Internal Security

Party Flag Illuminates Loyal Hearts, Storm and Rain Temper Original Aspirations — The People's Soldiers Fight on the Front Lines of Guangxi Flood Relief

党旗映丹心，风雨砺初心——子弟兵奋战广西抗洪一线

PLA Daily (解放军报) 10 July 2026

Summary

Following Typhoon Maysak's landfall on Guangxi in 2026, the Guangxi Military District coordinated over 5,000 militia personnel across six military sub-districts, while the PAP Guangxi Corps deployed detachments from Qinzhou, Nanning, and Fangchenggang, and the Southern Theater Command Army committed more than 1,000 soldiers — including assault boat teams that evacuated over 10,000 trapped teachers and students from Guigang Education Park. The article is standard disaster-relief political work content; its value is as a record of how the PAP and PLA frame Party membership as the operational motivator for front-line risk-taking, with probationary members, injured officers, and squad leaders all explicitly invoking Party identity to justify remaining in the field. It also documents the Guangxi Military District's emergency command architecture — specifically its ability to simultaneously coordinate the Nanning Garrison and five military sub-districts under a single ad hoc command post — providing a baseline for how provincial-level military structures activate and integrate militia forces during large-scale domestic emergencies.

Translation

The night is deep, and the rain is still falling. People's Armed Police soldier Tian Peng, a rope tied around his waist, slowly advances through the floodwaters, dragging a rubber dinghy behind him. The dinghy carries disaster-affected residents he and his comrades rescued from Pingxin Village, Jiulong Town, Qinnan District, Qinzhou City, Guangxi Province. Days earlier, Typhoon "Maysak" made a direct strike on Qinzhou, inundating multiple villages in Jiulong Town, and the PAP Guangxi Corps Qinzhou Detachment rapidly dispatched rescue forces. "I have good physical strength and I'm a strong swimmer — please let me go to the most dangerous place!" At the mission site, probationary Party member Tian Peng proactively volunteered to the temporary Party branch, then immediately set out with his comrades in rubber dinghies toward the hardest-hit locations to conduct search and rescue.

↑ PAP officers and soldiers transport flood-control sandbags. Photo by Liu Ming

Affected by the 10th typhoon of 2026, "Maysak," Nanning, Guigang, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Yulin, Hechi, and other areas of Guangxi have suffered flooding and waterlogging in recent days. PLA and PAP officers and soldiers, along with militia reserve personnel, moved upon receiving orders and rushed to provide assistance. Party member backbone personnel took the lead in wading through deep water and battling fierce currents, conducting door-to-door inspections and search-and-rescue operations, charging to the front lines of disaster relief.

↑ Liuzhou City organizes militia to help disaster-affected residents relocate in Guigang City. Photo by Yang Xu

After险情 [an emergency situation] emerged at the Hengzhou Liulan Reservoir, the first contingent of emergency militia from the Hengzhou City People's Armed Forces Department pressed into the core disaster area to conduct search and rescue. Among them, a vanguard rescue squad composed of five Party members proactively took on the search-and-rescue mission in key water areas, driving assault boats to inspect each household for trapped residents.

↑ Guangxi Hechi Military Sub-district organizes militia to transport sandbags. Photo by Tan Xiaogang

↑ Guangxi Hechi Military Sub-district organizes militia to fill sandbags. Photo by Lou Mingqiang

During the rescue operation, one rescue team member's wrist was cut by an underwater obstacle. "I am a Party member — a minor wound is no reason to leave the front line." After simple suturing, militia Party member Qin Guiyuan remained at the disaster relief front line, putting into practice the responsibility of a Party member.

Meanwhile, the Guangxi Military District established an emergency command post to coordinate the Nanning Garrison, Fangchenggang Military Sub-district, Liuzhou Military Sub-district, Yulin Military Sub-district, Hechi Military Sub-district, and Laibin Military Sub-district, mobilizing a total of more than 5,000 militia personnel to participate in and support disaster relief operations across various locations.

↑ Militia of the Guangxi Nanning Garrison conduct silt-clearing operations in Hengzhou City. Photo by Hu Jun

The PAP Guangxi Corps Nanning Detachment rescue force rushed overnight in an emergency to Yunbiao Town, Hengzhou City. Company commander Rao Bingzhao led Party member backbone personnel as the first to enter Yunbiao Town to conduct search and rescue. He and his comrades overcame numerous difficulties, fighting continuously, and successively rescued more than 50 people.

Currently, floodwater levels in Yunbiao Town have dropped. He left some rescue personnel behind to participate in silt-clearing and reconstruction, and personally led a team through flood-surging river sections to press deeper into Yunbiao Town, where many villagers remain trapped. They will continue conducting search and rescue and delivering supplies to ensure that not a single trapped resident is left behind.

↑ Officers and soldiers of the PAP Guangxi Corps Nanning Detachment conduct silt-clearing operations. Photo by Lu Yonggang

Xiasanlang Village and Hantang Village in Huashi Town, Fangcheng District, Fangchenggang City suffered severe disaster. The PAP Guangxi Corps Fangchenggang Detachment urgently deployed 53 officers and soldiers to carry out emergency rescue operations with full force.

Company commander Chen Jiewu had been preparing for a military skills competition in the preceding period and had not yet recovered from a training injury. The company originally intended to have him remain behind, but he insisted on leading the Party member assault team to charge to the front line. He said: "When Typhoon 'Rammasun' made a direct landfall on Fangchenggang in 2014, I was already a member of the Party member assault team — I absolutely cannot be absent this time!"

