Chapter 155 The Power of Nature
Just when the Gauhati County Magistrate praised this self-help guide.
Suddenly, a black shadow emerged from the water ahead, stepping on the hood and rushing to the roof of the car like lightning.
Boom, boom...
Listening to the footsteps coming from the roof, the three of them turned pale with fear.
"This, what on earth is this?"
"Don't worry, it's just a leopard."
As soon as Gu Jijing finished speaking, a paw with sharp nails slapped on the passenger window. The county magistrate was so frightened that he even dropped his cell phone. "Leopards choose to harass humans at this time, or they are looking for food." , or for help.”
Sure enough, he was harassed continuously for half a minute.
Seeing that the car was indifferent, it jumped from the roof of the car to the trunk of a neem tree next to the road.
Only then did the three of them see clearly that it was really a leopard. However, due to the heavy rain, it was soaked all over and its hair was stuck to its skin. It looked extremely miserable. They could only watch Gu Ji drive further and further away. .
It's approaching noon.
Gu Ji finally saw the "Guwahati" sign on the highway.
The three county magistrates breathed a sigh of relief, but the joy had not lasted long. "Crackling", the water in front of the road started to spray again. Just when they thought it was some animal again, it turned out that it jumped out. What’s on the surface of the water is a fish head!
Gu Ji frowned, feeling something bad.
He could understand animals fleeing the forests near the river basin to avoid floods, but if even fish appeared in towns or kilometers, it meant that the river water had reversed.
He drove forward for a while, but the water level on the road got higher and higher and completely submerged the hood.
You must know that whether it is state-level gravel roads in India or domestic provincial roads, they are all built on the roadbed. On the one hand, it is to ensure that the road is as smooth as possible and make vehicles drive smoothly and safely. On the other hand, it is necessary to support the road surface. To withstand the requirements of driving loads, the terrain is often higher than that on both sides of the road.
Even the highway is like this, which shows how high the water level is in the fields on both sides.
The county magistrate also noticed that the town not far away seemed a little blurry than it was during the day. In desperation, he urged Gu Ji to drive towards the airport.
The terrain of airports is often very high, because in low-lying places, the plane landing is like landing in a basin, and the surrounding buildings are like the edges of the basin, which will affect the sight line of the landing and increase the safety risks of landing, and the airport runways are often A bit of a slope.
As the vehicle continues to deepen.
The first thing Gu Ji saw was the mountains on the horizon, which should be the mountains on the other side of the Brahmaputra River. He vaguely remembered that the location where his father had crashed was in northern Assam on the other side.
So he pretended to ask casually:
"I heard that there was a plane crash on the other side a while ago. What happened next?"
"The investigation has been completed long ago. The accident site and the remains have all been found. Our county also sent an additional team of firefighters to support it, but it is the military who will be responsible for cleaning up the aftermath."
The Gauhati County Magistrate thought for a moment.
Why the military again?
Gu Ji felt dizzy when he heard these two words.
Driving another kilometer, everyone finally saw the whole of Guwahati. Compared with Dispur, the former is smaller in size, with a population of only more than 120,000, and all the parks and wastelands in the town have been occupied. The water was submerged, and some low-lying bungalows had only orange roof tiles left.
There is obviously a lot of excitement near the airport.
Just like in front of the previous hospital, a large number of vehicles gathered around the airport, blocking the traffic. Many vehicles had broken down. Most of them were middle-class and above families in Guwahati or nearby towns. They probably wanted to escape by plane. .
"Isn't the airport closed yet?"
"Currently due to weather conditions, the airline has issued air traffic control and all flights have been cancelled."
While the county magistrate was answering, he seemed to see something and hurriedly waved to Gu Ji to turn around.
Following the direction he pointed, Gu Ji noticed a huge red fire truck pulling two orange kayaks behind it, with many Indian firefighters and policemen wearing blue and black reflective clothing sitting on them.
Good guy.
The gang all started rowing around the town...
