The Chinese PLA soldiers carry life supplies for the disaster-affected people.
BEIJING, June 4 -- Recently, continuous heavy rain resulted in the rapid rise of water level in several rivers at Dulongjiang Township of Gongshan County in Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Nujiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The following succession of mountain collapses, mudslides, and other disasters damaged the roads, communication, and power supply facilities. Some houses were severely damaged, posing a significant threat to the safety of the local people's lives and property.
On June 1, an army brigade under the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command dispatched a contingent composed of over 30 service members for disaster relief mission. The contingent rushed to the most severely affected Kongdang Village with specialized equipment to conduct emergency rescue operations.
As of noon on June 2, the disaster relief contingent, in collaboration with the local government, had evacuated 134 affected households of 728 people with no casualties, recovered over 1,000 pieces of materials, identified five positions of potential risk, and transported about five tons of disaster relief supplies, thereby providing effective life support for the disaster-affected people.
