DMR  |  2014-08-15

Hytera Supports Earthquake Relief in Yunnan China

Source: MCCResources

To support the earthquake relief in Yunnan, Hytera engineers shipped and installed a DMR Tier III system which included MSO, Base Station and over 100 digital portable radios.

On August 3, 2014, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Nudian County, Yunnan Province, China, causing death of at least 500 people and thousands injured. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, Hytera donated emergency communications equipments DMR Tier III system to local public security and emergency authority of the earthquake-stricken areas. A team of Hytera engineers was dispatched to Nudian County for communications support.

During the earthquake, the public communications network of Nudian County was seriously damaged, bringing great difficulties to the rescue efforts. To support the earthquake relief in Yunnan, Hytera engineers shipped and installed a DMR Tier III system which included MSO, Base Station and over 100 digital portable radios. It has been used by the rescue commanding center and the teams.