Burnt vehicles cleaned up in core blast area in Tianjin

Rescuers and machines clean up burnt vehicles in the core blast area in Tianjin, Aug 20.

Ceremony held on seventh day of Tianjin blasts to mourn victims

People hold three-minute silence at a ceremony to mark the seventh day since the blasts rocked a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in Tianjin Binhai New Area, Aug 18.

Premier Li Keqiang visits blast zone in Tianjin

In pictures: Life near Tianjin blasts site

A local resident wearing face mask passes through a cordoned off area after retrieving some basic necessities from his home near the warehouse explosions site on Aug 15, 2015.

In the face of chaos, people persevere

In the face of chaos, people persevere.

Premier requests efforts to minimize casualties

Premier Li Keqiang visited firefighters, police officers and local residents at Teda Hospital in Tianjin on the afternoon of Aug 16, and wished them a speedy recovery.

Rescue soldiers and firefighters are ‘patron saints’ of Tianjin

“You disregard your own safety and ignore any danger - you are patron saints of the city”, Premier Li Keqiang told soldiers and firefighters taking part in search and rescue efforts at the site of the blast in Tianjin on Aug 16.

Premier offers words of comfort to evacuated residents

Premier Li Keqiang spoke with an injured migrant worker at a temporary shelter in Tianjin on the afternoon of Aug 16, and asked questions such as “Where are you from?”, “How exactly were you hurt?” and “Have you got any news about your friends?”

Firefighters: a steady presence at Tianjin blast site

Rescue operation continues, 64 hrs after blasts

Rescuers continue the search operation in the blast site at New Binhai Area, TIanjin, on Sunday. The death toll rose to 112 by 9 am and 95 remain missing, including 85 firefighters.

Shelters, medicine, daily necessities given to victims

Power supply workers install emergency lights at a primary school served as a temporary shelter after the warehouse explosion in Tianjin, Aug 14, 2015. Drinking water, food, clothes and quilts are adequate at the shelter.

Photos after massive blasts in Tianjin

Damaged building after the blasts in North China's Tianjin on Aug 13, 2015.