China News Service Luding, September 10th Title: Close-up: Luding earthquake "isolated island" 24 Warriors
China News Service reporter Wang Peng
Two helicopters landed one after another, the cabin door opened, and the special police were covered in mud and carrying ropes and shovels appeared, and the whole audience was in full bloom. In the crowd, a couple started crying. They saw that their 27-year-old son Cao Lipeng was safe and sound, "and he let go of his heart."
This is a scene that occurred in the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding on the morning of the 10th. On that day, 24 Ganzi Public Security Special Police, who had been missing for 21 hours during earthquake rescue, returned safely. They were the first rescue forces to arrive at the "isolated island" Hailuogou scenic spot in this earthquake, and are known as the "isolated island" 24 warriors.
On September 10, 24 Ganzi Public Security Special Police who had previously lost contact returned to Moxi Town safely in a helicopter. On the day of the Luding earthquake, 24 warriors from Ganzi Public Security Special Police took the lead in advancing to Camp No. 3, Hailuogou Scenic Area, the "isolated island". From September 5 to 7, they successfully transferred all 216 trapped people. Photo by Zhang Lang
Cao Lipeng is a local from Moxi Town. He was a police officer for 4 years. When the earthquake occurred on the 5th, he was training in Kangding and immediately followed the team to advance to his hometown. "The communication was broken, and he couldn't contact his parents, and his head was empty." More than an hour later, when he approached Moxi, he saw his relatives in the car, opened the window and asked hurriedly, and learned that his mother was safe and his father might be in the camp No. 3, Hailuogou.
The first batch of special police officers arrived at the epicenter were more than 30, and they immediately divided into several groups to head towards the Hailuogou Scenic Area. The only road was seriously damaged. They braved aftershocks and rockfalls. They climbed over huge landslides and climbed ropes across the river. They arrived at Qinggangping Village at around 15 o'clock and arrived at Gonghe Village at around 17:30 o'clock, which had approached the entrance of Hailuogou Scenic Area.
Whenever arriving in a village, the special police need to check the disaster situation, appease the trapped people's emotions, carry out rescue on the spot, and report to the command center. Visitor Li Rou still remembers the excitement when she saw the special police in Gonghe Village. She felt that "the rescue speed was too fast", which brought confidence to everyone. "I thought the special police were too handsome at that time!"
Li Rou felt the "fast" and "confidence" that the special police "had worked hard for it." Cao Lipeng remembers that on the way to the No. 1 camp of Hailuogou Scenic Area in Gonghe Village, there was a very long landslide. The big stone rolled down from the top of the mountain, smashed on the huge rock and cracked again, and the gravel "flyed by the head". They went to group to find the huge rock to hide, and then escaped.
is too dangerous, with constant aftershocks and cannot be observed at night. They finally decided to retreat to Group 4 of Gonghe Village and slept all night. To save power from the intercom, they only turned on once every half an hour to report the latest situation to the rear. The next day, it was just dawn and I continued to set off again. Because of the emergency departure the day before, they brought some fellow villagers' potato to eat on the road.
"When encountering a landslide, we must pass quickly, and observers can make a loud warning at any time." On the afternoon of the 10th, after walking through the most difficult road for a few days, Xu Kai, chief of the Ganzi Special Police Combat Training Service Department, still voiced hoarse, "Fortunately, the team members are fine, but one was injured by falling rocks, one was stung by hornet , and one was smashed with helmet."
Walking on that most dangerous road, the young special police team members would occasionally make jokes, and Cao Lipeng was impressed by one of them, "Put your bag in your pocket, and put your head on your waist."
arrived at the camp No. 3 of Hailuogou on the afternoon of the 6th. At this time, the trapped people had already started to save themselves, and Cao Lipeng saw his father in the crowd. "At that moment, we both wanted to say something, but we couldn't say anything, we just hugged and cried." Recalling the reunion with our father, Cao Lipeng, who had been calm, became excited. He had to perform the task immediately and verify the disaster situation, and could not be with his father. "My father said that this is your job responsibility, so please be careful."
At this time, the special police relied on the satellite phone of Camp No. 3 to report the disaster situation to the outside world. Later, team members came with medicines, ropes, shovels and satellite phones. It is surrounded by mountains, almost the center of the epicenter. The mountains in the distance are cut by, and huge rocks roll down at any time, making a rumbling sound.
htmlOn the 7th, helicopter rescue officially began. The special police waved the red flag to guide the landing, and 216 trapped people were successfully transferred.But at night, after the last group of trapped people on that day was sent back, the rain began to continue, and the helicopters no longer had the conditions for flight. They only maintained contact with the command center on satellite phones. Due to constant aftershocks, the weather suddenly changed. At noon on the 8th, the satellite phone suddenly disconnected.Due to constant aftershocks, the weather suddenly changed, and the satellite phone was disconnected at noon on the 8th. At 9:00 on September 9, the satellite phone was finally called, and the rescue command and 24 special police officers stranded on the island got in touch, and they had lost contact for a total of 21 hours. Photo by Zhang Lang
"Although we lost contact with the rear, we were not worried." Cao Lipeng recalled that night, they set up a simple tent in the open space, took turns to work and rest, and sat around in front of the bonfire to roast potatoes, and recalled many interesting childhood stories together.
09 at 9:00 on the 9th, the satellite phone finally dialed, and the 24 special police stranded on the "isolated island" contacted the rescue command. They had lost contact for a total of 21 hours. But heavy rain in the mountains was still there, fog was rising, and the helicopters still did not meet the conditions for flight, so their return time was repeatedly delayed.
10 On the morning of the 10th, Moxi Town, which had been misty and rain, finally cleared up. Two helicopters took off one after another and landed one after another half an hour later. The 24 special police officers finally returned safely. Although they were covered in mud, they still lined up with their heads held high and were in good spirits. A special policeman was excited and burst into tears.
Recalling the past few days, Cao Lipeng bluntly stated that it was the "most dangerous task" since he joined the police. After returning to Moxi Town, they charged their mobile phones and built a WeChat group called "Brothers of Life". (End)
