National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day Observed in China

　May 12, 2025
A kid tries out a special engineering vehicle during an activity on disaster prevention and reduction held in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 11, 2025. China observes the National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day on May 12 each year. Various publicity, drill and training activities are carried out across China to improve public awareness in scientific disaster prevention and self-rescue. [Xinhua/Tao Liang]

   

Staff members demonstrate the skills of quick bandaging to citizens during an activity on disaster prevention and reduction held in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 11, 2025. [Xinhua/Tao Liang]

 

A rescuer introduces the proper use of escape ropes to students at a primary school in Wuyi County, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Zhang Jiancheng/Xinhua]

 

A volunteer from the Blue Sky Rescue Team demonstrates the way to wear rescue suits to students at a primary school in Jinan City, east China's Shandong Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Hao Xincheng/Xinhua]

 

An aerial drone photo taken on May 10, 2025 shows volunteers from University of South China demonstrating cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills to students in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province. [Photo by Cao Zhengping/Xinhua]

 

Firefighters participate in an earthquake disaster rescue drill in Longyan City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 8, 2025. [Photo by Zhou Yangdong/Xinhua]

 

Firefighters demonstrate team-based firefighting operations to the public in Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Xue Gang/Xinhua]

 

Rescuers participate in a water rescue drill at Lvjin Lake in Huaibei City, east China's Anhui Province, May 11, 2025. [Photo by Wan Shanchao/Xinhua]

 

An aerial drone photo shows rescuers conducting a drill navigating speedboats to save individuals trapped on isolated islands in the river in Jindong District of Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Shi Kuanbing/Xinhua]

 

A firefighter introduces the application of pulleys to students in Jinggu County of Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Guo Yuanshou/Xinhua]

 

A firefighter introduces the use of escape ropes to students at a middle school in Pengshan District of Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 9, 2025. [Photo by Weng Guangjian/Xinhua]

 

A kid practices simulated firefighting training under the guidance of a firefighter in Laodian Town, Yangxin County, Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, May 11, 2025. [Photo by Chu Baorui/Xinhua]

 

 

(Source: Xinhua)

Editor: Wang Shasha

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