On the night of April 22nd, it had been raining heavily for more than half a month. The bridge leading to the outside of the mining department was almost flooded, and the rice fields on both sides of the river were flooded. The water level of the Dongjiang River that ran through Guan City rose by nearly ten meters. The river that was usually forty to fifty meters wide had now reached nearly a hundred meters wide.
The sky was still covered with dark clouds, and the rain did not seem to stop. Thunder and lightning would occasionally erupt in the sky, and lightning would cut through the sky, illuminating the dark and thick clouds.
Dai Xuan stayed at home and played with the two little tigers. In more than a month, the little tigers had grown a lot and were now eating meat.
"Uncle, why did you name the two little tigers Da Sha and Er Sha?" Wang Xiuxiu asked Dai Xuan.”。
Dai Xuan replied,"Because they are like fools, carefree every day, so they are called Da Sha and Er Sha."”。
"So, according to what you're saying, I'm also a fool?" Wang Xiuxiu said.”。
Dai Xuan smiled and said,"Of course you're not a fool. You've coaxed me into buying all the chocolates."”。
Suddenly, there was another loud thunder in the sky, and then the lights in the room went out.
"It looks like the electricity won't come on today.”Wang Aiguo said and lit the candles in the room. Dai Xuan also carried the two little tigers back to his room. He was a little troubled now. He knew that the rainstorm would continue for a few more days. Through his spiritual awareness, he found that the Xiashan dam 20 kilometers upstream of the Dongjiang River flowing through Guan City was in danger. He knew very well what would happen after the Xiashan dam was washed away by the flood.
According to the "Regulations on Immortal Cultivators Walking in the Mortal World" and the "Code of conduct for the Inspectors of the Mortal World" formulated by the Celestial Alliance of the Divine Saturn, the Heavenly Dao was naturally fixed. Immortal Cultivators could not create and interfere with natural disasters in the mortal world at will unless the natural disasters would cause a large number of deaths in the mortal world and cause human tragedies. Only then could Immortal Cultivators intervene as appropriate, but the intervention methods could not expose the existence of Immortal Cultivators.
Due to the development of society, the rescue organization and co-ordination methods were more advanced and perfect. The large-scale death of humans could be avoided, but the other losses would still be very serious. It could even be described as terrifying. For example, on the south bank of the Dongjiang River, the heavy industrial area where the steel factory was located would be flooded. The north bank of the city would also be flooded, and even the railway station would be flooded.
Dai Xuan was an Immortal Cultivator who adhered to the rules and did not want to destroy things easily. Therefore, he was a little conflicted and did not know whether he should help. This situation was different from the previous fire. The previous mountain fire was not a natural disaster but caused by man-made arson. The means he used were also within the range of understanding of mortals and would not cause panic.
This time, the super flood was different. It might use shocking methods.
The East River Bridge connected the north and south of Guan City. Near the south end of the bridge, there was a six-story building 50 meters away from the East River. The building covered an area of about 500 square meters and faced the East River. Behind it was the Guan City Train Station.
There was a sign hanging at the entrance of the building. Guanshi Flood Fighting Emergency Command.
It was past eight o'clock in the evening. In a large conference room on the sixth floor of the command center, the room was brightly lit. There were people sitting on both sides of a long table. Some were from the government, some from the military, and some from the public security system.
At the head of the long table sat a man in his sixties. His name was Liu Weidong. He was the chief commander of Guan City's flood control and emergency response headquarters, and also the highest leader of Guan City.
His face was solemn and his brows were tightly furrowed. He placed his right hand on the table and his fingers kept tapping on the table. He looked at a young man in his thirties across the long table. The young man was introducing the current situation of the flood relief. He said," According to the current data, in the past half a month, the average daily rainfall has exceeded 400mm, the highest value ever recorded. It is more than 70mm more than the previous flood in 1953. According to the observation of the weather bureau, the heavy rain will continue for another five days. There are two locations in the Dongjiang River Pass City basin that are in the most severe situation. One is the flood control embankment near the heavy industrial area, and the other is the most important Xiashan dam. Now, both places had exceeded the warning water level. According to the emergency expert team's prediction, under the current rainfall situation, the Xiashan dam could only last for five days at most, so the current flood control situation was very critical. The emergency expert team's opinion was: First, move people living in low-lying areas to higher ground. Second, the Guanshi train station should implement the highest emergency plan and be prepared to be flooded. Third, send more people to fill and reinforce the front of the Xiashan dam with sandbags. The emergency expert team assessed that the top priority of this flood relief work was the Xiashan dam. Fourth, all factories in the heavy industrial zone were required to implement the highest emergency plan and be prepared to be flooded to reduce losses. Fifth, strengthen the vigilance of the flood control embankment in the heavy industrial zone to ensure the supply of emergency materials. Sixth…"
At the same time, on the Dongjiang River embankment in the heavy industrial zone of Guan City, a man in a hooded raincoat stood every ten meters on the several-kilometer-long flood control embankment. They were all flood relief personnel from various factories in the heavy industrial zone.
Looking at the Dongjiang River, they were less than half a meter away from the surface of the flood-control embankment.
