Chapter 137: Floods rage...

Before officially going to work, Chen Yin and her friends gathered in the cafeteria to have breakfast and watch the news.

The heavy rains over the past few days have had a severe impact on many areas.

Before, Chen Yin thought that they were relatively safe here, but now it seems that the danger has not yet officially arrived.

Especially when I think about the noise I heard last night, my heart can't help but beat faster.

Just then, the news from Dongyu City suddenly appeared on TV.

"According to our reporters, yesterday's rainfall in Xuchuan Town, Luzhou District, Dongyu City reached 300 millimeters. Coupled with days of heavy rain upstream, the peak flow rate of the river through Xuchuan Town reached 8,000 cubic meters per second, and the water level rose by more than 4 meters compared to yesterday."

"What follows is our detailed report."

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Chen Yin and Qi Wenzhong were not unfamiliar with the name of Xuchuan Town, and their expressions became solemn at the same time.

Especially when they saw that many villages in Asahikawa Town had suffered secondary disasters and mudslides had submerged the villages, rescue workers rushed there.

The majority of the people were soldiers, and there were also firefighters and armed police rushing to the rescue.

A rescue storm was also set off across the country. It can be said that when one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid.

Qi Wenzhong stared at the scene in front of him in amazement, especially when the camera swept across the main street of Xuchuan Town, a feeling of sadness instantly filled his heart.

If he remembered correctly, the last time he went to Asahikawa, he and Sister Yinyin lamented that the main street of Asahikawa was much better than their Tongxi Town.

But now, the flood is raging, and the spreading flood has submerged the entire street.

It has even spread to the houses on both sides of the street, and only the doorheads can be vaguely seen, which is enough to show how serious the water level rise is.

Seeing this scene, Qi Wenzhong couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Why? Why couldn't the dam be completed sooner? If it had been completed sooner, the people of Asahikawa wouldn't have suffered such a disaster."

"What did you say?"

Liu Mengxi vaguely heard her boyfriend whispering in her ear and couldn't help but ask.

After waiting for no answer for a long time, she leaned forward curiously and met her boyfriend's eyes.

The pair of red eyes instantly came into view, and the surprised Liu Mengxi didn't know what to say.

For the first time, she realized that her boyfriend was such an emotionally sensitive person. He would cry sadly when he saw the suffering of people in the disaster area.

In an instant, Liu Mengxi was overwhelmed with emotions and quickly pulled out a napkin from the side and handed it to her boyfriend.

"Doctor Qi, wipe it off, we are so good and can empathize with each other so easily."

When Qi Wenzhong heard his girlfriend's words, his cheeks flushed. He hurriedly took the paper, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and explained anxiously.

"No, I just thought about the last time I accompanied Sister Yinyin to Asahikawa on official business. The scene I saw was completely different from what it is now. I couldn't help but sigh at the ruthlessness of the flood."

Hearing the voice, Chen Yin's mind was drawn away from the news report.

She did not forget that in the scene she had just seen, in addition to emergency rescue teams such as the army, there were also medical staff.

Come to think of it, Tong Rui's house was hit by rocks last night, and the children suffered dislocated arms and calf abrasions.

The people affected by the severe flooding in Asahikawa must have suffered even more.

In a flash, an idea popped into Chen Yin's mind.

"Xuanchuan was hit by a disaster, not far from Tongxi. I want to organize a medical rescue team to go and help. What do you think?"

"Okay!" Qi Wenzhong was the first to respond, raising his hand high, afraid that Chen Yin couldn't see it.

The others looked at each other and responded.

Chen Yin was very happy about everyone's enthusiasm, but she also had her own concerns.

Although Tongxi Town has not yet suffered large-scale damage due to the continuous heavy rains, it is certainly impossible to take away all the staff of the clinic at once.

If a disaster occurs in Tongxi Town after they leave, at least there will be some manpower left to carry out rescue.

Chen Yin took a look at the surrounding environment and people and suggested:

"It's not convenient to talk here, let's go to the second floor to discuss it."

Then, the group moved to the conference room on the second floor.

Chen Yin took a look at the current staff of the clinic and made arrangements.

"Everyone is willing to go, but the clinic also has staff who need to stay behind."

Before she finished speaking, Chen Yin turned her gaze to Liu Mengxi, "Mengxi, I trust you the most. You are one of the people left behind."