That's right, with the current height of water accumulation, sailing a boat is really better than driving a car in some places.
After the vehicle approached, the county magistrate rolled down the window and shouted: "Shukla, did I give my order in the morning in vain? I didn't ask you to deal with the disaster in the city. Why are you wandering around near the airport!"
"County magistrate?"
A middle-aged man who was the leader of the kayak was stunned for a moment and quickly reacted, "Report to the county magistrate that a landslide occurred near Nizapur. After we received the alarm, we are preparing to rush to the rescue."
"Landslide?"
The county magistrate's heart skipped a beat and he glanced at Gu Ji subconsciously.
Unexpectedly, at the crisis management meeting, the words came true.
Compared with the rise in water levels caused by heavy rains, the search and rescue of landslides is even more difficult, because landslides involve a large amount of debris accumulation. In addition to mobilizing lighting, chemical defense, rescue, logistics support and other fire-fighting vehicles and large carrier vehicles , if the accident is serious, large vehicles and equipment such as cranes, forklifts, excavators, and demolition trucks will be needed, which is very troublesome, not to mention that there is water everywhere now, and it may break down at any time.
What's more serious is that landslides not only cause casualties and property losses within a certain range, but also pose a serious threat to nearby road traffic.
There are not many roads in Assam. If the traffic is paralyzed, it will be exactly as Gu Ji said.
Completely isolated from the world, left to fend for itself!
"Mr. Vidi, I'm afraid you are right. If the heavy rainfall continues, residents of towns and villages around the basin really need to move as soon as possible!"
The secretary beside him couldn't help but his eyelids twitched.
From following the county magistrate to now, this was the first time he saw the county magistrate address a young man as "sir", which shows that Gu Ji's status in the county magistrate's mind now.
After speaking, he began to ask Gu Ji to help design an emergency response plan for Guwahati County.
Although the state government meeting in the morning has already formulated disaster relief measures and established relevant emergency rescue headquarters, the disaster situations are different in each county, and the strategies are often not universal. And then communicate with the disaster relief specialist of the state government's Disaster Management Department. , coming and going is very troublesome.
On the contrary, it would be better to have Gu Ji, a ready-made "crisis management expert".
Gu Ji did not shirk.
Nowadays, the more the government pays attention to him, the greater his personal role he can play in the level, the more people he saves, and the richer the rewards in the final settlement will be.
Why not do something that is a win-win situation.
After exchanging phone numbers, he learned that the name of the Guwahati County Magistrate was Kiran. When the other party left in a special car, he prepared to drive alone to inspect the actual situation in Guwahati.
Before setting off, he rolled down the window and leaned out to take a look at the roof of the car, wanting to check whether any screws or parts had been damaged by the previous leopard.
But what he didn't expect was that there was no damage to the luggage rack, but instead there was a black shadow at the corner.
Gu Ji took a closer look and saw that it was a leopard cub.
Indian leopards give birth every year from April to May, and the cubs stay with the mother until the next estrus, before they break away and live independently.
It turns out that the leopard just came to harass Gu Ji to ask for help and ask him to help save the cub.
Unfortunately.
Gu Ji reached out and touched its chest. There was no heartbeat at all.
Long time ago, dead.
This is the horror of natural disasters.
Before nature, all living beings are equal;
Whether you are an intelligent human being or a physically strong feline, you are all vulnerable to heavy rain and the wrath of nature.
Crisis doesn't give you time for mercy.
Gu Ji took a breath, handed the dead leopard cub to nearby staff, and then drove to the bank of the Brahmaputra River.
It is one of the major rivers in Asia. It originates from Fanzhou in the Xia Kingdom. Its upper reaches are called the Brahmaputra River. After it merges with two other rivers in Assam, India, it is called the Brahmaputra River. After it flows through Bangladesh, it is called the Brahmaputra River. The Jamuna River finally merges with the Ganges at Gualundokad to form the huge Ganges Delta, which flows into the Bay of Bengal with a total length of 2,900 kilometers.
