Chapter 164 A strange coincidence

Chapter 164 A strange coincidence

That's right, both of them are high-level officials of the state government, and they should indeed focus on search and rescue.

It's just that Gu Ji doesn't understand something.

It is understandable that the chief minister stayed behind in Dispur in order to appease the victims and express the spirit of the state government and the people to advance and retreat together. However, he was trapped or swept away by the sudden flood.

But what happened to the disappearance of the Minister of Water Resources?

Would a senior official with knowledge of hydrology not know the scale and extent of this flash flood?

What's more, he had previously concealed the water storage status of the reservoir dam. How could such a selfish person not escape from high-risk areas such as river basins in advance before learning that the second round of heavy rainfall from the tropical depression was coming? Is it possible that he still dared to do so? Go to the front line to investigate the cause of the flood!

In contrast, Gu Ji thought that he did not want to take the blame and was more likely to escape privately.

After all, "concealment and failure to report" was the secondary cause of the flood incident. When the central cabinet and state governments investigate, not only will the Minister of Water Resources be in trouble, but he may also face jail time.

Now that the task has been assigned to him, he still has to find the person he needs to find.

He showed the personnel information on his mobile phone to his rescuers. Among them, the chief minister was named Nicobar. He was wearing a flaxen high-collar vest and had gray hair. The minister of water resources was a fat, middle-aged man with a somewhat bald head named Yada. husband.

"Let me talk about the specific action plan. The first is the 'collective action principle'. Listen up, everyone. It is strictly prohibited to operate by a single boat or a single boat. It is strictly prohibited to carry out formation operations without command and reserve forces. Before any private subjective action, you must Report it to me and Fatima first."

Gu Ji's tone was stern, mainly for the safety of the rescuers.

Searching and rescuing missing people would have to be separated from the large boat force. If they were to act alone, once they were trapped, it would be difficult to be discovered by their companions in the complex environment of floods and heavy rains. By the time they turned around and reacted, they would have been dead.

"Second point, reconnaissance comes first; I need to arrange two groups to go ahead as reconnaissance units to conduct reconnaissance of the water conditions in the area to be searched and rescued first, and provide important information to clarify the subsequent rescue route and rescue mission of the formation, Singh, you Come be the leader of this investigation team!”

At the end of the story, Gu Ji suddenly looked at Singer.

During the previous operation to rescue victims trapped in the train, he had seen with his own eyes this boy's ability, which was quite good.

"The third point is round-trip search and shift operations. For a single search and rescue target, one or two round-trip searches must be conducted along the search and rescue route to confirm whether there are rescuers. However, for large-area search and rescue areas, the search time is long and the rescue environment is complex. In places with high security risks, the investigation mode will be temporarily cancelled, and all personnel will adopt group rotation operations."

"The last and most important point: due to the complex rescue environment and many unexpected factors, if the boat breaks down or other emergencies occur, I will set aside an emergency rescue team to stand by at any time to ensure When danger occurs during the rescue process, rescue will be carried out as soon as possible and the formation commander-in-chief Pradhan will be contacted.”

After stating a few principles, the rescuers looked at me and I looked at you, and their attitudes gradually began to change.

Although they have never used this mobile search mode before, it can be predicted from the words that Gu Ji's plan is extremely safe and almost blocks the possibility of any accidents.

"Do you understand everything?"

"clear!"

"Okay, the investigation team is in front, all in double column formation, ready for action!!"

Gu Ji shouted something with a waterproof loudspeaker, which made it difficult for everyone to adapt.

Because the first boat formation mode learned in water rescue is the triangular formation, which is also the most commonly used formation mode in water rescue in the world. The distance between the boats in the triangular formation is small and can support each other. The most important thing is that it can overcome the problem of sailing against the current. After all, the water flow is rushing into the town against the flood water.

But the captain's orders are greater than anything else.

So everyone followed the clues and headed towards the place where the two ministers last disappeared.

Other surrounding detachments responsible for transporting victims also noticed them. Among the triangular formations, Gu Ji's 14th detachment was like a fire stick, looking a little different.

It wasn't until they entered the town that the members of the 14th detachment understood Gu Ji's good intentions.

