug 13, 2015.
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