The downstream river basins in India are also in the direction of future floods predicted by Gu Ji.
Judging from the data, India has built a total of 3,800 kilometers of embankments on the Brahmaputra River, and 44 cities have built flood control projects, renovated the river courses, and built governance projects.
Judging from historical disasters, it is obvious that these flood control infrastructures have not played an effective role.
On the one hand, it is due to natural disasters, and the monsoon continues to bring heavy rainfall. On the other hand, it may be due to man-made reasons, such as irrigation and water supply!
The Brahmaputra River Basin, especially the valleys and plains, has a large population and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The populations of West Bengal and Bangladesh each exceed 100 million, and the 200 million residents in the basin mainly rely on agriculture for their livelihood. , agricultural irrigation requires a large amount of water, but river runoff is unevenly distributed throughout the year, with 60%-70% of runoff concentrated in the flood season.
In order to ensure water demand, dams must store water for use during non-flood or dry periods.
The dams accumulated in India are often very exaggerated, ranging from tens to hundreds of meters, and the largest one is even hundreds of meters long, with a storage capacity of nearly 10 billion cubic meters. These dams filled with water will collapse in the event of heavy rainfall. If it is not excreted in time during this period and causes continuous embankment collapse...
The consequences are unimaginable.
You know, the water capacity of Tangzhou West Lake is 14.48 million cubic meters, and hundreds of billions of cubic meters of water are stored, which is equivalent to hundreds of West Lakes crashing down at the same time. The power is even more terrifying than a nuclear bomb!
This not only reminded him of the 75.8 flood, the most tragic disaster in Xia's history, which killed 26,000 people.
Gu Ji finally understood.
Natural disasters, accidents, public health incidents, man-made attacks...
Public health includes the Plague of Justinian, which killed 100 million people; man-made attacks include World War II, which killed about 90 million people; natural disasters include the Lisbon Earthquake, which killed about 60,000 to 100,000 people; accidents include Chelten Nobyl killed 93,000 people before and after.
None of the four major crisis areas is a good one!
Arriving at the edge of Guwahati town.
This was not because Gu Ji didn't want to move forward, but that he could no longer move forward. The water in the town had reached half of the front windshield of the off-road vehicle. If he forced himself to the shore, it might be his turn to save himself.
So Gu Ji returned the vehicle and leaned in a relatively safe position. He rolled down the window, put on his backpack, and put on a life jacket.
This is not because he is not good at water.
In fact, since he acquired training skills in close combat tactics at sea, his swimming skills are as good as those of some provincial team athletes, and he has surpassed the latter by a large margin in terms of preventing drowning.
After all, what special training needs to consider is stable applicability in extreme environments.
But as the saying goes: "Those who drown are those who know how to swim."
If the dam suddenly bursts and a flood occurs in the next second, even if he is possessed by Bai Tiao in the waves, he will not be any stronger than ordinary people. But a life jacket is different. The good floating performance ensures that he will be unconscious even if he is hit. , can also float on the water, which will bring about an essential difference in survival.
And carrying a backpack means the same thing.
In the event of an accident with the vehicle, he would at least have a bag of important supplies.
Gu Ji, who has been a special police officer for four years, has always followed the "danger plus one" principle in police tactics in his mind, raising the dangers he faces and the difficulty of handling them to a higher level to consider, and always maintaining a high degree of sobriety and alertness. .
Swim near the edge of town.
Gu Ji felt that the shore was almost the same as a river. Due to the heavy rain and heavy precipitation, the river water and the stagnant water were connected together. The rushing water was like a herd of wild horses, rushing menacingly through the town walls and the trees on the other side, making a sound. The sound rushed and roared.
So much so that he couldn't steady himself in the water without holding on to the wall.
"Moo!"
Suddenly, he saw a buffalo on the opposite bank being swept into the river by the rapids on the bank. Before he could react, in the blink of an eye, he was swept out by the current for more than ten meters, without any resistance.
