Tianjin blast: Images reveal extent of devastation

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As dawn broke over Tianjin on Thursday, the extent of the devastation from two massive explosions at the port became clear. These are the latest pictures from the northern Chinese city.

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A satellite picture before the blastsImage source, Google/Sky Imaging
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A satellite image of the area before the explosions

A satellite picture after the blastsImage source, Google/Sky Imaging
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The same area seen after the blasts

Burnt carsImage source, AP
Wreckage after two massive explosions in TianjinImage source, Getty Images
Smoke billows from the site of two explosions at TianjinImage source, Getty Images
Tianjin residents walk through the streets after two massive explosionsImage source, Reuters
In this photo released by China"s Xinhua News Agency, smoke rise from the site of explosions from a nearby building in the Binhai New Area in northeastern China"s Tianjin municipality, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015.Image source, Yue Yuewei, Xinhua via AP
Cars destroyed by explosion (13 August 2015)Image source, EPA
Parked cars damaged by blastImage source, Getty Images
A firefighter reacts as he receives treatment at a hospital after the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
Burnt out carsImage source, Reuters
Volkswagen carsImage source, Getty Images
A bulldozer works near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
Containers flung around (13 August 2015)Image source, STR
Overturned containers are seen near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
Containers were blown into canals (13 August 2015)Image source, Getty Images
A driver is seen inside a damaged car on a highway near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
Windows shattered in Tianjin (13 August 2015)Image source, Getty Images
Damaged buildings and cars are seen near the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district, Tianjin, August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
A survivor talk on his mobile phone at the site of the explosions at the Binhai new district in Tianjin August 13, 2015Image source, Reuters
Site of explosion day after the blast, smoke (13 August 2015)Image source, Getty Images
A man takes pictures at the explosion site in Binhai new district in Tianjin, China August 13, 2015.Image source, Reuters
A man walks through the site of an explosion at a warehouse in northeastern China"s Tianjin municipality - 13 August 2015Image source, AP
Man walking, wounded, in Tianjin (13 August 2015)Image source, Getty Images