Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-09

PLA and People's Armed Police Officers and Soldiers Fight with Full Force on the Front Lines of Flood Prevention and Disaster Relief

解放军和武警部队官兵全力奋战防汛救灾一线

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-09
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16472687.html
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7月9日下午，国防部新闻发言人陈曦大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。记者：据报道，解放军和武警部队官兵、民兵近期在广西、湖北、甘肃等地全力开展抢险救援工作。请进一步介绍有关情况。陈曦：近日，广西、湖北、甘肃等地因降雨大风天气，接连发生水库溃坝、山体滑坡等灾情。习主席对防汛救灾工作作出重要指示，军队各级闻令而动，迅即投入抢险救灾工作。截至目前，解放军和武警部队共出动2400余人、舟艇70余艘、车辆和工程器械260余台，组织民兵5500余人，协助地方担负转移群众、加固堤坝、转运物资和清淤排涝等任务。人民至上，生命至上。任务部队全体官兵正奋战在防汛救灾一线，在风雨中全力守护人民群众生命财产安全。

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On July 9, MND spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi announced that PLA and People's Armed Police forces had deployed over 2,400 personnel, 70-plus watercraft, and 260-plus vehicles and engineering equipment, alongside more than 5,500 militia members, across Guangxi, Hubei, and Gansu in response to flooding, dam breaches, and landslides. This is a standard MND press-conference readiness announcement; its value is as a data point in tracking the scale and geographic distribution of military disaster-relief mobilization, and it documents the militia's continued role as a force multiplier in domestic emergency response rather than indicating any change in PLA posture or civil-military policy.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "解放军和武警部队官兵全力奋战防汛救灾一线." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-09. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16472687.html.

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