As of 17 August, a minimum of 114 people have died after the huge explosion caused by a shipment of explosives in a warehouse for hazardous goods operated by Ruihai Logistics, at the Chinese port of Tianjin, north of Beijing.
At least 70 people, mostly firefighters, are still missing while more than 720 people have been taken to hospital and at least 6,000 people displaced according to state media.
The explosions at about 23:30 pm local time (17.30 UK time) last Wednesday (12 August), sent massive fireballs into the sky and were powerful enough that the shockwaves knocked people over several kilometres away, according to local media reports.
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