The 13th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to UNMISS conducts soil excavation operations at the construction site. (Photo by Luo Kun)
我维和官兵在施工现场进行取土作业。罗坤摄
WAU, South Sudan, June 25 -- The 13th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has repaired a total of 179 kilometers of supply lines in Western Bahr el Ghazal, Warrap State, and Unity State after six months’ arduous work.
南苏丹瓦乌6月25日电中国第13批赴南苏丹维和工兵分队官兵克服多重挑战，半年时间里在南苏丹西加扎勒河州、瓦拉普州、团结州抢修179公里补给线。
At the beginning of this year, the UNMISS assigned the Chinese peacekeepers to restore an important local supply route between Warrap State and Unity State, which serves as a vital lifeline for local transportation. However, this route was seriously damaged due to long-term surging floods and passing vehicles. If it can not be repaired timely, the local people's daily lives would become tougher once the rainy season started.
今年年初，联南苏团向我工兵分队下达“阿加夸克-阿比恩洪”补给线的修复任务。该路线十分重要，是瓦拉普州和团结州两地民众交通往来的“生命线”，但由于长期洪水冲刷和车辆碾压，道路损坏十分严重，如果不及时施工，雨季来临之后当地民众日常生活将难以为继。
The supply route spans the UNMISS Sector West and Sector Unity, which made this mission the first cross-sector construction operation in the history of UNMISS. Add to this, the security situation in the Sector Unity has been tense, while some construction areas are adjacent to the disputed regions. The difficulty of the task was thus greatly increased.
然而，由于该补给线横跨联南苏团西战区和团结战区，此次任务成为联南苏团历史上的首次跨战区施工作业，但此时的团结战区安全形势紧张，一些施工地域毗邻争议地区，这都在很大程度上增加了任务的难度。
While the Chinese contingent dispatched peacekeepers to get down to the construction work, the UNMISS assigned another route construction task. This meant that the Chinese peacekeepers had to work simultaneously at two places, and the newly added construction site was over two hundred kilometers away.
而就在分队派出官兵对“阿加夸克-阿比恩洪”补给线紧张施工的同时，联南苏团又部署了“迪祖贝尔-拉加”补给线的施工任务。这意味着官兵们要两线作战，而且新增的迪祖贝尔施工驻点距离还在两百公里之外。
Faced with enormous challenges, the Chinese peacekeepers showed great enthusiasm. Against scorching heat, rampant mosquitoes, and other harsh natural conditions, they worked hard and efficiently completed the construction tasks. Despite the lack of specialized equipment and materials, they managed to repair multiple severely damaged bridges by adopting innovative construction measures based on local conditions.
面对重重挑战，任务分队官兵干劲十足，一方面不畏高温炎热、蚊虫肆虐等恶劣自然条件，发挥拼搏精神高效施工，另一方面还充分发挥主动性，在缺乏专业装备器材的条件下，因地制宜采取创新性施工举措，完成了多项损坏严重的桥梁修复任务。
Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian, the Force Commander of UNMISS, expressed his appreciation to members of the 13th Chinese Peacekeeping Horizontal Engineering Company to the UNMISS during his recent inspection. He commended them for never backing down in the face of difficulties, and for timely restoring these lifelines of material supply and emergency medical treatment.
前不久，联南苏团总司令莫汉•苏布拉玛尼安在视察中国第13批赴南苏丹维和工兵分队工作时，代表联南苏团对分队成员表示感谢，赞赏他们面对重重困难从未退缩，及时打通多条物资补给和急诊就医“生命线”的行为。
