O explozie produsa joi intr-o uzina chimica din estul Chinei a facut cel putin 44 de morti, potrivit unui nou bilant anuntat vineri dimineata de autoritati.
Potrivit municipalitatii din Yancheng, alte 90 de persoane au fost grav ranite atunci cand deflagratia a distrus unele cladiri ale uzinei, a avariat cladiri de locuinte si a aruncat in aer un urias nor de fum. Peste 3.000 de persoane au fost evacuate, relateaza AFP.
Explozia a avut loc, joi, la ora locala 14:48 (06:48 GMT), intr-o uzina a companiei Tianjiayi Chemical, in orasul Yancheng din provincia Jiangsu (est), a informat municipalitatea pe reteaua sociala Weibo.
Semn al violentei exploziei, Centrul national de seismologie a anuntat pentru aceeasi ora un cutremur de pamant cu magnitudinea 2,2 grade in apropierea locului catastrofei.
Vineri, peste 3.500 de membri ai echipelor de salvare erau mobilizati pe teren, au anuntat autoritatile din Yancheng, oras situat la 260 de kilometri nord de metropola Shanghai.
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- WeatherVideos (@weather_videos) March 21, 2019
#Yancheng, #Jiangsu Province. A chemical plant #explosion. #江苏盐城 pic.twitter.com/jcod5lel0G
- I speak panda 🐼 (@voiceofchinatv) March 22, 2019
More videos making their rounds showing the impact of today's #explosion in Yancheng, Jiangsu. Cannot confirm if this footage indeed is #Yancheng, there are also older videos/images resurfacing now. pic.twitter.com/kcjmLLj6J8 @vitaxnewsroom
- vitaxnewsroom (@vitaxnewsroom) March 21, 2019
Daja vu of 2015 Tianjin chemical blasts and fearing death toll may rise further- Dozens killed as huge #explosion rips apart #chemical plant in eastern #China @CNNI https://t.co/TMM5qHg4bP
- Steven Jiang (@StevenCNN) March 22, 2019
#China #chemical plant #blast #explosion in east China's #Jiangsu Province Rescue efforts are underway pic.twitter.com/ngk4Hupoqf
- Mahendran S (@sachi_mahe) March 22, 2019