"This is too scary. Once people are involved, there is no possibility of escape..."
He didn't even have time to think about other situations, so he quickly took out his phone and reminded the County Magistrate of Kilan that through emergency broadcasts and the media, all people were prohibited from approaching the shore, including residents near the shore, and all residents were moved elsewhere, and then moved The situation was relayed to Fatima.
Back in the car, Gu Ji briefly sorted out his thoughts and sent the emergency plan to Kieran.
On the basis of the state government meeting, two main points have been added:
The first is the warning on the river bank; because Guwahati is a coastal city, it is more dangerous and more affected by precipitation than Dispur. Therefore, strict warning zones must be set up along the bank and changes in water levels must be monitored at all times. ;
The second is to establish a logistics department and set up temporary shelters as soon as possible. This is not only to take over the housing problems of the residents on the shore, but also to facilitate the unified management of the government and the popularization of disaster prevention knowledge. For those with strong learning ability, temporary shelters can also be temporarily requisitioned. Rescue team.
That's right.
Gu Ji observed during his visits and found that the Gauhati government is in urgent need of personnel, especially the fire fighters and police who are on the front line, so it is necessary to set up a volunteer system in time.
He relied on volunteers to survive the final battle at the World War II Factory Checkpoint.
In the morning at the state and district government hospital, Gu Ji also experienced the abilities of local Indians. As long as they are taught patiently, they are relatively reliable and can endure hardships.
When Kieran heard this, he was overjoyed and immediately invited him to have dinner at the government building.
With the idea of saving a meal, Gu Ji would not miss this opportunity to have a meal, so he acted as the county magistrate and returned him a box of cans.
In the county government building, officials were running around and busy.
After Gu Ji met Kieran, they took him to the staff canteen.
I don't know if it was to ridicule his stingy behavior in the car, but the secretary "deliberately" prepared a sumptuous meal for him, including hand-made rice, pancakes, curry chicken nuggets, curry fresh vegetables, milk tofu, and finally a cup of milk tea.
"Your strategic food reserves in Guwahati are ample."
"Kvatra, please notify the canteen immediately. Forget about this meal. Starting from dinner, save food and strictly follow the government's disaster emergency response measures."
After a few words, Kieran understood the meaning, immediately frowned, turned around and scolded the secretary.
The latter knew that he was self-defeating, hurriedly clasped his hands and left in shame.
Since Gu Ji gave him a lot of useful suggestions, Kieran now simply regards him as his "wisdom star". If Gu Ji hadn't told him that the Minister of Disaster Management had assigned him to the frontline investigation team, he would have been included in the investigation team. Gu Ji put it in his bag and tied it in Guwahati.
Although Gu Ji is not comfortable eating with his hands, he must admit that this is his first serious hot meal since entering the level. It has wiped away the cold feeling of being rained outside. It is just Indian curry. The taste is really strong and it tastes very spicy.
After lunch, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
Gu Ji drank hot salty milk tea, took a short rest, and then drove to the dam.
Understanding the water storage level will help him establish expectations for a levee breach, and can also investigate the real cause of the accident and complete other target tasks that may be involved in the follow-up.
The nearest dam is only about 900 meters away from Guwahati.
It is a mixed earth-rock dam.
It is mainly composed of four parts: dam body, anti-seepage body, drainage body, and slope protection. Compared with concrete dams, it has the advantages of using local materials, saving cement, and has lower requirements for the foundation conditions of the dam site. The disadvantage is that its durability is slightly lower. Worse.
The axis of the entire dam is arc-shaped, about 660 meters long and 90 meters high. The total water storage capacity is about 4.1 billion cubic meters. It is a medium-sized dam.
Gu Ji parked the car in a safe place, stood on the roof of the car, and carefully observed the dam body with binoculars.
There are warnings from the past. Even the largest dam in India can burst, let alone such an unknown one.
