Chapter 1164 [Storm] (Part 2)
Beigang New Port Branch, Director Su Rongtian was ordered to direct the alert work here in Xingang in the watchtower. Suddenly, the wind blew up from the sea. He received a call from the office. An anxious voice reported to him: "Director Su, there are big waves sweeping over the shore, and the waves are three stories high."
Su Rongtian said, "Is it so exaggerated?" He picked up the telescope and looked into the sea in the distance through the watchtower. He could not see the moon or a star. Su Rongtian blinked and saw some white objects approaching here quickly. He put down the telescope. This time he didn't need a telescope to see it. He saw a boat, yes! A large ship worth thousands of tons was moving in the sky, approaching the watchtower at an astonishing speed.
Su Rongtian's mouth was so wide that he could swallow a steamed bun. Then he quickly woke up and reached out to seem to want to block the big ship, but his power was almost negligible in the face of the stormy waves.
"This is not an ordinary tropical storm, it is a tsunami! The monitoring data just now showed that a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in North Port."
When Xiang Cheng heard the report from the Earthquake Bureau, his hands couldn't help but tremble. He put down the phone and moved his throat a few times, but he didn't say anything. Gong Huanshan and Gong Qiwei were all in his office. This place had become a temporary disaster relief command. Xiang Cheng said: "It's a tsunami!"
Gong Qiwei and Gong Huanshan looked at each other and they already knew.
Xiang Cheng said: "Issuing an emergency warning notice to allow residents in coastal areas to move to the west of the city or other highlands, and requesting support from the military sub-district. Mobilize all forces that can be mobilized. Comrade Huanshan, you are responsible for coordinating and dispatching the work of all parties, Comrade Qiwei, you are responsible for commanding the transfer of residents on the front line." Although the situation is urgent, Xiang Cheng still has a scale in his heart. He can distinguish between close and far away and allocate the most dangerous tasks to Gong Qiwei.
Gong Qiwei had no objection. After all, before the disaster, everyone had to do their best, and no matter how dangerous the work was, someone had to do it.
Gong Huanshan Road: "Binhai has the longest coastline of Beigang. Most of the land area is deep into the sea, and I'm afraid the disaster there will be the most serious."
Xiang Cheng nodded: "Have you contacted Zhang Yang?"
Gong Huanshan said: "I haven't contacted you yet, but I have contacted you with Xu Shuangqi. It is said that Binhai was hit by tornadoes and hail, and someone had died in the earthquake just now."
Xiang Cheng whispered: "Now we will act immediately and do our best to ensure the safety of the people's lives and strive to reduce the number of deaths to the lowest point." Xiang Cheng no longer mentioned property safety at this time. As for the lowest point, he didn't know how much it should be. He only hoped that this disaster would not take away too many lives.
After the assignment, Xiang Cheng looked out the dark window, and the wind was howling outside the window. The heavy rain suddenly came, without any signs. His hands were still trembling, not afraid, but nervousness and worry from the bottom of his heart. He picked up the phone and quickly dialed Song Huaiming's number.
Song Huaiming had just returned home and had not had time to change his clothes. He answered the phone and heard Xiang Cheng's trembling voice: "Secretary Song, a tsunami has occurred in Beigang..."
Song Huaiming's nerves suddenly tense: "What?"
Xiang Cheng said: "The tsunami. A huge wave of three-story high was set off on the sea surface, breaking through the breakwater. The range of about one kilometer along the coast was flooded. The number of deaths and property losses are still unclear. The wind is increasing. It has just started to rain. Hail and tornadoes have been encountered in some areas. Secretary Song... This... This may..." He paused for a moment and reorganized his language and said: "This should be the worst natural disaster since the founding of Beigang!"
Song Huaiming said: "At all costs, protect the lives and property of the people. What I want is not a report, but a practical action to fight against the disaster!" After Song Huaiming said that, he hung up the phone. He immediately contacted Governor Zhou Xingmin and immediately convened an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.
When Gong Qiwei arrived at the front line, the first wave of tsunami had passed, and the coastal areas of Beigang were in chaos. All the officers and soldiers of the troops stationed in Beigang had been mobilized and were assisting the evacuation of the affected people. Gong Qiwei came to the most severely affected Xingang and saw many ships lying on the road, all of which were washed ashore by the huge waves just now, and the ships actually landed on the roof of the house.
Gong Qiwei found Zhao Guoqiang, the director of Beigang City Public Security Bureau, who was commanding the rescue from the crowd. He shouted loudly: "Comrade Guoqiang!" After calling twice, Zhao Guoqiang just heard his voice, turned around and ran over. The rain was heavy, and a level 8 gust of wind blew the raindrops and slapped on their bodies and faces, almost making them unable to open their eyes.
Zhao Guoqiang said, "Secretary Gong, why are you here? It's very dangerous here!"
Gong Qiwei also responded in the loudest voice: "You can come, why can't I come? How is the situation?"
