2015年CRI 天津爆炸受害者得到妥善安置

 

Local authorities launched emergency response measures soon after the deadly warehouse¹ blasts.

Hospitals across the city became triage centers for the injured, while locals were called on to donate blood.

In addition, massive donations have been pouring in, with people just looking to help.

"We found out that they were short of water, food, and clothes, so we came here to see the real situation. Later, if our help isn't needed, we won't come back. It's not because we don't want to help. It's that we're worried we may affect traffic or the rescue operations."

The blasts have left at least 50 people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized.

Dozens of buildings in residential² communities surrounding the Port have also been damaged, some significantly.

Around 6-thousand people have been put up in temporary shelters established at schools and tourist sites.

Many of them say they're still trying to come to grips with what they went through.

"It's horrible when I recall the explosion, which was really a shocking sight. Volunteers managed to organize bus services and transferred us to the relocation site."

A volunteer center has been established in the Tianjin Development Area, where around a thousand people have gathered.

Around 800 volunteers remain mobilized in that area to help.

"A number of charities have been asking us what they need. What we need right now mostly are tents and quilts. We are covered for most other necessities."

Local companies have also been stepping in to try to assistance to those put-out by the explosions.

Social networking platforms are calling for more volunteers at this point, but say food and drinking water supplies are not an issue in Tianjin at the moment.

For CRI, I'm Luo Bin³.

1 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

2 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。