Liu Mengxi wanted to say something at first, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he swallowed all the words back into his stomach, met Chen Yin's gaze, and nodded firmly.

Then, Chen Yin looked at Liu Xianliang.

"Doctor Liu, you're familiar with the county hospital. If there's anything that needs to be contacted urgently, you'd be very helpful."

"Don't worry, Doctor Chen. I will take good care of the clinic."

Liu Xianliang immediately understood what Chen Yin meant and agreed immediately.

Thus, the main body of the rescue team heading to Asahikawa Town was confirmed.

Chen Yin led the team, Zhou Xuewen and Qi Wenzhong assisted, and finally brought a few nurses, and a somewhat simple civilian rescue team was formed.

Following Chen Yin's call, three nurses including Yang Yunxiang actively participated in the rescue.

Everyone, please go home and tell them today that we will set off tomorrow morning.

The news of the disaster in Dongyu was broadcast on TV, and many people Chen Yin knew also knew the news.

The first one is naturally Mr. Qu, who is in the central government, especially the dam in Xuchuan Town is one of the projects he supervised.

The moment he saw the disaster in Asahikawa Town, the thoughts in his mind miraculously coincided with Qi Wenzhong's, and they both lamented that the dam construction plan was a little slow.

If it had happened a few months earlier, the disaster in Asahikawa would not have been so severe.

Kang Yunlu, who was about to travel from the capital to Yunchuan to sign a cooperation agreement on Chinese medicinal materials, heard that Dongyu was hit by the disaster and the first thing he did was to inquire about the details.

When she learned that due to the severe rainstorm in Dongyu, several other provinces and cities around it were also affected and traffic was blocked, and her plan to go to Dongyu needed to be postponed, she couldn't help but worry whether the cooperation between the two sides could still proceed smoothly.

Wen Nian, who was in Guangzhou, was the first to inquire about the news of Tongxi.

When I learned that the disaster-stricken area did not include Copper Creek, my nervous heart slowly calmed down.

Originally, he wanted to go to Tongxi Town after the New Year, intending to use the tactic of falling in love over time to slowly get close to Chen Yin.

Unexpectedly, something happened at home and delayed him.

Now that he has some free time and Dongyu happens to be hit by a disaster, Wen Nian decides to go to Dongyu with the supplies donated by the group to the disaster area, and "by the way" visit Chen Yin.

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Early the next morning, the sky was gray and Chen Yin had already gotten out of bed.

Last night, they had already packed all their luggage and put it into their bags.

Of course, the most important thing is medical supplies. You must bring the first aid herbs and first aid pills prepared in advance.

What remains is food. In the disaster-stricken areas, food and drink must be a major problem that cannot be ignored.

They are there to save lives, not to become a burden to the disaster area.

With the idea of ​​rescue in mind, Chen Yin and his group took a pre-arranged car and headed to Asahikawa Town at dawn.

The mountain road was difficult to walk on to begin with, and with the landslides and rockfalls caused by the heavy rain, the group's progress became even slower.

Especially when you get to the highway near Asahikawa Town, all you see is yellow flood water and a small path made of sandbags and stones that is only wide enough for one person to pass. There is no road for cars to pass at all.

Qi Wenzhong and Chen Yin judged based on their memory that this place was three or four kilometers away from the center of Xuchuan Town.

Chen Yin took a closer look and made a decision immediately.

"Get off! We're getting off here, thank you, sir. Here's the fare, keep it."

When the driver saw Chen Yin giving money, he pushed it away without thinking.

"Doctor Chen, I'm also from Dongyu. How can I accept money? Every single person you can save is a lifesaver. Consider this little bit of gas money as my aid to the ordinary people of Xuchuan."

The driver spoke sincerely, so Chen Yin stopped trying to force money on him. She got out of the car and bowed deeply to the driver.

"On behalf of Huimintang and the people of Asahikawa, I thank you."

"Doctor Chen, you're really embarrassing me."

The driver waved his hands embarrassedly in the driver's seat and nodded continuously, his face smiling so much that his eyes could not be seen.

After saying goodbye to the kind driver, Chen Yin and her companions followed the path made up of temporary trails and walked forward.

After a while, on the flat ground formed by a valley, we saw one simple plastic shed after another.

