Cyanide cleaning at China blast site

Rescuers on Sunday cleaned up hundreds of tonnes of highly-toxic cyanide remaining in China's Tianjin city after twin-blasts at a warehouse that claimed 112 lives, a media report said.

Initial estimates put the amount of cyanide at the site at hundreds of tonnes, most of which was unaffected, Xinhua quoted Shi Luze, chief of staff of the Beijing military area command as saying.

Rescuers were using hydrogen peroxide to neutralise the toxins and building cofferdams to enclose the damaged barrels.

Meanwhile, Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited the blast site earlier in the day.

He was also scheduled to visit firefighters, rescuers and those injured in the calamity.

A total of 112 bodies have been found, while 95 people, including 85 firefighters, still remain missing.

Over 700 people have been hospitalised, including 58 in critical condition, the rescue headquarters said.