China News Service, Kunming, June 6 (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) The provincial headquarters for the safety and precaution of the Asian elephant herd moved northward announced on the evening of the 6th that as of 16:50 that day, affected by continuous thunderstorms, after the elephant herd moved northwest Turning to the south, the overall migration is 5.5 kilometers westward, and the activity continues in Xiyang Township, Jinning District, Kunming City, and the people are in peace.
A male elephant was out of the group and moved 1.5 kilometers to the northeast of the elephant group.
In the early morning of June 6, there were two heavy rains in Xiyang Township.
At 0:30, night infrared monitoring by drones of the Yunnan Forest Fire Fighting Corps showed that the activities of the elephant herds had decreased, and sometimes they were still huddled together to keep warm.
The picture shows the elephant group monitored.
Provided by Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade
In order to do a good job in deployment, the on-site headquarters put in more than 440 emergency response personnel and police personnel on the same day, dispatched 115 emergency vehicles, 14 UAVs, and advised more than 150 vehicles to return to ensure the safety of people and elephants along the way.
At the same time, strengthen research, judgment and analysis, target groups may continue to migrate routes, and carry out guidance and deployment.
Overcoming the monitoring difficulties caused by heavy rainfall, and under the premise of ensuring safety, organize personnel to carry out ground tracking.
The picture shows the elephant group monitored.
Provided by Yunnan Forest Fire Brigade
In view of the approach to the college entrance examination, the site headquarters established an information sharing mechanism with the Yunnan Provincial Enrollment and Examination Office and the Yunnan Provincial Railway Protection Office to timely report the movement of elephants, and to ensure the smoothness of railways and roads during the college entrance examination and the personal safety of candidates.
A reminder letter was issued to the Yuxi City Government, requiring Yimen County and Eshan County to give early warning and deploy defenses in advance to ensure seamless connection.
Emergency coordination and deployment of the county and urban areas in the border of Jinning and Ningxia to ensure smooth migration of the elephant herd.
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