Zhao Guoqiang pulled Gong Qiwei and hid behind a car and shouted: "The situation is not optimistic. Just now... three bodies have been found. The port was seriously damaged and the economic losses are immeasurable..." His voice was intermittently beaten by the wind.
Gong Qiwei said: "The first thing to consider is the personal safety of the people, other things... let's talk about it later..."
Zhao Guoqiang nodded. At this time, a police officer trotted to him and lay in his ear and shouted something. Zhao Guoqiang's face changed and he followed the police officer to run towards the other side in the wind. Gong Qiwei also walked over with difficulty.
Two more bodies were found at the scene. Judging from the clothes of the bodies, both of them were policemen. Gong Qiwei recognized one of them, Su Rongtian, director of the Xingang District Public Security Bureau.
Zhao Guoqiang's eyes turned red. He bit his lip and shouted: "Control the living first, and transfer the wounded to a safe place!"
The storm showed no signs of stopping, and the endless darkness made people's fear worse. Screams and crying came from the scene. Gong Qiwei's throat seemed to be blocked, and he felt indescribable. He didn't understand why a sudden disaster occurred to Beigang.
The entire Binhai urban area has become a vast ocean, and the water is waist-deep. Zhang Yang takes Qiao Mengyuan and walks in the water with difficulty. They can no longer tell the direction. The hail in the air has just stopped and the heavy rain has come again. There are many people like them around. The sudden natural disaster has caused the people of Binhai to panic. Zhang Yang and Qiao Mengyuan walk over to help people come to relatively high places.
A small mound located in front of their right has temporarily become a place for people to settle down. Zhang Yang looked at his phone and had lost the signal, and the same was true for Qiao Mengyuan. It seems that the signal tower may have been damaged.
The water level on the ground was rising, and lights flashed in the distance. Three lifeboats were moving here. Zhang Yang wiped the rain from his face and saw clearly that the person sitting on one of the lifeboats was Cheng Yandong, the director of the Public Security Bureau. Zhang Yang shouted: "Yandong!" He was full of energy, and the sound of penetrating the wind and rain spread from afar.
Cheng Yandong heard Zhang Yang's voice and looked here. He vaguely saw Zhang Yang's figure standing on the mound. He was very happy and hurriedly leaned over the lifeboat. Before the ship could dock, the panicked people surrounded the lifeboat and did not obey their commands at all, and they all climbed up desperately.
Cheng Yandong shouted: "Don't panic, this ship cannot be on board. We are going to Fulong Port to perform missions. The subsequent rescue team will come soon."
But the people didn't care about so much. Seeing the rain falling endlessly and the wind was getting heavier, everyone was extremely frightened and wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
The other two lifeboats saw this and that, and they did not dare to get closer for the time being.
Cheng Yandong was also anxious and had no choice but to do so. Zhang Yang said to Cheng Yandong: "What can be transferred? Take women and children to a safe place first."
Cheng Yandong quietly pulled Zhang Yang aside and whispered: "Secretary Zhang, we were greeted by a helping signal from Fulong Port. The Yuanhe Group's office headquarters was flooded, and more than a dozen Japanese were trapped. The situation was very critical."
Official Zhang was a little unhappy when he heard this: "The Japanese are humans, but our common people are not humans?"
Cheng Yandong said: "That's not what it means, there will be ships coming soon. The water level here will not rise too quickly. It's hard to say that Fulong Port is there. Their office is a bit low-lying. The sea water has already overwhelmed both floors just now. If you go late, it may be dead. We can't stand by death and refuse to save us."
Zhang Yang nodded, and he returned to Qiao Mengyuan and told Qiao Mengyuan what happened. Qiao Mengyuan said: "Cheng Yandong is right. If a Japanese really dies, I am afraid that the first thing to be held accountable is your responsibility."
Zhang Yang said: "In this way, Yandong and I will go there to save people. You can help maintain order here. When the rescuers come, you can go to a safe place to wait for me first."
Qiao Mengyuan nodded, Zhang Yang discussed with Cheng Yandong again, decided to leave a lifeboat, and also stayed the police who followed him to rescue to help maintain order on the scene. This side was temporarily left to Qiao Mengyuan to take charge. Zhang Yang and Cheng Yandong swam to the other two lifeboats, and each drove a lifeboat towards Fulong Port.
The moment Zhang Yang started the lifeboat and left, he turned around and looked at the mound in the water. Seeing Qiao Mengyuan standing there, her beautiful eyes rippling with clear tears. She tried to smile at Zhang Yang, but she finally shed tears. She wrapped her hands in front of her lips and said with all her strength: "You must come back safely!"
Zhang Daguanren nodded vigorously, then cut into the forward mode, and the lifeboat drove at full speed towards Fulong Port, and the stern of the boat dragged out a snow-white water line on the black water surface...)
Chapter completed!