Слайд 2Late on the night of August 12, a series of ferocious
explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored, sending massive fireballs into the sky above the port city of Tianjin, China.
The blasts killed at least 50 people and injured more than 700, Chinese state media reported. Nearby residents woke to find a devastated industrial landscape of incinerated cars, toppled shipping containers, burned-out buildings, and broken windows for miles around.
The exact cause of the disaster is still being investigated.
A damaged car sits at the site of the massive
explosions in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Vehicles are seen burning after blasts at Binhai
New Area in Tianjin, China, on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 5 Flames rise next to damaged buildings at the site of
an explosion in Tianjin.
Слайд 6 A damaged bus sits near the
site of a series of explosions in Tianjin.
Слайд 7 A resident wearing a mask walks past damaged
cars and strewn debris
near the site of a series of explosions in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 8 Firefighters in protective gear watch as smoke continues
to billow out
after an explosion at a warehouse in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 9Fire trucks and other rescue vehicles are pictured as smoke rises
among shipping containers after explosions in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 10 Smoke rises behind
mangled shipping containers, crushed
by the shockwaves of a series of explosions in Tianjin.
Слайд 11 Shattered windows are seen on the
facade of a residential building
near the explosion site in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 12 Burned cars sit in front of still-burning debris after the
explosions in Tianjin.
Слайд 13A man stands near broken glass on a road after a
nearby explosion shattered windows at a residential compound in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 14 An injured man leaves a residential area near
the explosion site in Tianjin.
Слайд 15 Crushed and overturned containers are seen near the explosion site
in Tianjin.
Слайд 16 A driver sits inside a damaged
car near the explosion site in Tianjin.
Слайд 17 Smoke billows from the explosion site in
Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 18 Rows of cars are burned after the explosions
at a warehouse in Tianjin.
Слайд 19 A damaged car sits covered with
shattered wall tiles and window
parts at the explosion site in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 20 Rows of burned Volkswagen cars sit near
the explosion site in Tianjin.
Слайд 21 Fire engines are seen at the explosion site in
Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
carry the body of a victim onto a van
after explosions in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 23Residents take photos of what appears to be a metal container
thrown several kilometers from the explosion site in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 24 Shattered building windows are
seen near the explosion site.
Слайд 25 The interior of a damaged
apartment next to the explosion site.
Слайд 26 Shards of window glass remain embedded in the
wall of a stairway in
a building near the explosion site in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 27 Smoke billows behind rows
of burned cars at the explosion
site in northern China on August 13, 2015.
a row of damaged cars outside a residential
building near the explosion site on August 13, 2015.
are seen as smoke rises from the debris
after the explosions in Tianjin on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 30 Damaged vehicles sit near the site of the
explosions on August 13, 2015.
Слайд 31 Residents gather near the explosion site at a
port in Tianjin municipality.
Слайд 32Medical volunteers walk past tents set up on the playground of
a primary school as temporary shelters for victims after explosions in Tianjin.
Слайд 33 Victims of the massive explosions sit in
a tent in a temporary shelter.