Chapter 2: Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, is the rule of the world.
The torrential rain kept pouring down with no sign of stopping, and finally after a week of it problems started to appear.
The huge amount of rainfall caused rivers to swell and high-level water accumulation in low-lying cities. The rare heavy rainfall in many places finally made people nervous.
When you open various video platforms, most of them are about this rainfall event. Some people have begun to worry about whether large-scale flooding will occur.
Of course, there are also some careless people who think that they are worrying too much and starting to worry too much just because it has rained for a few days.
Among them, there are also some people who just want to watch the fun and have fun.
But no matter what voice it is, everyone is discussing this rainfall, and no longer turning a blind eye like they did in the past two days.
The rain seemed to be unable to sense people's growing tension and continued to fall day after day, as if an inexhaustible faucet had been turned on.
The impact of abnormal rainfall has begun to occur in many areas.
Sometimes a flood may come in just a moment and there is no way to avoid it.
Some low-lying cities were hit by the disaster. Amidst heavy rain, the water level was high enough to flood one-story houses.
The unusual night was destined to be restless. The panicked residents were frightened by the water pouring into their homes. Without caring about anything else, they quickly ran to the higher floors.
The residents on the upper floors who were disturbed by the situation were too frightened to sleep. In this situation, who knows if the water will flood up.
Some people cried and called the police for help, but the call was unanswered for a while. It was obvious that this situation must have happened in more than one place and the city was in chaos.
The residents on the lower floors were extremely panicked. They looked through the windows. Perhaps because of their fear, the surface of the water in the heavy rain was pitch black, as if it could swallow everything.
The continuously rising water level soon flooded most of the first floor, making the residents on the second floor very uneasy and afraid to sleep. Several families simply packed up some valuables and prepared to evacuate at any time.
They gathered together, unable to sleep nor daring to sleep. Some were crying, some were discussing the disaster, and the place was in chaos.
As time passed, the call for help was finally received, but no manpower could be mobilized at the moment. The large-scale disaster made quick rescue impossible.
The operator's voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that he was overwhelmed with calls. He could only try to comfort them, asking them to stay in a high place and that he would organize a rescue as soon as possible.
Many people asked the property management in panic, but they were helpless. Even the security booth and the monitoring room were affected. Now a group of people on duty hid in a nearby building.
Under such circumstances, high-rise residential areas are actually much better off. Although people are panicking, at least they are not left with nowhere to go.
The old city area with a large area of ordinary houses is the hardest hit area. Many people are directly soaked in water and must be rescued first.
It was like a house leaking in a rainy night. The person who had been able to use the light to dilute his fear was suddenly plunged into darkness. The sudden darkness was so dark that he could hardly see his fingers...
There is a power outage.
There was a large-scale power outage in the entire city. Not even light could come in through the windows. The only sound was the rain that seemed to hit people's hearts, further amplifying the panic.
It’s better for those who are at home. Those living on the lower floors can only stay in the corridors of the upper floors temporarily. The dark environment makes them feel a little overwhelmed. They don’t know what they will face next. The unknown is always the most terrifying.
The night is long and many people are destined to be sleepless.
Until some daylight gradually appeared in the distance, the city was no longer bright and colorful. The huge dark clouds covering the sky were so dark that it was almost suffocating. This depressing and dark scene, as if there was no tomorrow, almost made people's fragile nerves collapse.
People who have stayed up all night seem to have reached a critical point both physically and mentally.
Many people couldn't help but call for help again, but the results they got were no different from yesterday.
Some people were so angry and frustrated that they said they could pay and asked them to send a rescue team as soon as possible, but it was useless.
Everyone is equal in the face of disaster. No matter how anxious they are, the first rescue efforts will always go to the hardest-hit areas, regardless of whether they have money or not.
Those who were still able to stay at home found the situation even worse, with the water supply cut off.
They can tolerate living without electricity, but how can they live without water? Even life becomes a problem. They can go without washing their faces or taking a shower, but they cannot go without drinking water or eating.
Even though some people can still get by by storing two boxes of mineral water at home, the anxiety of having no water or electricity still makes them panic.
At this moment, they hated the water that drowned everything, but they needed it so much.
At this time, Jiang Jie had just gotten up. After washing up, he went into the kitchen to fry steak.
The vacuum-packed original cut steak, fried in butter and sprinkled with black pepper, is very fragrant and is one of the few Western foods he likes to eat.
Having used fire-related abilities so often, he became very skilled in controlling the heat, and the steak was fried just right, to perfection.
Add some blanched and then fried vegetables and a fried egg, and it's nutritionally balanced and looks good too.
It's a bit of a luxury so early in the morning.
After enjoying his breakfast, he sat on the sofa and checked the information online with his mobile phone.
The empty hand flipped from time to time, sometimes gathering two-colored flames, sometimes condensing ice crystals and water flows, and even gathering two systems in the palm at the same time.
It seems like he is playing, but in fact he is exercising his supernatural flexibility, which is a habit he developed in his previous life.
At this time, news about the flood was all over the Internet. At the same time, this situation was unprecedented in many places across the country. No one was not concerned, and it might even be beyond the country.