However, due to the heavy rain, which blocked his vision, it was difficult for him to see the details of the dam body clearly. At least on the surface, there was no obvious damage.
There are a total of 9 gates in the entire dam. At this moment, under the command of the State Water Resources Department, the gates are being opened to release floods.
It is for this reason that the river on the banks of Guwahati is very fast.
Gu Ji found the person in charge, and after revealing his identity, he went to the central control room of the dam. He first checked the current water storage level. It has reached 81 meters. According to the normal water storage level of the reservoir, 76.68m, the maximum water storage level is 80.21m. It is estimated that it has reached the dangerous range and may cause the embankment to collapse at any time.
Didn’t the Minister of Water Resources swear at the meeting that there would be no problem?
Don't you want to take the blame?
Faced with his questioning, the person in charge of the dam said that flood discharge has been ongoing, and as long as the rainfall does not change, the water storage level will decrease.
But the key is, no one knows how long the tropical low pressure belt will last and whether the precipitation will intensify.
Gu Ji took pictures of the data with his mobile phone and sent it to the county magistrate of Kilan and Fatima respectively. The former said that he would report it to the chief minister immediately. Faced with a time bomb hanging above his head, everyone would be anxious.
After all, once the dam breaks, Guwahati will be the first to suffer.
Fatima has also completed contact with the Hyderabad Naval Base, and the Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Center is exchanging data with the Assam Meteorological Department to make a final interpretation of the tropical low pressure zone in the Bay of Bengal.
In the evening, the rain began to lighten up.
The drizzle has resumed yesterday afternoon.
Gu Ji stood on the steps of the government building, looking at the cheering officials in the courtyard and the excited people throughout the process, and frowned slightly.
Because he knew that the disaster would never end so easily.
This is indeed the case.
Early the next morning, at dawn, he was called up by the county magistrate's secretary, and the state government suddenly convened a second emergency meeting.
In order to save water, he hurried downstairs without even washing his face.
Perhaps it was the car crash yesterday that cast a shadow on Kieran. Today, his vehicle was replaced by an off-road vehicle with a modified water hose.
More than two hours later, they arrived at the state government building again.
After not coming back all night, the water level in Dispur has not dropped much. There are still the same group of people in the conference room as yesterday. Perhaps they finally realized the seriousness of the situation, and everyone's face became a little more solemn.
The Minister of Water Resources lowered his head, and his expression was gloomy when he saw Gu Jihou.
“It seems that everyone knows that today’s meeting is not optimistic, but there is also good news. Minister Anurag, your idea of preparing self-rescue guides for heavy rain and floods for the people is very good. The general response rate of police and fire fighters has reduced the accident rate a lot. "
After sitting on his seat, the Chief Minister first praised the Disaster Management Minister.
Unexpectedly, Anurag just grinned: "Chief, this guide is not my responsibility, but the credit of Vidi and Fatima. One person is responsible for writing it, and the other person is responsible for contacting the media to send it."
"Oh, Viddy?"
The chief minister looked at Gu Ji in surprise, and finally praised appreciatively: "Yes, young people have many good ideas!"
Then the meeting officially began. He first asked the Minister of the Meteorological Department to announce the results of the study jointly discussed with the Naval Meteorological Center.
It turns out that the tropical depression has not weakened, but has intensified, and is likely to transform into a tropical storm. The precipitation belt has not stopped, but has moved to the vicinity of West Bengal and southwestern Bangladesh.
In other words, the pain doesn’t go away, it’s just temporarily transferred.
"According to the weather monitoring report, it is expected that there will be heavy rain and heavy precipitation around 10 o'clock tonight, which will last for 12 hours. What are your measures?"
Faced with the chief minister's inquiry, no one dared to speak for a while.
After a long silence, County Magistrate Jilan finally couldn't help but:
"Chief Minister, since heavy rainfall is unavoidable and the flood discharge from river dams is not as expected, my suggestion is to temporarily relocate the people in towns and villages near the river banks to safe areas as soon as possible before the floods rise."
