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Updated · People's Daily · Aug 25Guangxi Deploys Powered Pontoon Bridge for Flood Rescue After 159 Deaths
3 articles · Updated · People's Daily · Aug 25Summary
- A powered pontoon bridge was deployed Monday in Beijiang Township, Ningming County, to reach flood-hit areas and support emergency rescues.
- Typhoon-triggered heavy rainfall inundated parts of southern Guangxi, prompting rescue forces to move into Ningming County for stranded residents.
- Drone and ground images from Aug. 24 showed the bridge being assembled and sailing through flooded zones as operations continued.
- The deployment comes as Guangxi faces a broader flood disaster that has already left 159 dead and 10 missing.
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How are motorized pontoon bridges transforming the race against time in Guangxi's worst typhoon-triggered floods in decades? Could the innovative use of drones and powered pontoon bridges in China redefine global emergency responses to extreme climate disasters?