1. Contaminated air not a big risk

The contaminated air above the area might not be directly affecting the general environment as long as the explosions in the hazardous area come to a definite end, Bao Jingling, head of the Tianjin Environmental Protection Emergency Team said.

2. Precipitation being monitored meticulously:

Sewage contaminated by the cyanide after the explosions on August 12 has been monitored meticulously in the affected area. All the polluted sewage should be sufficiently decomposed. Emergency measures have been prepared given the increased chance of large amounts of precipitation in the coming days, Bao said in the press conference held today.

3. Environmental assistance from other places:

Environmental experts from Beijing, Hebei and Jiangsu have headed to Tianjin, offering their services to help with the severe pollution resulting from the explosions in the Tianjin Binhai New Area. All the polluted areas have been cordoned off and experts have advised people to stay away from the confined areas, Bao said in the press conference held today.

4. Armed police join rescue work:

According to Bao Yingxiang, China has dispatched 2,700 armed police to the Tianjin Binhai New Area. In addition to paving a 1,500 meter causeway leading to the center of the devastated area, 22 military doctors have also been drafted in and have so far treated 322 injured people.

5. Accommodation, food and medicine:

Roughly 15,000 people affected by the explosions have relocated to newly designated schools where sufficient food and medicine is being provided, said Zong Guoying, the Tianjin Binhai New Area Party secretary. Moreover, 205 teams are offering psychological assistance to the families whose relatives are either dead or missing as a result of the disaster.

6. Investigation of the accident will be transparent and just:

The investigation into the devastating blast in the Tianjin Binhai New Area will be transparent, just and straightforward, said Zong Guoying, the region's Party secretary.

7. Government to offer housing consultation service:

The government in Tianjin will arrange consultations with those whose houses have been damaged by the explosions. The consultants will offer knowledge to those residents seeking home repair and compensation in light of certain legal provisions, said Zong Guoqing.

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