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Military medics line up to board a PLA Air Force transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, Sichuan province, heading for Wuhan, Hubei province, early on Thursday. (LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY)
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Military medics arrive at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan on Thursday. (CHEN XIAODONG/FOR CHINA DAILY)
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Airmen load medical supplies on a transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu. (LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
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Two Il-76 transport aircraft arrive at Tianhe International Airport on Thursday. (SHAO ZIYANG/FOR CHINA DAILY)
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Eleven PLA Air Force transport aircraft arrive at Tianhe International Airport on Thursday during the largest Air Force mission to support a civilian operation. (CHEN XIAODONG/FOR CHINA DAILY)
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Workers load medical supplies on a Y-20 transport aircraft at Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu on Thursday morning. (LIU CHANG/FOR CHINA DAILY)