TIANJIN, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE DISASTER

The world in all its states

An episode from the series ARTE INVESTIGATION

Synopsis

2,400 tons of chemicals, including 700 tons of sodium cyanide (70 times the permitted amount), were being stored illegally just a few hundred meters from densely populated residential areas. The Tianjin explosion was not an accident, but the result of cronyism and corruption.

Six months later, the authorities have cleaned house, compensated the victims, and silenced dissent. Social peace has been restored. Until the next time.