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China uses drones to rescue people amid deadly floods after Typhoon Maysak
short by Bhawana Chaudhary / on Wednesday, 8 July, 2026
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drone to rescue people amid deadly floods after Typhoon Maysak. A video has gone viral showing a drone rescuing two men stuck atop a flooded truck. More than 375,000 people in Guangxi Zhuang have been affected, and at least 130,000 residents have been evacuated from flooded areas.