Toll from Tianjin Blasts Rises

The death toll from last week's twin blasts in Tianjin, China, has risen to 114, with 70 people still missing, according to China's Xhinghua news service. About 700 people, including 57 in critical condition, remain hospitalized.

Officials say the explosions affected 1,700 businesses and 17,000 households, displacing at least 6,000 residents. More than 2,000 soldiers and police officers are cleaning up damage within three kilometers of the blast site in a warehouse area near the city's wharf.

Reports indicate some 7,500 vehicles from Hyundai-Kia, Renault and Volkswagen were destroyed. BMW, Ford, General Motors and other carmakers have not yet reported their losses.

The mayor of Tianjin told reporters earlier today that most of the highly toxic sodium cyanide thrown across a 100,000 square-meter area by the blasts will be collected and cleared today.