Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 23 (Reporters Lin Hongmei and Wang Qiuyun) my country will create 50% of the country's densely populated areas and key disaster belts to cover aviation rescue. The aviation emergency rescue in the core areas of urban agglomerations will reach 30 minutes of response, and key disaster belts will be realized 1 hour response.

This is what the reporter learned at the founding meeting of the Aviation Emergency Rescue Branch of the China Disaster Defense Association on the 23rd.

On the same day, the Aviation Emergency Rescue Branch of the China Disaster Defense Association was established in Beijing. Yan Peng, honorary president of the branch, said that natural disasters in my country occur frequently, and aviation emergency rescue relies on its advantages of rapid response, all-area maneuver and three-dimensional rescue. , able to effectively deal with the complex situation of multiple disasters and concurrent disasters, build a "air lifeline" for the affected and trapped people, and minimize casualties and losses. Yan Peng introduced that after years of hard work, my country's aviation emergency rescue construction has achieved certain results, but there is still a gap compared with the international market. For example, countries such as the United States, Germany, Japan and other countries have established a complete aviation emergency rescue system.

Zheng Guoguang, president of the China Disaster Defense Association, told reporters that aviation emergency rescue is an important part of my country's emergency rescue system. The aviation emergency rescue branch should establish "active prevention and control, technological empowerment, and social governance." , international cooperation" development concept, organize all forces to actively participate in various emergency rescue operations.

Liu Daxiang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, suggested in an interview with reporters that the construction and development of a modern aviation emergency rescue system should be promoted in stages and steps. From 2025 to 2030, the country will achieve aviation rescue coverage of 50% of the country's densely populated areas and key disaster belts , the core area of ​​the urban agglomeration has reached 30 minutes of response, and the key disaster zones have achieved 1 hour of response.

China Disaster Defense Association is the only national first-level community organization in the field of comprehensive disaster prevention, mitigation and relief. The Aviation Emergency Rescue Branch is a newly approved branch of the China Disaster Defense Association.