Liaoning Deploys Drones as Emergency Communications Lifeline, Connecting Over 5,600 People

Persistent heavy rainfall has severely damaged communication infrastructure in parts of Fushun and Tieling cities in Liaoning Province, causing public network outages in multiple villages.

On the evening of July 13th, the Liaoning Provincial Emergency Management Department urgently dispatched two emergency command communication support drone units. They were deployed to Zhangdang Town in Dongzhou District, Fushun City, and Huangqizhai Town in Kaiyuan City, Tieling City, to execute the temporary restoration and support mission for public network communications in the disaster-affected areas.

Treating the disaster as a command, upon receiving the situation notification and work requirements from the Ministry of Emergency Management, the provincial emergency department swiftly coordinated with the provincial communications administration to dispatch the two drone units to the affected zones.

Concurrently, a seven-person working group from the provincial emergency department split into two teams and rushed to the sites to organize and coordinate the drone-based emergency command communication support efforts.

Both drone units arrived at their mission locations on the evening of the 13th. It is reported that the medium-sized composite-wing drones used for this mission are equipped with tri-network compatible emergency communication base stations. These can simultaneously provide temporary communication services for users of China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, with signal coverage extending over the disaster areas.

The two drones have cumulatively facilitated 5,636 user access sessions. This enabled local residents to establish contact with the outside world at the earliest opportunity, providing crucial information support for subsequent rescue forces to assess the disaster situation and conduct precise relief operations.

Currently, both drone units continue to perform communication support duties within their assigned mission areas. The next steps involve continuing emergency communication support work based on local needs, striving to fully safeguard this communications "lifeline" for the affected population.