Chinese soldiers on the front line as Macau faces new threat from Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar
Dramatic scene plays out as city faces serious flooding only days after most powerful typhoon to hit city in half a century left 10 people dead
PLA soldiers were seen rescuing four people trapped in a car stalled in high water at a Macau airport roundabout on Sunday, eliciting praise and gratitude online.
The dramatic scene played out as the city faced serious flooding only days after the most powerful typhoon to hit the casino hub in half a century caused widespread destruction and left 10 people dead.
Ieong Fong-tang, a coach driver, took a photo of three PLA soldiers stopping their jeep near a white car stranded in knee-high water at 7.45am Sunday. He uploaded the image on an online forum with a caption reading: “PLA, saving people, road to airport!” The post soon attracted hundreds of likes, and many replied to express their gratitude and support.
Ieong said he first spotted the white car at 7.10am and that the PLA jeep arrived at 7.45am, with Macau police coming at 8.10am.
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“The soldiers helped them to pull the car,” he wrote. “I can’t imagine what would happen in Macau [after Typhoon Hato] without their [PLA’s] support.”
