Shanghai rescue team supporting Henan floods

#Pudong's Sanqi Emergency Rescue Team received a call for help from #Zhengzhou authorities on July 19 as waters in the city and its surrounds began to rise. The next morning a group of 16 set off in six vehicles for Henan carrying lifeboats and other rescue equipment, including an underwater robot.

When the team arrived on July 20 they helped with the rescue effort in Henan's capital, Zhengzhou, rescuing people stuck inside housing complexes in Zhongmu. On July 24 they headed to Xinxiang, about one hundred kilometers north of the city, where thousands remained stranded in villages situated along the Wei River.

There they spent two days rescuing citizens who had become trapped when the river burst its banks. Many in the village ignored early warnings to leave, telling local officials they did not expect the water would rise much higher than 30 centimeters.

Dozens of rescue teams from all across China, including the Pudong Sanqi team, quickly went to work rescuing citizens who had been stuck for days, many without water, food or medication.

Full story: https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2107262611/

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