China Combats Dongting Lake Dike Breach with High-Tech Gear 🚁📡
When nature strikes, tech fights back! 🌊💥 China is pulling out all the stops to tackle a dike breach at Dongting Lake, deploying drones, satellites, and helicopters to get the situation under control.
Over the weekend, more than 1,400 heroes from the National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Team rushed to the scene. 🔥👩🚒 While they're known for battling blazes, these folks are also pros at handling floods and other emergencies.
Joining the mission, the China National Engineering and Construction Corporation (aka China Anneng) sent in an extra 350 rescuers and a whopping 98 pieces of critical gear. Talk about squad goals! 🚀
Keeping everyone connected is crucial, so state rescue authorities deployed two compound-wing drones to Huarong County—the hardest-hit area—to maintain the communication network. 📶🛸 Meanwhile, China Anneng is using satellites to map out the area and keep tabs on what's happening from above. 🛰️
But that's not all! An Mi-171 and an H125 helicopter have swooped in, ready for action like something out of an action movie. 🚁 They're prepping for aerial reconnaissance and transport missions to support the ground crew.
On the watery front, the \"Changsha\" emergency response ship is getting down to business, helping drive piles to reinforce the breach and placing stones to stop further erosion. 🚢🛠️
With all this tech and teamwork, China is showing that when the going gets tough, the tough get high-tech! 💪🤖
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Drones, satellites and helicopters: China battles Dongting dike breach
cgtn.com
