The flood outbreak, the sky flying to rescue the "Kobe"

Author | Yang Jin, Shan Jiaxin, Li Yan, Li Honghai

On July 12, due to the heavy rainfall in a short time, the rivers of Pingwu County, Sichuan Province, surged in mountain floods. The Tibetan Tibetan towns in the valley suffered the worst. Many people trapped people faced the danger of life and urgently needed to rescue.

(Video source: Xinhua News Agency)

After the disaster, a transport and rescue regiment in the Western Theater Air Force had an emergency dispatch of military helicopters and flew to Pingwu County, Sichuan 4 times to participate in the rescue and rescue work.

At 9 am, after the group received the flying order to the disaster area, the group quickly selected pilots with rescue experience, navigation instructions, and air mechanics composition crews. Essence More than an hour later, a military helicopter took off from a certain airport in western Sichuan, equipped with air lifeguards, medical staff and rescue equipment to fly to the disaster area.

On the way to the disaster area, due to sudden rainstorms, the rain and mist in the sky were permeated, the mountains were covered, and the visibility was low. In addition, the high -voltage wires of the valley were distributed.

After the flood, the house collapsed, the roads collapsed, and the bridge was broken. It was difficult to find a landing venue at the scene. After several reconnaissance, the crew chose to stop on an open space of less than 10 square meters. Challenge.

The deputy head of Liu Bing, who drove the aircraft with more than 6,000 hours of flight experience. The old pilot who participated in the 2008 "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake relief and the 2013 Lushan earthquake relief, calmly manipulated the driving rod, decreased height, and finally Hanging through a single wheel, landing smoothly.

The first batch of nine people quickly boarded the plane and were sent to the rescue site at Pingwu County Middle School. As of 16:00 on July 13, they had a total of 4 aircrafts and 39 rescue people.

"As an air emergency rescue force, we are standing at any time and wearing the order. As long as the people need, we will fly to the rescue site as soon as possible." Said Zhan Honghao, a coach of the group's flight brigade.

Where there is danger, there are people of the people of the people.

Producer: Li Pangfeng Long Shaohua

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