There were a few tents near Guanshi near the flood control embankment. The lights in the tents were on. At this moment, a jeep drove over and stopped in front of a tent in the middle. A man got out of the car and ran into the tent.
"Deputy Mayor Liu, the emergency supplies have been transferred over.”The person who came in was facing a 50-year-old man who was smoking in the tent. the man said.
Deputy Mayor Liu nodded and said," According to the news from the command center, this rain will last for at least five more days. The situation is getting more and more serious. Your administrative committee must gather all your strength and arrange the personnel well. Work hard for another week and win this battle. I will be watching here for the next few days. You must do well and don't make me scold you.”。
At ten o'clock in the evening, the Xiashan Dam was at the flood control site. The Xiashan Dam, which was more than 40 meters high, nearly 200 meters long, and nearly five meters wide, was illuminated by more than a dozen searchlights placed at both ends of the dam. There were more than 1,000 people at the scene. All of them were wearing raincoats. They stood in a long line in the heavy rain, carrying sacks filled with sand to reinforce a weak part of the dam. The crowd stood in a long line and worked nervously and orderly.
At the southern end of the Xiashan dam, there were several two-story houses. In one of the rooms, there were two people sitting. One was a man in his fifties wearing a white shirt and black pants. His name was Li Mingshan, the mayor of Guan City and the deputy commander of the flood relief headquarters. The other was about the same age as Li Mingshan. He was wearing a military uniform and kept smoking. His eyes were on Li Mingshan who was on the phone.
"Yes, Secretary Liu, the soldiers are reinforcing the dam in an orderly manner. The upstream water level is about two meters away from the top of the dam. The situation is very serious.”。
After hanging up the phone, Li Mingshan took out a cigarette from the box on the table and lit it. He took a deep puff and blew out a long puff of smoke. He said to the man in military uniform,"Commander Yang, it's been hard on you this time. After the danger is over, I'll treat you to a drink."”。
After taking the last puff of his cigarette, Mr. Yang wanted to put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, but he found that the ashtray was already full of cigarette butts. He had no choice but to throw it on the ground and say to Li Mingshan,"Fighting floods and dealing with emergencies is the mission of the army. It's the responsibility of every soldier. A few years ago, when we participated in the Jiujiang flood control, we fought for more than a month.”。
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the rain became heavier. The north side of the East River Bridge was the city area of Guanshi. The originally nearly 10-kilometer long riverbank park had been submerged by the river and was difficult to find. Only the glazed roof of a few octagonal pavilions could be seen on the river. The surface of Dongjiang River was already close to the road along the river.
In a residential building in Guan City, four people were playing mahjong in a room on the fifth floor.
"It's a mess. 13.11 is full. Pay up, pay up. 15 yuan per person.”。
A person next to him took out some money and said,"Division Chief Li, why don't we leave?" Aren't you supposed to be on night duty to fight the flood later?”。
"There's no rush. It's fine even if we go later. Fighting floods and dealing with emergencies is not as fun as playing mahjong!”
A person opposite Division Chief Li said," You'd better go early. I heard that the headquarters will send someone to check on you. If they find out that you're not here, you'll be in trouble!"”。
When Division Chief Li heard this, he said in disappointment," Alright, then let's disperse first. I'll leave first. It's raining so heavily outside. I'll definitely be wet when I get there."”。
The next morning, Division Chief Li was glad that he had rushed back to work last night. During the inspection last night, the people in charge of several flood control points were dismissed from their posts.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, a man in his forties was on the phone in the office of the village committee in an urban village near the Dongjiang River.
"Director Chen, it's not that we don't want to evacuate, but those old men and women are unwilling to leave. Besides, it's raining so heavily outside. What if they get wet? I think this flood is like this. It's not a big problem. It's similar to the one in 2053. In the end, nothing happened. Okay, okay, I'll go door-to-door to do some work.”
After hanging up the phone, the village committee director said to a young man sitting next to him,"Bin Zai, take the megaphone and walk around the village. Inform every family to think of a way to move to a higher place. If you find that they haven't evacuated, your work points will be deducted.”。
In the heavy industrial area in the southern suburbs of Guan City, in an office in the office building of Guan City's steel plant, the factory manager, Liu Wangcai, was making work arrangements for the deputy factory manager, Han Dachun. Liu Wangcai said,"Old Han, stop the furnaces first. This is an order from the city.”。
Han Dachun said," Factory Manager, stopping the furnace like this is a huge loss. In addition, the production task is so heavy now. Can you talk to the higher-ups and not stop the production?”。
Liu Wangcai said," I've already spoken to Deputy Mayor Liu. He said that it's the same choice to stop production or to suspend my job. What do you want me to do?" Why don't I suspend my job and you become the factory manager?”。
Han Dachun smiled sweetly, thinking that this was fine too! The mouth said,"If that's the case, we can only stop the furnace. Those bastards must be very happy."”。
On the afternoon of the third day, it was still raining heavily. In the meeting room on the sixth floor of the Guanshi Flood Control and Emergency Rescue Headquarters, Secretary Liu was still commanding.
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