Quadcopter Drone Lifts Man From Oil Tanker as Typhoon Maysak Forces 130,000 Evacuations
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Updated · Futurism · Jul 8
Quadcopter Drone Lifts Man From Oil Tanker as Typhoon Maysak Forces 130,000 Evacuations
3 articles · Updated · Futurism · Jul 8
Summary
Xinhua footage showed a large quadcopter hoisting a stranded man from the top of an oil tanker in Guangxi after a rescuer strapped him into a harness above fast-rising floodwaters.
Guangxi was hit hardest by Typhoon Maysak, with rain totals reaching 35 inches in a few days and water climbing halfway up transmission poles and past the first floors of nearby buildings.
CGTN said responders also deployed telecommunication drones to restore internet links in flooded areas, helping victims contact first responders and relatives outside the disaster zone.
The storm system also spawned a powerful tornado in Hubei and triggered major landslides in Gansu, underscoring the strain on China's emergency response as another typhoon approaches.