Chapter 158 The train is trapped

Chapter 158 The train is trapped

At a critical moment, Gu Ji's attitude must be tough and firm, otherwise he will not be able to establish prestige among the panicked crowd and then command the soldiers and victims.

"Car No. 23 received!"

"Car No. 21 received!"

"Copy it from the train room!"

…

The two carriages next door were the first to be supported by Gu Ji to restore order. The first to stand up and support, someone took the lead, and a rhythm naturally formed. For a while, the Indian soldiers in all the carriages began to respond to the intercom one after another.

Got command!

Gu Ji narrowed his eyes, and the emergency response ability strengthened by the flood and rapids specialization mark was reflected at this moment.

He only thought for a moment, and immediately came up with many emergency plans in his mind:

"Now, all the soldiers accompanying the train immediately look for waterproof canvas specially provided by the logistics department in the carriage, and make full use of all material resources such as tables, wooden boards, clothing, suitcases, foam plastics and other items to quickly deal with the leakage in the carriage; the train crew members try to contact Bang as soon as possible The Government Disaster Emergency Management Headquarters and the Water Rescue Team of the National Police Agency will get in touch, report the matter to the central government, report the current location and danger, and actively seek rescue;"

"The medical emergency personnel accompanying the train immediately prepared according to the highest emergency plan and cleared out a carriage as a health support carriage. The emergency personnel quickly arrived at the scene according to the situation reported by the train soldiers, looked for the injured, adopted an injury classification and graded treatment system, and gave priority to seriously injured patients. For treatment, all those with minor injuries, the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled are gathered in the health care carriage!"

"Finally, I need to seek support from all the young and strong people on the train..."

Gu Ji did not stand still and give orders. Instead, he spoke and walked towards Car No. 17, which had the most serious report just now.

As he spoke his last words, Fatima followed him.

Also reacting were several young people on the side who were rescued from the stampede by Gu Ji.

A group of about seven or eight people hurried through the passage and hurried towards the front of the car.

The victims in the 21 carriages consciously gave way, while the two Indian soldiers responsible for escorting the carriage were trying to use canvas to block the broken windows and water-seeping cracks. As for the two dead bodies, they were carried Got to the corner seat.

Seeing Gu Ji coming over, the soldiers said hello in their eyes and continued to hold the water outlet with their arms and shoulders.

The team of soldiers requested by the Minister of Police for assistance belongs to the Eastern Military District of the Indian Army and is the logistics and auxiliary force of the 71st Mountain Division under the 4th Army.

Although it is not a front-line combat group, the troops stationed in the eastern border military region are the most powerful frontline troops in India. Among them, the mountain division of the Army's 4th Army is the unit with the highest combat readiness among the more than ten mountain divisions in India. Therefore, even if it is an auxiliary unit, The amount of training and military quality also exceed that of ordinary soldiers in other military regions.

The only thing they lack is disaster prevention experience.

Gu Ji dropped a few nails in his backpack, and several young adults in Car No. 21 followed him. In this way, his team grew bigger and bigger. By the time they arrived in Car No. 19, they were almost twenty People.

Just as he was about to continue walking through Car No. 18.

Suddenly, a large number of victims rushed forward. They looked panicked and shouted at the top of their lungs:

"Quick! Go back!!"

"Go back!! Go back quickly!"

"There's a flood ahead! The carriage has already been flooded! Hurry--!"

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Listening to the anxious shouts of the crowd, at this moment, Fatima and others lowered their heads and noticed that the water at the foot of the car had reached the lower part of the car at some point, and even formed a rapid water flow, constantly washing towards the rear of the car. .

The water accumulation has reached this level. Imagine how terrifying it would be to be flooded in front of you!

The four or five people at the front wanted to escape first, but their shoulders were pressed against their chests and their hips pressed against their thighs. Instead, they all piled up at the door of the narrow passage. One of the tall men was pushed continuously from behind, and his face was pressed against the door frame. There were blood marks all over.

"Don't squeeze in front!! Pay attention to safety! Come one by one!"

Seeing that the order that had finally been restored was about to be disrupted by the rhythm of panic, he hurriedly raised the 8-in-1 fire ax in his hand, and he couldn't help but regret that he had not bought a big speaker in the first place.

Seeing the ax held high, Fatima and the young adults behind her who came to help caught up with his rhythm, and together they opened their throats and screamed and shouted like a mountain and a tsunami.