Although the bungalows in Dispur have been submerged, there are still many high-rise areas of three- and four-story buildings protruding above the water, just like rocks everywhere. Most of the triangular rescue teams encounter this situation. Only by narrowing the formation can we pass, which can not help but make the boats with a small distance almost close to each other. In the blink of an eye, there is a mistake in which the boats collide and capsize.

The 14 detachments used in the double longitudinal formation can easily pass through these narrow terrains.

At this moment, everyone discovered its advantages:

The formation is compact and maneuverable, making it easier to command flexibly.

Several transfer detachments nearby even learned what they were doing now and changed their formations from triangles to double columns.

The reason why Gu Ji thought of using this was not only because of the jet stream mark, but also mainly because he learned the experience from the "Military Disaster Prevention Manual". Domestic soldiers and firefighters often use this method when maneuvering over medium and long distances in actual combat and flood rescue operations. formation.

During navigation, the double column has excellent left and right vision. Coupled with the reconnaissance team in the front and the emergency rescue team in the rear transmitting information at all times, the commanders and crews can observe the surrounding terrain and features, identify and grasp the direction, and strengthen the relationship between the boats. command and contact to effectively avoid losing contact.

Soon, as the formation continued to move deeper.

The 14th detachment began to break away from the large boat force, and the shouts of the surrounding victims became less and less. Instead, there were only the angry roars of floods and heavy rain.

"Reporting to the commander, we are about to reach the first search and rescue point: the Geological Bureau. The field is relatively open. There is metal shaking on the right side. It seems to be a football goal stuck on the wall!"

"Listen to my command, change the T-shaped formation, and search in place like a net!"

Gu Ji shouted.

After the first two rounds of control and command, this time all the rescuers of the 14th detachment were completely convinced and completely followed the orders and prohibitions. As soon as the words were spoken, the column transformed into a "T" shape.

This kind of formation is mainly used for large-area water surface search and rescue. The so-called dragnet search is specifically to mark the target area with square ranges and search these square ranges in a certain order. Compared with the carpet-style "one" For word search, the former is more efficient and the hit rate is not low.

"Save...save..."

"Report! There are three people hanging on the telephone pole 15 meters to the right!"

At this time, as the front row's bright flashlight swept across several areas of the water, three frail Indian men were finally discovered on a telephone pole near the research center building. They were probably government civil servants or technical workers.

In the relocation strategy, although the government has already given priority to relevant technical personnel to leave the disaster area first.

However, some important detection data are still stored in the monitoring bureau, and many government officials still stay in the building to safely seal and transfer these data. So when the flood broke out, many people did not react and were trapped in the building.

"Be careful, the water around is very strong!"

Fatima, as the vice-captain, reminded several people.

Several rubber boats immediately surrounded the telephone pole and extended rescue poles for the three trapped civil servants to grab and pull up.

But because he had been trapped for too long, one of the older men suddenly lost his grip on the boat when he was being pulled onto the boat, broke away from the rescue rod, and was instantly swept out by the rapids.

Fatima immediately stared.

"People fell into the water! Hurry!"

"Ba Li Ba Li! Stop it quickly!"

The rescuer in charge of the rescue hurriedly shouted, asking his companions behind him to help pull him, but his reaction was still a step too slow. In addition, the water flow of the flood was very fast. In just one breath, the person was rushed out. rice!

"Emergency rescue team! Arc formation, pull the net quickly!!"

Gu Ji roared, and several members of the rescue team who reacted quickly immediately threw out a fishing net, and the people in the other kayak were responsible for catching it. The two stretched out horizontally, forming a three-meter-wide net. The mesh bag is enough to hold an adult man.

However, the flow of flood water is not static, but often erratic.

Gu Ji decisively patted the driver of the rubber boat.

"Can you drive in an O-turn?"

"Yes, Commander!"

The driver was also a young and energetic Indian firefighter. He immediately understood that Gu Ji was going to use centrifugal force rescue, that is, rapid rescue technology. This technology is widely used in crisis water rescue operations and firefighting divers to board the ship after the rescue operation. Model driving is the basic action for rapid rescue and is also a necessary subject for their daily water rescue.

With the sound of the rubber boat's throttle, the boat made a U-turn and began to accelerate towards the target.

Because it followed the flow of the flood, the power of the internal combustion engine and the hydrodynamics of the hull caused the rubber boat to quickly jump out for more than ten meters, and it caught up with the man who fell into the water. Gu Ji held on to the kayak with one hand. The rubber armrest on the boat, the other half of the body leaned out of the boat, and the hands naturally dropped on the flood water.

