Tough to focus on the positives from this tragedy. But definitely still glad to know for those that risked their lives to save other lives, it's not a guaranteed death when it seems like it was.
104 confirmed dead. Still missing some firefighters. Not 100% sure what kind of chemicals are stored at the area still. Possibly ~700 tons of sodium cyanide http://news.yahoo.com/china-blast-zone-evacuated-over-chemical-contamination-fears-071734470.html
Knowing it's a chemical explosion, there's a huge health risk for all those people living around the area. It might not even show up right now, maybe years down the road. I would move out of the area and find out the type of chemicals exposed in the air.
Yep, you get the fuck outta there asap. These chemical damages will be different from radiation damages, but I assume both are still a threat to human's health. On a separate note, Japan restarted one of their nuclear plants (with new safety standards in place after the 2011 disaster) and a volcano is due for eruption just 50km from that plant. Not good.
sad truth is that this will all blow over in a month... never to be spoken about again and the locals will be left with nothing from mainland gov.... That conversation from fireman is just terrible, like somethign out of a movie
Saw some clips over there, a lot of people are wearing something like gas masks. Families busting in government offices and demand answers but notHong useful so they went to the media. Some international and local media to pressure the government.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...on-site-may-have-been-70-times-allowed-amount the sodium cyanide might have been 70x more than it was allowed...
The poignant text messages between fire fighters is just a grim reminder of what true honor and bravery is. One man is unquestionably rushing headlong towards a life or death situation, leaving a last will with a colleague before going in. There isn't a trace of bravado in his words, just quiet unbending courage; it's damn humbling to read such a message. I'm glad that he made it out OK. On the flip side, the news that the amounts of allowed hazardous chemical storage was exceeded by an amount seventy times normal, is exactly the kind of malfeasance that one expects out of China. Given the fact that nothing in China EVER happens without leadership knowledge, I wonder just how high up the politburo will allow the stink of this to go? To say that heads will roll is a given; just how high up will those heads be is now the question...
Not surprised by this at all.....and agreed bravo for the firefighters for doing their job and going beyond. Have they cleared out the citizens though that live close to this city? I figured they would and so that they wouldn't have to breathe the already toxic air that the city gives off.
A lot of people are protesting, they want the government to buy back their properties and compensate them. Property there are shit now, it's not safe to live there because of the toxic chemicals everywhere. People who just bought homes there are in deep trouble. There were a lot new properties being build around that area.
The fireman saw his own fireman guy pass away, that's just depressing. And considering the gear they wear, thats nothing. And it's the cyanide gas that kills their lungs. Also, even with a 1000m safety radius that explosion was way more at a larger scale than the limits.
Watch this It shows CNN reporter trying to just talk about the site and the background of where the explosion occurred. But then Chinese people with no tags or anything to say who they are or what stance they have come and push the CNN guys away. saying it's really dangerous and unsafe......yet the reporter makes a good point....what is everyone wearing.
From what was shown, it's mostly middle class folks with their families, but I'm sure all types of people were protesting, they want the government to step in and help them out.
This is really sad. A lot of innocent people died. Specially, the chemical that released after the explosion will also affect people.
So, why am I quoting myself? Well, it's been about a month; so what happened in Tianjin? What is the Chinese press doing? Is it still reporting on it? Is there still any investigation going on?
