Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, July 25th (Zhao Wanshu, Ren Fan) In the past few days, Xinxiang City, Henan Province has encountered rare flood conditions. A brigade of the 83rd Group Army moved on hearing the order and dispatched 3 Zhi-20 helicopters to the front line of the disaster area to perform aerial surveys and inspections. Airdrop relief supplies and other tasks.
It is understood that this is the first time that the Zhi-20 helicopter has participated in the flood control and disaster relief mission.
Since its first dispatch at 17:00 on July 23, the brigade’s 33 officers and soldiers have continued to fight. The Z-20 helicopters have flown 70 sorties, accurately delivered more than 75 tons of various materials, rescued more than 20,000 people, and covered 17 villages. .
In this rescue operation, the brigade gave full play to the advantages of air-ground integration and dispatched air commanders to uniformly dispatch 3 helicopters, carrying rescue supplies such as drinking water, medicine, and food, to Hongzhou Township, Yuhe Township, Huixian County, Xinxiang City, etc. In areas with inconvenient transportation, airdrops, land-based distribution, etc., are used to provide assistance to the disaster areas.
It is reported that since the Zhi-20 helicopter was installed on the brigade, it has been undertaking various training support tasks.
The brigade rushed into the rescue of Zhi-20 helicopters, which greatly improved the rescue efficiency.