China Military

Western Theater Command air force opens air rescue routes to Luding County

Source: China Military Online
Editor: Lin Congyi

Time: 2022-09-09 01:00:38

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BEIJING, Sept. 8 -- After a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Luding County, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command opened ten rescue air routes in particularly difficult circumstances to lift the local residents out of plight on Sept. 6, 2022.

An aviation regiment of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command dispatched two helicopters to carry out emergency reconnaissance and rescue operations in Luding County.