The volunteer pilots initially deployed the drones to drop food, water and medicine to villages cut off by the floods. As conditions worsened, the drones were also used to evacuate people stranded on rooftops in locations where boats could not reach them.
The operation involved more than 400 volunteer pilots flying over 300 DJI heavy-lift drones. The aircraft provided a critical means of reaching isolated communities after floodwaters disrupted conventional access routes.
Drones flying people to safety after massive floods pic.twitter.com/7VYM1jbsBS
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The rescues were carried out despite being against the manufacturer’s usual rules for the drones. Their use in the emergency demonstrated how cargo drones can be deployed during disasters to deliver essential supplies and assist in evacuations when roads fail.
The July operation in Guangxi highlighted the potential of heavy-lift drones to support emergency response efforts in areas inaccessible to conventional rescue vehicles and boats.
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