pentyne posted:

So, 4 digit fatalities? At least.

Daduzi posted:

It's really hard to tell at this stage. It depends on how many people, if any, were living in the nearby buildings, whether the workers at the port were evacuated, and what kinds of buildings nearby were wrecked. If all the stars aligned correctly it could be as low as 50. Upper limit doesn't bear thinking about.

Madcosby posted:

i think if all the stars aligned you'd hope for 0

Kesper North posted:

Didn't basically this same thing happen in China less than a month ago on July 16 ? At a chemical plant in Rizhao?

Yes. Yes it did. http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/jul/16/huge-explosion-east-china-petrochemical-plant-caught-on-camera-video

Seems like it's getting more press this time.

Daduzi posted:

It's really hard to tell at this stage. It depends on how many people, if any, were living in the nearby buildings, whether the workers at the port were evacuated, and what kinds of buildings nearby were wrecked. If all the stars aligned correctly it could be as low as 50. Upper limit doesn't bear thinking about.

MrLonghair posted:

It's mainly about the emergency crews who were on the spot

Mr. Pumroy posted:

a cousin of mine from ulsan just north of busan is staying here in northern virginia living with her aunt while taking some kind of english program, and she is very impressed with how quiet everything is and also how the sky isn't a smog choked smother blanket. apparently ulsan is highly industrialized and polluted? i literally never ventured outside of seoul except on a few occasions and i kind of regret that now because busan does seem like a tight place.

Frog Act posted:

bear in chinese zoo eaten by ten tigers

Mr. Pumroy posted:

that's partly because when you live in seoul you by default assume anyone who lives outside of seoul is a slackjawed gaptoothed country yokel. i know i sure did. combine that with a very strong regional identity (like identifying yourself as a new englander/southerner/midwesterner/texan except with like a thousand plus years of history and war backing it up instead of 200-ish) and the typical rivalry between the two biggest cities in a nation and basically i think people from busan are barely human

a cousin of mine from ulsan just north of busan is staying here in northern virginia living with her aunt while taking some kind of english program, and she is very impressed with how quiet everything is and also how the sky isn't a smog choked smother blanket. apparently ulsan is highly industrialized and polluted? i literally never ventured outside of seoul except on a few occasions and i kind of regret that now because busan does seem like a tight place.

BiohazrD posted:

so after this is all settled how many people will be given a mock trial and executed for taking bribes to avoid safety inspections etc

I'm really expecting poisoned milk 2: electric boogaloo

Frog Act posted:

bear in chinese zoo eaten by ten tigers

http://shanghaiist.com/2015/08/12/formosan-black-bear-killed-ambush-tigers.php

warning: sad pictures of bear surrounded by tigers in link

BiohazrD posted:

so after this is all settled how many people will be given a mock trial and executed for taking bribes to avoid safety inspections etc

I'm really expecting poisoned milk 2: electric boogaloo

simplefish posted:

whatever7 posted:

Good Pacific Rim 2 stills

quote:

The news, reported by China's official Xinhua News Agency and on the state television channel CCTV, comes as the city of Tianjin, located some 90 miles southeast of Beijing, struggles to come to terms with the industrial accident, which also injured as many as 520 people.

Some 32 people were reported to be hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning, as residents posted photos of blown out windows and doors on social media.

The first blast, which occurred around 11:30 p.m. local time Wednesday night, was equivalent to 3 tons of TNT. The second explosion, triggered by the ensuing fire, had the power of a blast equal to 21 tons of TNT, the National Earthquake Bureau said.

Executives for Ruihai Logistics, the company which owns the warehouse where the inferno originated, have been arrested, local police said.

The website for Ruihai Logistics said the company is approved to handle hazardous materials.

China's President Xi Jinping also demanded severe punishment for anyone found responsible for the blast.

pentyne posted:

So any word on what chemicals were being stored there? Are we looking at 50k+ cancer diagnoses in the next 2 years in the city?

Haha, the death toll is now 44. The PRC must be scrambling to get boots on the ground to contain this before someone just reports "thousands confirmed dead"

quote:

As is customary during disasters, Chinese authorities are trying to keep a tight control over information.

Police are keeping journalists and bystanders away with a cordon as many as a few kilometers (miles) from the site. On China's popular microblogging platform of Weibo, some users complain that their posts about the blasts have been deleted, and the number of searchable posts on the disaster fluctuated, in a sign that authorities are manipulating or placing limits on the number of posts.

Madcosby posted:

i think if all the stars aligned you'd hope for 0

whatever7 posted:

Good practical effects

pentyne posted:

I still expect the local party heads to try and skim from the relief/donation aid that pours in. The Hazmat stuff means all those compounds are now in the air floating around settling into the city. Get the gently caress out now if you have the chance.

Data Graham posted:

Does "gaudiness" or "tackiness" register as a thing in China? Or is it a situation where there is no practical upper limit on how ostentatious you want to be, no matter how artificial it is?

I mean I know there are plenty of ascetic traditions and so on, but when it comes to post-Mao conspicuous consumption is it still kind of the wild west?