“Everyone must follow the arrangements!!”

"Stop crowding!"

"Don't be afraid, government officials and soldiers are here, we will definitely survive!"

After several shouts and the threat of an axe, the frightened crowd finally calmed down temporarily. Under the command of Gu Ji and Fatima, they formed two long lines and hid in the rear compartment in an orderly manner. This was better than before. Hard squeezing makes evacuation faster.

After the crowd was evacuated, Gu Ji hurriedly waded through the current and rushed to Car No. 17.

"Crash..."

Before he entered the carriage, he heard the sound of a huge impact of water, and there were more than one. Until the moment he was about to reach the passage, he looked around and saw that there were seven or eight waist-thick water jets splashing into the carriage at the same time. The turbid flood rushed to the ground, splashing waves of white foam.

This scene was also seen by the young adults who rushed behind.

A few timid ones stopped immediately.

"Fatima, bring someone with you to collect all the waterproof canvases from nearby carriages immediately! A few more will come and remove all the tables from carriage No. 18!"

After Gu Ji gave two instructions, he waved the fire ax in his hand and slammed it against the train table support leg next to him. Bang bang bang, the aluminum column supports were bent one by one. In addition, the train was old and many of them were bent. Screws and fixing nails are also loose or even falling off.

He ripped off one of the table boards and rushed in without even a moment of hesitation.

In Car No. 17, all the seats were soaked by the flood, the seat covers were washed away, and luggage and garbage were piled on the floor. Two dark-skinned Indian soldiers wearing leopard-spot camouflage and three muscular The victims have long been reduced to drowned rats, but they are still struggling to block the broken and leaking windows around them with canvas.

Gu Ji noticed that an Indian woman with a bloody head was still unconscious on the seat. He briefly checked the injury. At least on the surface, it didn't look serious.

"Emergency personnel, first aid personnel, my Vidi, a woman was found unconscious with minor injuries in Car No. 17 and is about to be sent to the injured concentration point. Two people are here to take her to the health care car first! In Car No. 2, the rest Everyone goes to block the leaking spots on the car windows! In groups of three, two people are responsible for covering the leaking spots, and one person is responsible for fixing the leaking spots. First, nail the table board, and then cover it with waterproof canvas. Quick, Fatima, sort out the canvas immediately! "

While pressing the intercom to direct the medical emergency team, he arranged for the first responders on site. When he saw Fatima holding the collected canvas, he quickly arranged the distribution of personnel and materials, and took out nails from his backpack.

This command undoubtedly made these bewildered young adults look stupid.

The situation at the scene was obviously so bad and chaotic, but Gu Ji seemed completely unaffected and still dealt with every problem in an orderly manner, like a precision-operated machine!

He held the table board and approached the broken window from the side.

Withstanding the huge impact of the water flow, he quickly covered the broken part of the upper part of the table with his shoulders. The blocked water flow immediately splashed downward from the gap in the mezzanine. Another young man next to him immediately reached out to help. Fatima quickly took the nails and the brass teapot found from the ground and pounded the nails in to fix them.

Soon, with the help of Gu Ji and others, the leakage in Car No. 17 was finally effectively contained.

"Thank you Lord Shiva for blessing, thank God Shiva for blessing..."

"Now I'm saved, I don't have to worry about being drowned anymore!"

"Mr. Vidi, what should we do next? Will the rescue team really come to save us?"

Just as the victims asked Gu where he was, the voice of the train crew came from the intercom on his chest, "I am Prabhu, the train conductor. We have contacted the command center, but the signal is very poor. Floods in Dispur and Guwahati The water wave has exceeded four meters, and most of the city has been submerged. All the remaining victims are waiting for rescue on the roof. The chief minister and the accompanying secretary disappeared during the evacuation of the state government. Currently, the rescue team of the Police Department Fire, emergency and water rescue teams are all rushing to the capital area to search."

The Chief Minister is missing?

Although the head of the state government is very important, the government is a set of administrative agencies. As long as the management is not completely wiped out, there will always be decision-making and command capabilities. It is simply that the person who makes the decision falls on the chief secretary.

However, the National Police Agency has transferred most of its police forces to areas near the state government, which is undoubtedly a waste of rescue resources.

Gu Ji frowned.

"Has the central government contacted you?"

"not yet."

