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Drone helps resume disrupted communication in disaster-hit villages in China's Hunan

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STORY: Drone helps resume disrupted communication in disaster-hit villages in China's Hunan
SHOOTING TIME: June 30, 2024
DATELINE: July 2, 2024
LENGTH: 0:00:41
LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the flood-hit area
2. various of the drone flying
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DI LEI, Test Engineer of SATPRO M&C TECH CO., LTD

STORYLINE:

Torrential rains have triggered mountain torrents and mudslides, cutting off roads and telecommunication supplies in Huitong County, central China's Hunan Province.

A 6-meter-long and 4-meter-wide drone carrying a base station was used to help resume the disrupted mobile communication.

This FS100 satellite communication drone kept flying around for 4 hours above six disaster-hit villages, enabling them to get in touch with rescue authorities.

SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DI LEI, Test Engineer of SATPRO M&C TECH CO., LTD
"Our drone carries a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and a mobile base station, which can provide mobile phone signal coverage for the disaster-affected areas. The maximum coverage radius can reach 4 kilometers. Real-time videos about the disaster situation can be taken by the drone and sent back to the command center simultaneously."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China.
(XHTV) 

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