Just when the rubber boat was about to hit the target, the driver suddenly turned the rudder.

The hull of the boat was like a car drifting in circles. Its tail whipped back and stirred up a wave of water. In an instant, Gu Ji shouted "reach out" and almost his whole body jumped out of the boat. His right arm suddenly changed at that moment. He reached out from the sky like an eagle fighting a rabbit, and then he saw his right hand disappear in the rainstorm and plunge into the water.

The next moment, there was a crash, and a black shadow was pulled out of the water.

"Hold on to me!!"

With the last shout, the rubber boat completed most of its tail swinging motion at this moment. Gu Ji used the huge centrifugal force of the boat to throw the figure into the boat.

Success!

Fatima, who had been holding her breath, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh..."

"Mr. Vidi! You are so awesome!"

"Oh my god! This is really the most standard and handsome quick rescue technique I have ever seen!"

"Thank you so much, Mr. Vidi!"

The rescuers who caught up from the side cheered excitedly. After this demonstration, everyone looked at Gu Ji with respect.

You must know that although rapid rescue seems simple, it actually relies heavily on the cooperation between the driver and the rescuers. First, the boat needs to quickly reach the person who fell into the water. Secondly, and more importantly, the operation of the rescuers is important. Not only must they observe and pull the person who fell into the water accurately, Those who have fallen into the water must also learn to use the centrifugal force generated by the "O" type driving of the boat to quickly pull the person who fell into the water into the boat.

Since the hull is always moving rapidly, it is difficult for ordinary people to react during this process.

Gu Ji waved his hand to indicate that this was not the time to celebrate. He gathered the three trapped government workers on a boat and asked if there were any other trapped victims, especially the chief minister.

That's right.

According to clues reported by government staff, the chief minister and his traveling secretary rushed to the Geological Monitoring Bureau to check information before the heavy rain, and unfortunately died.

Half an hour after contact was lost, the police rescue team and fire brigade of the state government also came to search, but nothing was found.

Among them, the first two young men shook their heads. Only the middle-aged man who was finally rescued coughed twice and said weakly:

"Ahem... I once met the chief minister. He originally came to check the historical geological data of the Himalayas to see if there were recent geological activities in the mountains or abnormal glaciers that would affect the safety of the dams on the rivers. But he came across... The Minister of Water Resources seems to have come here for this purpose. The two had a heated discussion in the office, and the result was unexpectedly..."

"The Minister of Water Resources is here too?"

Gu Ji raised his eyebrows, always feeling that this was a bit strange.

He initially thought that this guy was "fleeing in fear of crime", but he didn't expect to come to the Geological Monitoring Bureau.

As the saying goes, "It's only when the child is dead that he knows he has milk." The water in the dam has exceeded the warning level. It is only then that we are concerned about the abnormal seismic activity. It is a bit too coincidental that the chief minister and the chief minister were killed and missing. ?

Fatima is concerned about another important point. As a branch of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Geological Monitoring Bureau often has business dealings with the Ministry of Disaster Management because it involves geological exploration, earthquake disasters, etc., so she is very familiar with it.

"The conference room of the Geological Monitoring Bureau is on the third floor of the building. Logically speaking, the chief minister and the minister of water resources had the reaction time to escape to the roof and wait for rescue as soon as the flood hit. How could they both be missing?"

"This, I don't know about this. Before the flood came, we were at the monitoring center. We heard a loud rumbling sound from the equipment. We found that there was local vibration abnormality in the Himalayas, but it was not earthquake activity, so we quickly reported the situation. To the Command Center of the Disaster Management Department, we did not expect that water quickly poured into the building, flooding the first and second floors in an instant. Because the water pressure was too high, we could not open the door, so we had to break the window to escape. In the end, we were swept away by the rapids. Fortunately, the key He only survived by holding on to the telephone pole at all times. As for the situation of other people, we really don’t know..."

It turns out that the news that Minister Anurag and the others got was delivered by these technicians who risked their lives.

Gu Ji couldn't help but sigh, and immediately sent out two rubber boat teams to take the three people away first, while the rest continued to stay here and search.

But after searching around, everyone found nothing new.

Gu Ji narrowed his eyes and said, "Get ready for underwater search and rescue!"