People's Daily - International Channel Original draft
Bukavu, 21 Feb (People's Daily Online) -- A few days ago, the Valengu Detachment of China's 23rd peacekeeping engineer detachment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) helped wallogu village repair key bridges during the task of repairing the road in Canola.
The Canola Road, the main road for local villagers to contact the outside world, has been hit by torrential rains for several days, making the road extremely difficult to navigate, and villagers have to walk barefoot. From time to time, passing vehicles have fallen into mud puddles, and the road has become a high incidence of traffic accidents, and nearby villagers have suffered a lot.
In order to solve the problem as soon as possible, the Valengu detachment traveled day and night to make a surprise attack. However, on the 16th, when it was carried out near the Church of Canola, it was found that a simple bridge was very badly damaged and almost collapsed, and many pedestrians walked carefully on it, which was a great safety hazard. So the troops decided to repair it.
However, the bridge was badly damaged, and a large amount of wood was needed, and the detachment had no relevant materials. Captain Hu Bin divided the detachment into two roads, one way to the vicinity of the camp to find the timber for building the bridge, and the other way to carry out the work of burying culverts to eliminate the water on the road.
Just as the officers and soldiers were trying to find the timber, the nearby villagers, led by the village chief, hurried to guide the officers and soldiers into the woods of the village, and without saying a word, rolled up their sleeves and sweated and cut down the trees. The village chief said that the Chinese soldiers are desperately trying to make our lives better, and we must create the greatest convenience for them, and helping them is helping ourselves.
Hu Bin said that the villagers were able to take the initiative to lend a helping hand, saying that they saw our work in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts. The civilized and mighty Chinese People's Liberation Army has always been supported by the people, but it was not expected that africa, which is far away, has once again been fully proved.
After 2 days of joint military-civilian operations, the culvert pipe in front of the Church of Canola has been laid, the water on both sides of the road has begun to be dredged, and the damaged bridge has finally been completely repaired. It can be seen that people walk on this bridge of friendship that has cast the friendship between the military and the people, and their hearts are particularly down-to-earth. Looking at the smooth road, the gratitude of the villagers was beyond words, and they only gave a thumbs up to the officers and soldiers.