"migrate……"
The ministers were talking quietly, as if they didn't expect that the Minister of Transportation, who was still in the conservative camp yesterday, would suddenly "change sides" to Gu Ji's radical faction today.
The chief minister glanced at Gu Ji and turned his attention to the minister of water resources.
The latter immediately said nervously: "Chief, what the Chief of Kilan County said is inappropriate. It is not that the flood discharge is not as expected, but that some reservoirs have reached the edge of the warning line. Currently, as the precipitation has stopped, the flood discharge is proceeding in an orderly manner."
"What about when the heavy rainfall hits at 10 o'clock tonight?"
Gu Ji suddenly spoke, which startled Fatima beside him, and even Anurag twitched his eyelids.
Who would have thought that a small office investigator of the Department of Agriculture would have the guts to refute a senior state government minister on the spot!
The Minister of Water Resources was already angry about the dam matter, but now Gu Ji took the initiative to run into the gun, and his eyes immediately showed ferociousness.
"You are just an investigator from the Department of Agriculture. Do you really think you understand what water conservancy is after seeing one or two dams?"
"Although I don't understand water conservancy, I will never hide the data, let alone bet the lives of the 33 million people in the country!"
Gu Ji sneered solemnly, completely unafraid of the threats from the Minister of Water Resources.
Fatima was slightly startled. She didn't expect him to retaliate so directly, without showing any mercy to the Minister of Water Resources.
As if she was afraid that Gu Ji would be scolded or that her theory was untenable, she quickly pulled out a list from the information.
"Chief Minister, this is the dam maintenance record of the main rivers in Assam. Among them, the dams in the central region are relatively old. On average, there are nearly 1.2 maintenances per year, and this year's repairs have not yet been completed. First of all, judging from the data, the risk index of the Mizoser Dam near Guwahati is indeed not low."
"In such a high-risk environment, I also agree with the migration strategy."
When Anurag saw this scene, he also raised his hand with a slight smile. As the talent he personally requested from the Minister of Agriculture, Gu Ji must stand up and support him at this time.
Suddenly, two senior officials supported Gu Ji.
The mayor of Dispur was not far from the river bank. Considering the risks to the town, he also chose Gu Ji's side.
The ministers of transportation, health, police, etc. looked at each other and saw that the chief minister never shouted to stop. They suddenly understood. Unexpectedly, only one day had passed, and the direction of the meeting had changed.
I saw more and more ministers raising their hands in favor.
The chief minister then spoke:
"Since everyone agrees with the migration plan, let's use it as the theme to formulate a new emergency strategy. Vidi, as the main proposer of the plan, do you have any ideas?"
"have."
As Gu Ji spoke, he took out a map of Assam from his pocket.
He had been preparing for this moment for a long time, pointing to the east and west towns in southern Assam:
“According to the principles of proximity and safety, the relocation route of the affected people should be based on the principle of proximity and safety. I think the disaster evacuation center can be set in the direction of Kalarichi and Lumdin; first of all, these two cities are not far from Assam, and secondly, the terrain is High, away from rivers, safe from floods.”
"Both are important urban transportation hubs. Considering the large area affected by the disaster and the large number of people being transferred, and considering safety, train transfer is the best way. On the one hand, the train has high carrying capacity; on the other hand, it is The train tracks have higher foundations and are safer than land transportation, and these two places are large cities that can provide us with resources at any time."
"Chilarizzi..."
Unexpectedly, the chief minister hesitated after hearing this name.
The expressions in the eyes of the other ministers also changed more or less.
The reason is that Chalalici is not in Assam. Due to the governance strategies adopted by India, as well as historical, racial and other issues, conflicts often occur in the six northeastern states, and the ethnic groups in various regions of the state are also in chaos.
In addition to vicious genocide incidents, violent conflicts have also occurred between states. For example, the border conflict between Assam and Mizoram in 2021 resulted in the death of six policemen. Afterwards, the chief ministers of the two states also expressed their disapproval on social media. There was a public quarrel online, which shows that the "neighbors" are not actually close.
