天津港爆炸事故遇难者升至129人

Rescue authorities have updated the death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions to 129, with 44 still missing. All of the dead have been identified, including 76 firefighters and seven policemen.

Meanwhile, 610 people remain hospitalized, 39 of them in serious condition. A total of 187 injured people have been discharged from hospital. Personnel have removed over three thousand burnt-out cars and almost 1,700 containers from the site.

Two blasts ripped through a warehouse storing dangerous chemicals in north China's Tianjin Port on August 12th. The cause of the blasts is still being investigated.