"In this way, you should find a way to contact the central government and the military region troops, inform them of the damage to the train, and ask the central government to send more boat rescue troops to support Assam before the thunderstorm comes!"

Train conductor Prabu's answer disappointed Gu Ji.

Now a large number of rescue resources have been mobilized to the urban area. If there is no help from the central government, then this car of people will be waiting to die here!

After speaking, he turned to look at Fatima: "You are responsible for two things. One is to contact all government officials on the train and ask them to contact the police and fire brigade of the surrounding state governments as soon as possible to come for support. The other is to let the train All victims in the disaster area should find ways to post their trapped situation to online media. The more the better, so as to attract as much media attention as possible!"

"I see!"

Fatima knew that he wanted to rely on the media to put pressure on the central government and the army. Otherwise, given the relationship between the central and local governments, it would be difficult to send additional support for a while.

Gu Ji asked the remaining young men in the carriage to continue to deal with the leaks in the remaining carriages according to the method he had just used.

After making all arrangements, he turned around and started dialing the number of Disaster Management Minister Anurag.

But the phone kept beeping and couldn't make any calls. This was normal. Such a huge sudden flood not only submerged all nearby towns, but also destroyed some power systems and communication towers.

This is why Gu Ji handed over the task of communicating with the state government headquarters and the central government to the train crew, because the train has the railway’s exclusive main line satellite communication, in the event of accidental damage to the railway microwave relay communication and cables, optical cable lines, etc. or the train When a large-scale accident occurs, voice, fax, and images of the accident scene can also be sent to the Ministry of Railways or the relevant transportation department in a timely manner so that superiors can direct rescue operations.

The hard work paid off. After Gu Ji broadcast dozens of times in a row, a beeping sound finally came from the receiver, followed by Anurag's urgent questioning.

"Vidi, what's the situation over there? What you were worried about finally happened. The middle and upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River suddenly burst their banks. A large amount of reservoir water rushed into the middle reaches of the river, causing massive floods and mudslides. The river has already been submerged. Many villages and towns!”

"Minister, the situation is not optimistic. The train was derailed by the flood and fell into the mud of the nearby woods. Fortunately, the damage to the carriage was not serious. Currently, I am arranging soldiers and volunteers to repair the leak, but it will not last long. At present, about 7 people are dead on the train, and at least 60 people are estimated to be injured. Rescue by a watercraft team is urgently needed!"

Because he didn't know when the call would be cut off, Gu Ji only focused on the key points and spoke very fast.

"God Shiva! Thank you for blessing the people of Assam!" Unexpectedly, Anurag breathed a sigh of relief after listening to his report.

That's right. In a major accident like a train derailment caused by floods, the death of 7 people is considered very minor.

In 2013, a train derailed in Spain, killing more than 80 people. In 2022, a passenger train derailed in Iran, killing more than 22 people. The number of people on the two trains was 247 and 430.

And theirs is a 60-car passenger train that is overloaded with more than 10,000 people!

Not to mention the crisis impacts such as flooding.

That’s why Anurag is so excited.

But in fact, it was precisely because there were enough people arranged by Gu Ji that the train was not washed away by the flood. In addition, it was stopped at the time of the incident. Even though the train was running, the front speed of the truck was very slow, and it derailed. The impact and damage caused are far less than those of ordinary passenger express trains.

The stone in his heart fell to the ground, Anurag said again.

"Floods in mountainous areas often only remain for a few hours or even recede within an hour, while the duration of floods on both sides of the river is several times longer than in mountainous areas. Currently, all rescue forces in Assam are deployed in riverside urban areas, where there is also a More than ten thousand victims are trapped on the roof, and many government officials have not had time to move, but I will find a way to ask the Minister of Police to send two teams of boats to your side for support!"

"Minister, the two teams of boats can only transport some seriously injured patients. There are still 10,000 victims in this train. At 10 o'clock, it is the time when the tropical low pressure precipitation comes. By then, the water level will continue to rise, and the entire train will be buried alive by the rain. , my suggestion is to contact the central government immediately and find a way to use large military transport aircraft to launch boat troops for rescue and evacuation before the heavy rain occurs!"

Something went wrong. My head hurts and I feel very sleepy. I woke up at noon and still wanted to sleep in the afternoon. I don’t know if it’s a sequelae problem or because I’m older and haven’t had a good rest. I’ll try my best to see if I can recover tomorrow and do more!