Chinese state-owned telecommunications operators and energy companies are working at full swing to ensure normal operations in flood-hit areas.
Recently, continuous heavy rainfalls have occurred in eastern, northern and northeastern regions of China, triggering floods and geological disasters and causing heavy casualties in Beijing, Hebei, Jilin and Shandong.
China's telecommunications operators spared no effort on Tuesday to repair the communication networks in the rainstorm-affected areas of Beijing, and are providing users with emergency services such as no downtime and Beidou text message services.
As of 11:00 on Tuesday, China Telecom has dispatched a total of 713 support personnel, 10 satellite communication vehicles, and 72 emergency repair vehicles to ensure disaster relief command communications and basic public communications for the affected people.
China Unicom provides zero-downtime service to users in Beijing's Huairou, Miyun and Yanqing districts.
China Mobile deployed drone base stations for emergency communications and provided a month of free Beidou SMS service to users in Beijing. Users with Beidou-compatible phones can send and receive emergency text messages outdoors even when there's no mobile signal, helping them to contact their families in emergencies.
The operators also sent personnel to flood-stricken areas to repair the basic facilities.
"I am currently in Yanggezhuang Village, Dachengzi Township. The roads here have been destroyed by the floods. We have dispatched 10 groups of people to carry out emergency repairs on communication facilities, and the repairs are still ongoing," said Wu Xiaobin, construction project manager of China Mobile Beijing Miyun branch.
Energy companies also responded quickly to the disaster and took active measures to ensure energy supply and people's livelihood.
Sinopec Beijing Oil Products Company activated a flood emergency response plan. Some gas stations opened green refueling lanes for vehicles involved in emergency rescue, disaster relief, and medical assistance, making sure they can refuel immediately upon arrival.
China Petroleum Northeast Sales Company delivered 12,100 tons of refined oil to the flood-stricken areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei within 72 hours, making every effort to ensure a stable supply of oil products.
Chinese telecommunications, energy enterprises strive to ensure normal operations in flood-hit areas
