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Aerial images: Destruction at Lac-Megantic Aerial images: Destruction at Lac-Megantic
(7 days later)
Canadian investigators have begun searching the cause of the runaway oil train that derailed in Quebec on Saturday morning.Canadian investigators have begun searching the cause of the runaway oil train that derailed in Quebec on Saturday morning.
The carriages of the train exploded in the centre of the small town of Lac-Megantic, destroying at around 30 buildings and killing at least 15 people.The carriages of the train exploded in the centre of the small town of Lac-Megantic, destroying at around 30 buildings and killing at least 15 people.
Scattered oil tank wagon wheelsetsScattered oil tank wagon wheelsets
Wrecked oil tank wagonsWrecked oil tank wagons
Burnt-out carsBurnt-out cars
Houses destroyedHouses destroyed
Shops burnt to the groundShops burnt to the ground
Before and after
Satellite images captured by US space agency Nasa two days apart show the scale of the inferno in comparison to major urban centres close to Lac-Megantic.Satellite images captured by US space agency Nasa two days apart show the scale of the inferno in comparison to major urban centres close to Lac-Megantic.