On the front line of battle! The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force have effectively completed flood prevention and disaster relief work support | Local | The People's Liberation Army
CCTV News: Since the end of July, extreme rainfall has occurred in North China, Huanghuai, Northeast China and other areas, causing floods and geological disasters. The People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force have invested in disaster relief work in multiple regions. On the afternoon of August 14th, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, Wu Qian, introduced the situation of military support for local flood control and disaster relief.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, Wu Qian: Recently, several provinces across the country have experienced floods and geological disasters due to adverse weather conditions.The Joint Command Center of the Military Commission immediately initiated emergency response, made meticulous deployments, coordinated the allocation of resources, and guided relevant theater operations to actively carry out disaster relief operations. The officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, the People's Armed Police Force, and the reserve personnel of the militia, upon hearing orders, moved forward and fought continuously, fully supporting local flood control and disaster relief work in Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Fujian, and other places. So far, the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force have deployed more than 44000 troops, organized more than 29000 militiamen, dispatched more than 5400 vehicles and engineering machinery, more than 880 boats and aircraft more than 200 sorties, cooperated with the local authorities to search and rescue and transfer more than 148000 people affected by the disaster, provided medical treatment more than 10000 people, blocked more than 450 piping breaches, filled and transported more than 3.57 million sandbags, built 81 kilometers of reinforced dams, repaired and dredged more than 740 kilometers of roads, cleared more than 400000 cubic meters of silt, prevented epidemic disinfection and sterilization 4.23 million square meters, and transported more than 9000 tons of materials, effectively completing flood prevention and relief work. At this moment, many soldiers are still fighting on the front line of flood prevention and disaster relief, practicing the fundamental purpose of "serving the people wholeheartedly" with their lives. When the people need it, the soldiers of the younger generation will charge forward without hesitation!
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