But at the critical moment, Gu Ji couldn't do much.
Who makes Assam's transportation backward? There are very few railways in the state. If land transportation is used, the more than one million people along the river will probably have to have thousands of passenger cars driving 24 hours a day. If the people are allowed to go on their own, it will be so deep. Accumulated water can easily cause accidents.
The chief minister naturally understood these truths and looked at Anurag.
The latter nodded and agreed with the two disaster evacuation centers designated by Gu Ji.
Then he began to formulate detailed emergency plans for the relocation and resettlement of disaster victims.
In fact, the difficulty in relocating disaster victims lies in the formulation of routes and location selection. The rest is nothing more than a model of hierarchical responsibility and batch transfer.
The former is an emergency leadership system for relocating disaster victims under the unified command of the state government, with responsibilities and close cooperation at the county, district and township levels. The latter first evacuates people living in dilapidated houses along rivers at geological disaster sites, and secondly, timely evacuates people in low-lying villages prone to flooding based on the level of natural disasters. .
The most important point is that support materials must keep up.
The chief minister handed over this arduous task to the Department of Finance and Taxation. It is necessary to prepare tents, food, bedding, daily necessities, emergency lighting and other disaster relief preparations before the transfer is completed. Food and drinking water are the top priority.
"I will negotiate the remaining issues as soon as possible. Everyone, start taking action now. You must move the first group of high-risk people to the disaster evacuation center before the heavy rain comes in the evening!"
After the final summary, the meeting ended.
Anurag also sent Gu Ji and Fatima on the train, and took charge of the route to Cheraliki.
After everyone is gone.
Fatima breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and smoothed her hair: "Oh my God, you were so brave in the meeting just now. Aren't you afraid that the Minister of Water Resources will secretly retaliate against you later?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Gu Ji shrugged his shoulders. After all, he had shown his face for "Vidi" so many times. He was backed by two big trees, the Guwahati County Magistrate and the Minister of Disaster Management. How could he be afraid of a small Ministry of Water Resources? "Besides, didn't you also help me to refute him, Ms. Fatima?"
"Actually, I have always disliked the Minister of Water Resources. Hehe, in that case, we can be considered friends, right? Maybe you can just call me Fatima!"
"Okay, Ms. Fatima."
"..."
After coming out of the government building, Gu Ji and Fatima devoted themselves to the work of relocating the victims.
It can be seen that the chief minister attaches great importance to this work and even called in helicopters. The fishermen's fishing boats were also requisitioned by the police and fire fighters.
So you can see three modes of transport at the same time in Dispur:
Those flying in the sky, rowing in the water, and running on the ground.
Finally, it was only in the evening that the police put the first batch of victims near the river bank onto the train. In order to increase the transportation capacity, the Minister of Transportation also racked his brains and even requisitioned freight trains. The original capacity of the train was about 2,000 people, so he forced him to 3,500 people have been arranged.
In this way, 5 trains can transport 18,000 people in one trip, and the first batch of high-risk people along the coast can be sent to the disaster evacuation center in 5 hours, before the heavy rain comes at 10 p.m.
Gu Ji and Fatima boarded an older blue train.
The carriage was completely dark, and at a glance, the aisles were filled with endless people. People were squeezing each other, turning into a crowded and noisy torrent that kept squeezing toward the back. This feeling was quite similar to the crowds in China before. The green train is just like the Spring Festival travel rush, or even more crowded than that.
"Bar in bar in!"
"Go forward! Hurry! Everyone is waiting behind you!"
"Aww...wow I want to go home!"
…
Gu Ji's ears were now filled with noisy discussions mixed with scoldings and children crying, which was so noisy that his head was about to explode.
