The officers and men of the Armed Police Force actively invested in the rescue of rain, snow and freezing disasters to ensure the safety of people’s travel.

　　In the past few days, due to the influence of strong cold air, low temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather have occurred in many places in China, and some roads have been seriously covered with snow, which has affected people’s traffic. The vast number of officers and men of the Armed Police Force continued to fight in the front line of rescue, and went all out to fight the snow and ensure smooth flow.

　　Video production: Lu Dongfang, Yu Kai, He Peiyuan and Di Juning.

   Hubei Armed Police Corps

    On the night of February 2, a large number of roads in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province were blocked due to long-term freezing rain and blizzard weather, and people and vehicles could not pass. Xiaogan detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps quickly dispatched officers and men into the action of breaking ice, removing snow and rushing through roads. After 4 hours of continuous fighting, relevant roads were resumed.

   The officers and men of Xiaogan detachment launched an "ice-breaking" operation on Fuxing Avenue in Xiaogan City. Zhu jun photo

    From the night of February 2 to the whole day of February 3, heavy snow fell in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. The Jingzhou detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps was dispatched urgently. The officers and men carried shovels, pickaxes and other tools and quickly put into the task of clearing snow, during which they successfully rescued the trapped vehicles.

   Task mobilization. Photo by Chen Chao

   The officers and men of Jingzhou detachment broke the ice and removed snow. Ma Xin photo

    During the night of February 3rd to 4th, heavy snow fell in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, and the double runways of Wuhan Tianhe Airport were temporarily closed, resulting in large-scale flight delay or cancellation, and a large number of passengers were stranded at the airport. The officers and men of the Wuhan detachment of the Hubei Armed Police Corps heard the order and actively helped the airport clean up the snow on the apron and fully guaranteed the flight to resume operation. After more than 10 hours of continuous fighting, dozens of aprons were successfully ensured to enter and exit normally.

    At 21 o’clock on the evening of February 5, passengers at Wuhan, Wuchang, Hankou and other railway stations belonging to Wuhan City were stranded due to the late suspension of trains. A detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps and Wuhan detachment quickly organized officers and men to invest in nearby railway stations to provide convenience services for stranded passengers. At the same time, strengthen coordination with local departments, maintain order at the scene, and provide warm-hearted services.

   The officers and men of Wuhan detachment cleaned the snow at Wuhan Tianhe Airport to ensure the flight to resume operation. Zou Renke

    At 19: 50 pm on February 5, the road surface of Huangwan Bridge in Jingshan section of Jingmen City of Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway was covered with snow and ice, and the traffic was severely congested. Hundreds of returnees were stranded at the expressway for more than 10 hours. Officers and men of Jingmen detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps dispatched wreckers, cranes and other equipment, carrying shovels, snow shovels, pickaxes and other tools to shovel snow and deice. The officers and men were also divided into several groups, carrying materials on foot, asking about the physical condition and difficulties of the trapped people car by car on the congested road section, and delivering self-heated rice, biscuits and drinking water to the people.

   Jingmen detachment officers and men carried out snow shoveling tasks in Jingshan section of Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway. Photo by Qiao Yifan

    In the early morning of February 6, affected by heavy snow, some roads in Huanggang City, Hubei Province were heavily covered with snow, and the traffic in the city was seriously affected. The officers and men of Huanggang detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps were dispatched urgently, carrying disaster relief tools and carrying out tasks such as clearing broken branches and clearing snow.

   Huanggang detachment officers and men cleaned the streets in Shengli Street, Huanggang City. Photo by Zhang Yihan

    On the morning of February 6, there was a serious high-speed snow in Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. Affected by the low temperature, some people have symptoms such as colds and fever. Xiaogan detachment of Hubei Armed Police Corps organized rescue while sending medical teams to patrol on foot to deliver medicines.

   Armed police second mobile corps

    Recently, affected by continuous snowfall, large areas of snow have appeared in Yichang, Jingzhou, Hubei and Hefei, Anhui, seriously affecting traffic. The officers and men of the Second Mobile Corps of the Armed Police Force rushed to help, dispatched loaders, wheeled bulldozers, graders and other large-scale equipment, and the soldiers rushed through the snow-covered sections in multiple ways.

   In the early morning of February 6, officers and men of a detachment of the Second Mobile Corps of the Armed Police carried out snow removal and rushed through the Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge section of Erguang Expressway in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Photo by Ma Chunhua

   In the early morning of February 6, officers and men of a detachment of the Second Mobile Corps of the Armed Police carried out snow removal and rushed through the Jingzhou Yangtze River Bridge section of Erguang Expressway in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Photo by Ma Chunhua

   Armed police Anhui corps

    On February 4th, heavy snow fell suddenly in Bozhou City, Anhui Province, and many traffic arteries in the urban area were covered with snow and frozen, which had a serious impact on people’s travel and life. Bozhou detachment of Anhui Armed Police Corps urgently dispatched officers and men, set up three snow-sweeping commandos, and went to several main traffic roads in the urban area to carry out snow-clearing and deicing operations to ensure smooth traffic.

   The officers and men of Bozhou detachment of Anhui Armed Police Corps cleaned the snow on the main roads in the city. Yu Chaoyi

    Affected by continuous heavy snowfall, snow and ice on many roads in Bengbu City, Anhui Province are serious. The Bengbu detachment of the Anhui Armed Police Corps quickly dispatched more than 100 officers and men to the snow-sweeping and ice-shoveling work, cleared up a series of "convenient roads" and "reassuring roads", and went all out to ensure the safety of people’s travel.

   On February 5, officers and men of Bengbu detachment of Anhui Armed Police Corps carried out snow removal and deicing on Donghai Avenue. Liang Xu photo

   Armed police Henan corps

    On February 5, affected by continuous snowfall, there was more snow in some areas of Xinyang City, Henan Province, which affected traffic. The officers and men of Xinyang detachment of Henan Armed Police Corps rushed to help, and rushed through the snowy road sections in multiple ways.

   On February 5, officers and men of Xinyang detachment of Henan Armed Police Corps cleared the snow. Photo by Gu Xingjia

   Armed police Hunan corps

    On February 4, many roads in Yueyang City, Hunan Province were severely frozen due to snow, which had a great impact on people’s production, life and property safety.

    Yueyang detachment of Hunan Armed Police Corps sent three groups of officers and men to participate in the task of shoveling ice and snow to help restore road traffic in the main city. At the same time, the officers and men of the mission spontaneously formed the party member vanguard, and continued to fight at key sections and traffic nodes.

   On February 4th, officers and men of Yueyang detachment of Hunan Armed Police Corps cleared snow and deiced in Baling East Road, Yueyang City. Photo by Zhu Zhengyi