China News Agency, Beirut, September 27 (Ding Wendong, Zhao Wenhuan) At 4:50 am local time on the 27th in Beirut, the 19th batch of 20 Chinese soldiers from the first echelon of the multifunctional engineering unit of peacekeeping missions to Lebanon went to the Lebanese capital by motorized maneuver. Beirut, assist the local area in post-disaster reconstruction.
On August 4, local time, two explosions occurred in the port of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Many blocks in downtown Beirut were destroyed and many houses were damaged. About 200 people were killed, 6,000 were injured, and 300,000 people were left homeless due to the explosion. .
According to the authorization of the UN Security Council and the order of the UN Interim Force Command in Lebanon: China's 19th batch of multifunctional engineering units for peacekeeping in Lebanon dispatched 41 people in two batches on September 27 and 29, with 15 units of various types of machinery, vehicles and equipment to Beirut Perform post-disaster reconstruction assistance tasks.
After receiving the order, China's 19th batch of multifunctional engineering units for peacekeeping in Lebanon quickly formed part of the force into an assistance detachment. A total of 41 personnel, 11 vehicles, and 4 machinery were dispatched. There were a command and coordination group and a political work group. , Comprehensive security group, medical rescue group and engineering operation group.
This assistance mission is mainly to go to Beirut port, Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs office buildings and urban streets to carry out post-disaster reconstruction work such as material rescue, demolition of damaged warehouses, available steel recycling, construction waste removal and damaged houses reinforcement repair.
It is understood that the duration of the assistance mission is about 20 days. The first echelon arrived in Beirut on September 27 to complete the deployment, and the second echelon is scheduled to depart on September 29.
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