On August 20th, due to heavy rainfall, some villages and towns in Jianchang County, Huludao City, Liaoning Province experienced flash floods, trapping more than 300 people. After the disaster occurred, a certain brigade of the Northern Theater Command Army, a certain brigade of the Northern Theater Command Air Force Aviation, officers and soldiers of the Huludao Branch of the Liaoning Armed Police Force, and local militia rushed to provide emergency assistance and jointly launched rescue efforts with local emergency departments. It is reported that Heishanke Township, Leijiadian Township, and Heshangfangzi Township in Jianchang County were severely affected, while Qiuzigou Township, Mingshui Township, and Gejia Township in Suizhong County were more severely affected. At 11:00 on the 20th, a certain brigade of the Air Force of the Northern Theater Command dispatched 2 helicopters and 30 officers and soldiers to Xingcheng City in Huludao City to survey the airspace and ground conditions of the search and rescue area, and search for trapped people. In the afternoon of that day, more than 100 officers and soldiers from a certain brigade of the Northern Theater Command Army rushed to provide emergency assistance and carried out flood control and rescue tasks. Advance reconnaissance officers and soldiers waded into the disaster stricken village and rescued 7 trapped people. The Huludao Detachment of the Liaoning Armed Police Force dispatched 105 officers and soldiers to rush into the severely affected Ningjintun Village and evacuate 19 trapped people. A large bridge upstream of Liugu River was washed away by floods, trapping more than 30 vehicles and 80 people on the bridge. The officers and soldiers of the detachment provided scientific rescue and successfully evacuated all trapped vehicles and civilians safely. The People's Armed Forces Department of Suizhong County and Jianchang County dispatched 110 and 100 people respectively, carrying rescue equipment such as assault boats, to carry out rescue operations in severely affected areas and assist the local government in transferring more than 300 people. In addition, a certain naval unit dispatched one helicopter to rescue seven trapped people. As of 21:00 on the 20th, more than 410 officers, soldiers, and militia have been deployed to the front line of flood control and disaster relief, responsible for tasks such as transferring trapped people, clearing collapsed road sections, and clearing mud and roadblocks. (New Society)