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United Through Hardship! People's Armed Police Officers and Soldiers Assist Disaster Areas in Full-Scale Transfer of Relief Supplies

风雨同心!武警官兵协助灾区全力转运救灾物资
PLA Daily (解放军报) 21 May 2026
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On May 21, the Liuzhou Detachment of the PAP Guangxi General Corps deployed 57 personnel to Liunan District, Liuzhou City, following compounding earthquake and heavy rainfall damage, transferring three batches of relief supplies — over 3,000 units of bottled water, 450 cartons of food, and 1,200 folding cots — by 1500 hours while also providing medical care and maintaining order. The article documents a multi-day PAP domestic disaster response operation running from at least May 18, covering logistics, medical support, and crowd control functions. This is standard PAP civil emergency content; its value is as a baseline record of detachment-level response timelines, personnel scale, and task distribution in a compound natural disaster scenario in Guangxi.

On May 21, following an earthquake disaster, Liunan District in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, was struck by continued heavy rainfall. The Liuzhou Detachment of the PAP Guangxi General Corps responded immediately upon receiving orders, urgently assembling 57 officers and soldiers to once again rush to the front lines of the affected area, racing against time to carry out emergency rescue and relief operations.

PAP officers and soldiers are currently holding the front lines in the disaster area, responsible for tasks including the loading, unloading, and transport of materials at the disaster site, as well as maintaining order in the affected area. As of 1500 hours that day, a cumulative total of three batches of emergency support supplies had been transferred, encompassing more than 3,000 units of bottled drinking water, more than 450 cartons of ready-to-eat food, more than 1,200 folding cots, and other items, effectively ensuring that relief operations proceed smoothly and in an orderly manner and genuinely safeguarding the basic daily needs of disaster-affected residents.

May 21: PAP officers and soldiers transport disaster relief supplies. Photo by Mu Wanqiong.

May 21: PAP officers and soldiers transfer disaster relief supplies. Photo by Mu Wanqiong.

May 19: PAP officers and soldiers help local residents set up emergency tents. Photo by Lai Zhihua.

May 19: PAP officers and soldiers set up emergency tents through the night. Photo by Lai Zhihua.

May 18: PAP officers and soldiers reinforce emergency disaster relief tents. Photo by Li Xiaopeng.

May 18: Medical patrol officers and soldiers measure blood pressure for disaster-affected residents. Photo by Lai Zhihua.

May 18: Medical patrol officers and soldiers treat a sprain for a disaster-affected resident. Photo by Lai Zhihua.

Original Chinese
5月21日,广西柳州市柳南区在遭遇地震灾害后,辖区内又迎来持续性强降雨天气。 武警广西总队柳州支队闻令而动,紧急集结57名官兵,再度奔赴受灾一线,争分夺秒,全力开展抢险救援工作。 目前武警官兵坚守灾区一线,正在负责受灾现场物资的装卸、搬运以及灾区秩序维护等任务。截至当日15时,已累计转运3批应急保障物资,涵盖瓶装饮用水3000余件、即食食品450余箱、折叠床1200余张等,有力保障救灾工作平稳有序开展,切实保障受灾群众基本生活所需。 5月21日,武警官兵搬运救灾物资。穆万琼 摄 5月21日,武警官兵转运救灾物资。穆万琼 摄 5月19日,武警官兵帮助当地群众搭建应急帐篷。赖治华 摄 5月19日,武警官兵连夜搭建应急帐篷。赖治华 摄 5月18日,武警官兵加固应急救灾帐篷。李晓鹏 摄 5月18日,巡诊官兵为受灾群众测量血压。赖治华 摄 5月18日,巡诊官兵为受灾群众处理扭伤。赖治华 摄