After investigation, the metal object was a "dumb bomb" produced during the manual hail suppression operation at the shadow operation artillery point in Haoba Town, Junlian County on August 5 (the probability of a "dumb bomb" being an extremely small probability event), and it was an accident. event. After the
incident occurred, the public security and meteorological departments of Yiliang County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province, and Junlian County, Sichuan Province attached great importance to it, immediately intervened, and fully carried out investigation and handling work. The heads of the Junlian County Public Security Bureau, Meteorological Bureau, Haoba Town Government, and the Silhouette Ammunition Manufacturer (Chongqing Changan No. 152 Factory) have met with the families of the injured to actively and properly provide follow-up matters such as medical treatment for the injured. In the next step, the meteorological department will carefully identify the cause and go all out to prevent and control risks in artificial weather modification operations to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
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A Yunnan woman was injured by a hail-proof bullet? Official: Still in the intensive care unit, Sichuan Junlian officials have gone to the local area to verify
Recently, some Yunnan netizens reported that their mother was injured by a shell falling from the sky on August 5 and has now had her legs amputated. It was said to be an anti-aircraft gun fired by the Meteorological Bureau of Junlian County, neighboring Sichuan Province.
html On August 7, a Red Star News reporter learned from the relevant departments of Junlian County, Sichuan and the Luowang Township Government of Yiliang County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan that a woman in her 50s was indeed injured and is still in the intensive care unit. The Junlian County Meteorological Bureau attaches great importance to it, and relevant responsible persons and technical personnel have rushed to Luowang Township, Yunnan Province to investigate and verify the matter.According to the netizen "This time I want to speak for my mother", "I am from Yunfeng Village, Luowang Township, Yiliang County, Zhaotong, Yunnan. At about 18:14 on August 5, 2024, a cannonball suddenly fell in my yard. It hit my mother, and her right leg was directly broken. She is still in Zhaotong First People's Hospital in very bad condition, in a coma, and her right leg has been amputated. It is understood that the Meteorological Bureau of Junlian County, Sichuan Province next door released one that day. Anti-aircraft guns.”
Although the surveillance video provided by netizens did not capture the artillery shells falling from the sky, the video showed that dust suddenly rose from the ground when the incident occurred, and the people working in the video were obviously stunned. Another set of videos made from photos showed that the falling object looked like a black metal tube. In addition to injuries to people, it was also suspected that a hole was made in the cement floor. According to the information recorded in the video, the object that was suspected to be a cannonball smashed into the room from the top of the farmer's kitchen.
html On August 7, a Red Star News reporter contacted the Luowang Township Government in Yiliang County, Yunnan Province. The staff who answered the phone said: "We have been involved in the investigation of this matter, and the verification work is in progress. The subsequent investigation results will be announced as soon as possible. Announcement to the public."The propaganda committee member of the Luowang Township Party Committee told the Red Star News reporter that this incident did occur locally. The injured person's surname was Zhou and he was about 50 years old. After the incident, Zhou was rushed to the hospital for treatment and is still in the intensive care unit. It is not yet certain whether the injured Zhou has had his leg amputated. It said that after the incident, the local government immediately contacted relevant departments in Junlian County, Sichuan. Relevant personnel from the Junlian County Meteorological Bureau and Haoba Town had rushed to Luowang and met with the families of the injured.
On the same day, a Red Star News reporter called the Junlian County Meteorological Bureau. A staff member confirmed: "We did launch anti-hail bombs on the 5th. The situation reported by netizens is being verified by the bureau. The details are not yet clear."
Junlian Relevant county departments told Red Star News that the Junlian County Meteorological Bureau and other departments attached great importance to the situation after receiving feedback and arranged personnel to rush to the scene of the incident as soon as possible. At present, further verification is still underway as to whether the object that hit the injured person was a hail-proof bomb launched by the Junlian Meteorological Bureau.
According to the propaganda committee member of the Party Committee of Luowang Township in Yiliang County, Luowang Township borders Haoba Town, Junlian County, Yibin, Sichuan. Red Star News reporter noted that it only takes 40 minutes to drive from Haoba Town, Sichuan to Yunfeng Village, Luowang Township, Yunnan, and the straight-line distance between the two places is about 20 kilometers.
Red Star News reporter Luo Min Yang Yuqi intern Wang Shixian
(Source: Red Star News)
