Two men in Southern China are alive thanks to a daring rescue involving a hulking quadcopter drone.
Footage shared by Chinese state media Xinhua shows the moment a stranded flood victim is plucked from the top of an oil tanker by a drone in Guangxi, an autonomous region bordering Vietnam.
After being strapped into a harness by a brave rescue worker, the man is whisked from the tanker, holding onto the support lines for dear life as the drone carries him above the raging waters. As the brief clip shows, the flood reached about halfway up nearby transmission poles, and well beyond the first floor of nearby buildings.
Elsewhere in Guangxi, China’s CGTN reported emergency responders deployed telecomm drones in order to restore internet connection to flooded areas, allowing flood victims to connect to first responders and loved ones outside the disaster area.