The trapped people were panicked and had nothing to do. They could only keep browsing the Internet to divert their attention, but what they got was more panic.
Those who like to have fun online can no longer be happy now, after all, they themselves may have become victims of the disaster.
More and more people began to discuss the seriousness of this disaster, bringing up apocalyptic theories, and the discussion became very heated.
However, at present, it is only limited to discussion, and not many people truly believe it.
Doomsday has always been a cliché topic when disasters occur, but no one wants it to become a reality.
Jiang Jie turned his head and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. The continuous rain seemed to indicate that everything would come true.
He looked at his hands again as they gathered his supernatural powers. However, God was fair and gave ordinary people the ability to survive.
It’s a pity that not everyone is so lucky, just like some people died in this flood.
Survival of the fittest has always been the rule of the world.
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It is difficult for modern people to adapt to life without water and electricity, especially in the current situation. Everyone is as irritable and depressed as a trapped beast, but helpless.
It was okay during the day, but at night, when they were plunged into darkness with almost no light coming through, the feeling of suffocation and fear seemed to overwhelm them.
Some people couldn't sleep all night, afraid that the flood would drown them in their sleep and worried whether they would have a tomorrow.
Children express their emotions more directly. When they are scared, they cry loudly, and their voices are so sharp that they can almost be heard throughout the entire building.
In a hot mood, some people started swearing and arguing, some people were emotionally sensitive and cried together, and the chaotic situation lasted almost all night until they were mentally exhausted.
Finally, on the third day of being trapped by the flood, the rain seemed to stop. The heavy downpour gradually subsided and turned into drizzles.
Someone reached out from the window to take it, and the touch on his hand was much gentler.
The water level has continued to rise in the past two days, and in many places it has reached the second floor. More people living in the community have taken shelter in the upper corridors.
But they were luckier, as they were prepared and had packed some food.
Those whose homes were flooded first were not so lucky. They did not have much to eat, but most of them probably did not feel like eating.
Only a few families with young children threw aside their reserve and asked others if they could give money for food to their children.
Although the lives of ordinary people cannot be said to be very superior, they usually have enough food and clothing, not to mention the spoiled children at home, who have had no food or shelter for the past two days and can only shamelessly ask other residents for food.
But there is nothing to do. Seeing that the child has no strength to cry, the adults feel distressed and can only give up their face. In the face of survival, nothing else matters.
When people don’t know when the water will recede or when rescue will arrive, most people are reluctant to give away the resources they cherish.
But looking at the child’s innocent face, those who have extra food at home will give him some.
The human quality of helping each other during disasters is not a luxury yet.
After two days of hard endurance, the rain now shows signs of stopping, which is the good sign we have been waiting for. Many people's tense hearts are beginning to relax a little.
The rain has stopped, which means the water will recede and the hardship of the past two days will be over.
The long-awaited rescue for residents of high-rise residential complexes has finally arrived.
Everyone rushed to the window in ecstasy and looked down.
There was a rubber boat parked downstairs, and they quickly reached out to wave, fearing that the people below couldn't see them. They all wanted to be the first to be taken away.
However, to their disappointment, the rescue team did not come to take people away. They used loudspeakers to shout and make sure everyone could hear.
The general meaning is that the situation is not optimistic everywhere in the city now, and it is almost the same everywhere. Even if they are taken away and resettled, it may not be better than their current situation, so the best way is for them to continue staying here.
The rescue boat brought property management personnel, who would open the unsold houses on the upper floors and provide temporary shelter to the residents on the lower floors whose homes were flooded. There was no furniture inside, so they would distribute air mattresses, blankets and other things, so that they could have a temporary place to stay.
At the same time, the rescue team will deliver supplies later, and you can go downstairs to register and receive them.
The rescue workers knew how anxious they were and told them that the rain was expected to stop in the evening and the water would start to recede the next day or the day after tomorrow at the latest, so they would not be trapped for too long. They hoped that they could hold on a little longer and that everything would be fine. The country would not abandon any of the affected people.
After hearing the rescue workers' explanation, although many people were disappointed that they could not leave, they felt relieved that there were supplies and they would be accommodated.
At least they are not left unattended and their emotions are comforted.
After calming down and thinking about it, what the other party said does make sense. There are too many people affected by the disaster this time, and the water has not receded yet. The place where they can be accommodated may not be better than where they live now. As long as there are supplies, staying here honestly is indeed the best choice.
Seeing that their emotions were not very intense, the rescuers calmed down and took the rubber boat of the property staff to each building to arrange houses.
Of course, if there are no unsold vacant houses in a building, the residents will be relocated to other buildings.
We were busy until the evening, and just as the rescuers had said, the rain that had lasted for two weeks finally stopped.
Someone stuck his head out to look at the sky. The clouds were not as thick as before, and they were no longer so dark that they almost covered it down.
The window was open, and a cool breeze blew in from outside, carrying a damp scent. If it weren't for the disaster, this kind of weather would actually be quite comfortable.
The depression in people's hearts will eventually clear up like the weather.
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