Accompanied by the piercing sound of the train whistle, Kubai Kubai, and outside the swaying window, there are rivers and mountains that are constantly retreating, which means that the train is starting to slowly start. The sun is setting in the west, and through the gap in the clouds, half a wheel of orange is hanging. The sun reflects on the water and walls, emitting a soft halo.
If this were a lake, it would be beautiful;
But alas, this is a city.
The train soon left Guwahati, passed through Dispur, had to pass through a tunnel, and then headed straight to the disaster relief center. The whole journey took about half an hour.
As the first train arrives at its destination.
Looking around, the original barren grassland has been transformed by the government into a temporary disaster relief center. Large tents and packages are piled on the ground, waiting for people to open them.
And just as the crowd was getting off the bus.
The long-lost game prompt finally appeared.
[Goal: Lead at least 2,000 people to leave the current disaster-stricken area successfully! 】
【Please choose your reward! 】
[Endurance improvement (medium)] or [Immunity improvement (medium)]
Both of these were the blue version of the mark that Gu Ji had chosen before, but what made him curious was that a natural disaster level would actually have the "immunity" that only the public health level had.
Of course, it is not ruled out that there will be an outbreak of infectious diseases in this level.
Gu Ji glanced at the majority of Indians in the carriage who did not like to wear shoes. Once a flood breaks out, with poor matching of medical resources, disasters are likely to be accompanied by diseases.
With this in mind, he chose reward two.
The blue light falls and the mission is refreshed.
[New goal: Control the number of casualties to less than 400 before the central government comes to assist! 】
Good guy.
In other words, the central government is still too lazy to take care of the heavy rain disaster in Assam?
Since Gu Ji and Fatima were responsible for following the train until all the victims got off the bus, they and the government officials with the same responsibilities returned to the train and returned to the original route, preparing to welcome the next batch of victims.
Just like that, batch after batch was shipped.
It was getting dark soon, and Gu Ji had been thinking about how to start this new task.
Fortunately, the transfer is being carried out in an orderly manner. From today to tomorrow, all the people will be transferred to the disaster evacuation center before the water affects the train tracks. There should be success. Once we reach the disaster evacuation center, there will be almost no casualties. But if we want the central government to The fastest way for the government to come forward to provide assistance is to use a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, the chief minister of the state reports to the central government, and on the other hand, it secretly "forces" it through the pressure of online media and public opinion.
Fatima saw Gu Ji looking worried and thought he was worried about the disaster.
"Don't worry, once the next bus of victims is transferred, half of the danger near the river bank will be relieved..."
"I hope so."
Gu Ji responded casually.
At this time, shortly after the train entered the tunnel, a harsh friction sound suddenly came from the bottom. The victims in the whole carriage followed the inertia and looked forward.
The train stopped.
"what's the situation?"
"What's going on? What happened? Why did the car stop?"
"Sir, will something happen?"
…
The victims yelled at each other, while some grabbed Fatima and kept questioning her, for fear of something going wrong.
But Gu Ji and Fatima were also confused.
He took out his cell phone and saw that there was no signal.
Fatima took the initiative to stand up and comforted her: "Don't panic, everyone. The train may be just for temporary maintenance. I will go to the conductor now to ask about the situation. Please sit down where you are, wait quietly and patiently..."
After saying that, she turned and walked towards the conductor's room.
About three minutes later, she brought everyone reassuring news: there were animal carcasses in the equipment in front of the train's route, and relevant personnel were working urgently to deal with it.
"I was scared to death. I thought we were buried in a tunnel..."
"Don't talk nonsense, God Shiva will definitely bless us!"
Rumble…
Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, Gu Ji's ears flapped slightly, and he vaguely seemed to hear some violent rolling sound coming from behind him.
Crack-!
Suddenly there was a heart-wrenching sound of iron twisting coming from the rear of the train, which seemed to be accompanied by screams. One section after another, and the next moment, the carriage he was in also began to shake violently, crashing, and was instantly shaken by a wave of force. The mysterious force pushed it down and tilted it.
Gu Ji's expression suddenly changed!
It's a flood! !
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