Chinese search and rescue teams pass UN assessments

Members of the China International Search and Rescue Team transfer a "survivor" to the ground with a transfer system at a simulated earthquake scene in the China National Training Base for Urban Search and Rescue in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 22, 2019. China Search and Rescue Team and China International Search and Rescue Team successfully passed UN assessments respectively on Wednesday, making China the first Asian country owning two heavy Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams certified by the United Nations. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)