"There's someone!" Qi Wenzhong shouted excitedly, pointing at the plastic shed in front.

Not only him, but the affected people also noticed Chen Yin and her group.

Especially the white coats they wear, which represent medical staff, are no different from saviors to the sick people at this moment.

Many people even began to cheer excitedly.

"There's help! There's help!"

"Finally a doctor has arrived. Our Hanqiang can be saved!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Give the doctors a hand."

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The enthusiasm of the people shocked Chen Yin and the others so much that they didn't know what to say.

Someone tried to take the messenger bag from Chen Yin, but she raised her hand to stop him, "This is my rescue equipment, you can't take it away."

"Oh oh oh! Doctor, please come quickly. Many of us here have fever and need medicine urgently."

Just as he had said this, he realized that something was wrong with the thing in his hand. It smelled strange and felt light in his hand, which was a little different from what he had imagined.

Soon, more than one person noticed that something was wrong with Chen Yin and the others.

The villagers looked at each other in confusion and called the village chief.

When the village chief heard the news that medical staff were coming, he no longer cared about what he was doing and hurried towards Chen Yin and the others.

Wuchang Village was hit by the disaster last night. There is no village in front and no shop behind. It is very remote.

The town ahead contacted their village and asked them to keep an eye on the river water level.

When you reach the cordon, you must rush to a temporary safe place prepared in advance, or you can stay with relatives or friends in other towns in advance.

But now everyone knows that there are few safe places in the entire Dongyu.

Compared to leaving their hometown and taking refuge elsewhere, people would rather stay in their hometown and wait for the flood to recede.

But the speed at which the flood rose was far beyond everyone's imagination. In just a short while, all the low-lying houses in the village were flooded.

The soldiers assigned to the rescue work in Wuchang Village had just arrived and were helping the villagers build temporary houses.

The troops also brought medical personnel, but their numbers were limited.

Now that professional medical staff have arrived, the village chief has to give them a warm welcome.

"Hello! I'm Wu Jun, the village chief of Wuchang Village. I'd like to know which hospital you are from? Where did you send the doctors?"

Chen Yin handed over her license. "Hello! I'm Dr. Chen Yin from Huimintang in Tongxi Town, Yunchuan County next door. Upon hearing the news of the disaster in Xuchuan, our clinic formed a rescue team and they just came here from Tongxi Town today."

"We originally wanted to go to Asahikawa Town, but when we got here the floodwaters spread onto the road and we couldn't go forward. We decided to start rescue work nearby."

Village Chief Wu carefully looked at the information on the license several times and felt that it was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Since someone was kind enough to come from the next county, he would definitely greet them warmly.

"Doctor Chen, thank you very much for your clinic's assistance. Due to the heavy rain and flooding in our village over the past few days, many people have fever symptoms. I'd be grateful if you could take a look at them."

Then, the village chief looked around and pointed to the largest shed in the distance and said:

"Doctor Chen, what do you think of that tent? It's a temporary structure built by the rescue team. It can accommodate more people."

"It's all right, as long as there's a place to shelter from the wind and rain."

"Okay, okay! Huiyue, take Doctor Chen and the others to the big shed. Anyone who feels unwell should go see the doctor."

“Hey!”

Wu Huiyue looked at the young faces of Chen Yin and the others, nodded in surprise, and led them forward.

Village chief Wu went to tell the villagers about Chen Yin and her friends, as well as the news that they could see a doctor.

When everyone heard that Chen Yin and her team were from a traditional Chinese medicine clinic, some of them were so surprised that they were speechless, while others looked as if they had realized it.

The person who just helped to get the things finally noticed what was wrong.

If it is a Western doctor, he will definitely bring various pills, there will be no smell, and the medicines will be arranged very neatly.

But if it is traditional Chinese medicine, then there is nothing strange about it.

Just looking at Chen Yin and the others' young faces and their identities as Chinese medicine practitioners, many people began to hesitate.

"Can such a young female doctor cure the disease?"

"The older a Chinese medicine practitioner gets, the more skilled they become. Could it be that such a young doctor is taking advantage of the flood and using us as test subjects?"

"I don't care who she is. As long as she can give my daughter medicine!"

Guan Qiaoyue held the child tightly in her arms, pushed away the chattering crowd, and trotted towards Chen Yin and the others.