Another half month passed, and it was already mid-August. The daytime temperature outside had reached over 70 degrees Celsius, and the nighttime temperature was 40 or 50 degrees Celsius. The weather forecast was no longer accurate, reporting only 40 degrees Celsius, but the actual temperature was much higher. The factories had all stopped production, and the network was also intermittent due to the shutdown, only being better at night when someone came to maintain it.
The persistent high temperatures have caused panic among the people, with more and more people going out to buy supplies. Purchase restrictions have been implemented outside, and prices are rising, leading to some chaos.
In a certain place, someone collapsed on the road due to heatstroke and was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment.
At a supermarket, two people got into a fight over a bag of rice.
Carrying grain home, they were robbed on the way.
He was hospitalized because of heat radiation.
A fire occurred in a certain area, etc.
The sirens of ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars echoed throughout the streets, and various opinions were also circulating online.
Jiang Li installed a security door that resembled an iron mesh. After connecting the iron door to electricity, Jiang Li went to sleep.
That morning, Jiang Li was woken up by the heat. While sleeping, she felt it getting hotter and hotter. When she woke up, she found that the air conditioner had stopped working, and all the appliances in the house had also stopped working. She quickly took out the air cooler she had bought before, plugged it into the solar panel, and then put the ice maker and refrigerator into her space.
I took an ice cream out of my pocket, took a bite and it was so cool and refreshing. Then I slowly took out my phone and sure enough, I saw 99+ messages in the property management group chat.
Apartment 502, Building 19: What's going on with the property management? Why is there a power outage?
Apartment 201, Building 23: Yes, that's right. How can we survive in this heat without electricity?
13th Floor, Room 401: When will the phone be restored?
6th Floor, 1202: Yes, they should at least give us an answer about when the call will come back!
5th Building, 902: We can't keep waiting forever, can we?
Apartment 1801, Building 9: It's so hot!!!
18th Building, Unit 1002: @9th Building, Unit 1801, do you want to go to the supermarket together?
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The property management quickly responded, saying that the external wiring had short-circuited due to excessive heat, and the construction team was already working on repairs. They expected the power to be restored around 8 or 9 pm.
The group chat was flooded with messages again. In this heat, the construction team definitely can't come out during the day; they can only come out in the evening when it's not so hot. The same thing is happening in other places.
The water was also cut off in the afternoon because a water pipe burst due to high temperature in a section of road not far away. The location is near an old residential area. The old material is not as good as the new material. Although it is regularly maintained, it could not withstand the high temperature. It is currently being repaired. Sure enough, there were voices in the group again.
Building 9, Unit 1801: I live on the top floor. It was okay before, but now that the power is out, it's even hotter. The water's also cut off, so I'm sleeping in the hallway.
Apartment 301, Building 12: When will this water and power outage end?
Apartment 502, Building 30: I was only halfway through washing my hair when they told me there was no water. You can't imagine how I felt (crying).
19th Floor, Unit 102: Luckily I just finished showering.
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The power finally came back on around 8 p.m., and the water came back on shortly after. However, after the announcement, the power and water supply would be limited to specific times. The power would be cut off at midnight tonight, and starting tomorrow, the power would only be available from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. The water supply would be available from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The group chat erupted in another round of complaints.
This situation isn't unique to this neighborhood; it's happening all over the country now, just with different restrictions in different regions. There's been a lot of complaining online, but it's just complaining.
Jiang Li saw a post online asking if the end of the world was coming. Many people agreed, and the post became increasingly popular. However, it disappeared shortly afterward. Jiang Li thought that the government must be controlling the situation. Although the post disappeared, it did not stop people from having a heated discussion. More and more topics like this appeared, and each time they would disappear after gaining some popularity, causing people to have even more heated discussions and try to replace the posts with other words.
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