↑ Militia of the Guangxi Nanning Garrison provide medical assistance to disaster-affected residents in Hengzhou City. Photo by Zheng Xingke

Water levels in multiple rivers within Guigang City have continued to exceed warning levels, with serious overbank flooding and waterlogging, and the overall flood prevention and control situation across the entire area is severe. The Southern Theater Command Army deployed more than one thousand officers and soldiers in an emergency response.

More than 10,000 teachers and students were trapped in the Guigang Education Park. The park is situated in a low-lying river valley, and the roads leading to it were swallowed by floodwaters, making it one of the most difficult areas to rescue. After receiving the rescue order, a brigade of the Southern Theater Command Army rapidly organized multiple "Party member assault boat" squads for an emergency rescue mission.

↑ Officers and soldiers of the PAP Guangxi Corps Nanning Detachment distribute daily necessities. Photo by Lu Yonggang

The assault boats cut through the turbid floodwaters. The moment the mud-covered officers and soldiers appeared, many of the trapped teachers and students on the teaching building and dormitory balconies had reddened eyes. Students shouted: "The PLA is here! The PLA is here!" (Chen Xiaojie, Wang Qing)

↑ Officers and soldiers of a unit of the Southern Theater Command Army head to the Guigang Education Park to rescue residents. Photo by Wang Mingcheng

Video coordination: Liu Xiaohong; Camera and editing: Yang Shangda, Zhang Zhen, Cheng Xinhao, Liu Jiaxin

Original Chinese

夜已深，雨还在下。武警战士田朋腰间绑着一根粗绳，拖拽着身后的橡皮艇在洪流中缓缓前进。艇上载着他和战友从广西省钦州市钦南区久隆镇平新村救出的受灾群众。数日前，台风“美莎克”正面袭击钦州，久隆镇多个村落被淹，武警广西总队钦州支队迅速派出救援部队。“我体力好、水性好，请让我去最危险的地方！”在任务现场，预备党员田朋向临时党支部主动请战，随即和战友们划着橡皮艇奔赴重灾点位，展开搜救。 ↑武警官兵运送防汛沙袋。刘明摄受2026年第10号台风“美莎克”影响，连日来，广西南宁、贵港、防城港、钦州、玉林、河池等地遭遇洪涝灾害。解放军、武警部队官兵和民兵预备役人员闻令而动，火速驰援，党员骨干率先蹚深水、战激流，挨家挨户排查搜救，冲锋在抢险救灾一线。 ↑柳州市组织民兵在贵港市帮助受灾群众转移。杨旭摄横州六蓝水库出现险情后，横州市人武部首批抢险民兵率先挺进受灾核心区域展开搜救。其中，一支由5名党员组成的先锋救援小队主动扛起重点水域搜救任务，驾驶冲锋舟挨家排查被困群众。 ↑广西河池军分区组织民兵运送沙袋。谭小刚摄 ↑广西河池军分区组织民兵填装沙袋。娄明强摄救援过程中，一名救援队员的手腕被水下障碍物割伤，“我是党员，轻伤不下火线。”经简单缝合后，民兵党员覃贵源仍然坚守救灾一线，践行党员担当。与此同时，广西军区成立应急指挥部，统筹南宁警备区、防城港军分区、柳州军分区、玉林军分区、河池军分区、来宾军分区，共计出动民兵5000多人参与和支援各地抢险救灾行动。 ↑广西南宁警备区民兵在横州市进行清淤工作。胡军摄武警广西总队南宁支队救援队伍连夜紧急驰援横州市云表镇。中队长饶炳沼带领党员骨干首批进入云表镇展开搜救。他和战友们克服重重困难，连续奋战，先后救出50多人。目前，云表镇洪水水位下降，他留下部分救援人员参与清淤和重建，自己带队穿过洪水奔涌的河段，前往云表镇深处，那里仍有许多村民被困其中。他们要继续进行搜救、运送物资，确保不落下任何一名受困群众。 ↑武警广西总队南宁支队官兵开展清淤作业。卢泳钢摄防城港市防城区华石镇下三浪村、旱塘村受灾严重，武警广西总队防城港支队紧急出动53名官兵，全力开展抢险救援工作。中队长陈杰武前段时间一直在准备比武竞赛，训练伤还未痊愈。中队原本想让他留守，但他坚持带领党员突击队冲锋在一线。他说：“2014年台风‘威马逊’正面登陆防城港，那时的我就已经是党员突击队的一员，这次更不能缺席！” ↑广西南宁警备区民兵为横州市受灾群众提供医疗救助。郑兴科摄贵港市境内多条河流水位持续超警，漫堤内涝严重，全域防汛抗洪形势严峻。南部战区陆军出动千余名官兵紧急驰援。贵港教育园区内有1万多名师生被困，园区地处低洼河谷地带，通往园区的道路被洪水吞没，是救援难度最大的区域之一。接到救援命令后，南部战区陆军某旅迅速组织多支“党员冲锋舟”小队，紧急前往救援。 ↑武警广西总队南宁支队官兵发放生活物资。卢泳钢摄冲锋舟在浑浊的洪水中破浪前行，当满身泥泞的官兵出现那一刻，教学楼、宿舍阳台的被困师生许多红了眼眶。学生们高喊：“解放军来了！解放军来了！”（陈晓杰、王庆） ↑南部战区陆军某部官兵前往贵港教育园区救援群众。王明城摄视频协调：刘小红摄像、剪辑：杨尚达、张振、成鑫浩、刘嘉欣