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Chinese volunteers use flamethrower drone to eradicate wasp nests in village near Chongqing
A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests.
Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and rescue and other emergency work, has teamed up with villagers in Zhong county near the city of Chongqing.
They raised 80,000 yuan ($16,225) to buy a drone and equip it with a petrol tank and an arm-length nozzle.
Videos released by Blue Sky show a recent mission by the six-rotor drone.
It hovers above a hive as large as a suitcase before swooping down.
The drone operator flips the ignition switch, and the drone spits bursts of fire onto the hive.
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