Chapter 128 Trapped on High Ground
The tsunami and rainstorms caused by the super typhoon were more severe than expected, and the entire Lushan Peninsula was in a miserable state after being ravaged by wind and rain.
Especially in the cities in the eastern coastal areas where the typhoon landed, half of the buildings were destroyed and the other half were completely soaked in water.
Countless people were missing, injured, and displaced.
The next day, the impact of the typhoon was still there, and the rain continued to fall. The rescue work started in the hardship.
Luyuanshan Scenic Area has its own power supply facilities, but because of the heavy wind and rain, the power was cut off in the second half of the night. The next morning, the staff saw that the rain had subsided, and they rushed to repair it. Finally, the power supply was temporarily restored after a few hours.
But the biggest problem of the Luyuan Scenic Area is not the water and electricity supply, but the fact that the tourists who were stranded in the cave and trapped on the mountain the day before are still out of contact.
They originally hoped that the typhoon would pass the next day, and the rescuers from the mountain would rush up to find people on the mountain.
But they didn't know until noon that the mountain road was broken.
According to the news from the mountain, there is a long distance of collapse in the mountain, so it is impossible to pass the traffic before it is completely cleared.
In addition, according to the observation of experienced personnel, the mountain may have a second landslide collapse. The rain has not stopped yet. If people are sent to clean up now, the risk factor is too high.
"What should we do? Do you know how many tourists are stranded on the mountain? They have been out of contact for almost 24 hours!" At noon, when the three of them came out of the room and passed through the lobby, Youxi and Tang Yatong heard the hotel staff talking in low voices.
Youxi and her friends came out to inquire about the situation. After hearing this, the two looked at each other and did not leave immediately.
"We know the situation outside now. The situation in coastal cities is even worse. Yes, reinforcements are coming there from all over the country... We understand all this, but the tourists stranded on the mountain are also waiting for rescue...
We have indeed lost contact with the other party, and we don't know the exact location, but... Please, yes, we will solve all other problems ourselves if we can...
What? That's great! Okay, we'll wait for your news!"
After the man hung up the phone, he immediately started calling other hotels. Because this hotel is linked to the scenic spot, they are responsible for the tourists who lost contact on the mountain in the past two days.
At the same time, his colleague beside him immediately conveyed the rescue personnel's response to the tourists who were still gathered in the lobby.
They have lost contact with their families for a day and a night, and now they are all in a heavy and anxious mood. A little conflict can ignite friction between each other. The hotel staff tried their best to soften their attitude and tone, and did not want to continue to expand the conflict.
When the tourists heard that the road between the mountain and the mountain was now broken, they were immediately shocked. Everyone understood what this meant. Fortunately, the hotel staff followed up with the second news.
The other party has already applied for the mobilization of a helicopter. The car cannot come, but the people must be rescued, so at that time, the rescuers will go directly to the mountain by helicopter. If they find people, they will be taken directly to the hotel area by helicopter in batches.
Therefore, now they need to determine the list of tourists stranded on the mountain, and register their age, name, and hotel so that the subsequent rescue work can be carried out faster.
For this work, the guests from other hotels have to go back to their own hotels and have it confirmed by the hotel. This is to prevent people from being near the hotel area and reporting the names of their companions randomly because they can't find each other, which makes rescue more difficult.
There are more than ten people in Qu Yichen's group. Except for him, all of them have gone up the mountain and have been out of contact until now, so Tang Yatong has to go back to the hotel next door first.
As it happened, she was going back to the hotel. She planned to put the supplies that Qu Yichen had bought and their luggage in the room into the space first. Now it was a good time to register the names of the companions who were stranded on the mountain.
"I'll be back soon." The two hotels were close to each other. Tang Yatong took out an umbrella from her backpack and prepared to leave.
You Xi responded naturally, "Well, then we'll wait for you in the lobby."
"..." You Zhenzhen had so many words in her heart that she didn't know where to start. After "Qu Yichen" strode away, she turned to her mother and said, "Mom, I was wrong..."
You Xi:...?
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have cheated you with Qu Yichen just to make you angry..."
The emphasis of her words was on the last few words, "I really don't like him, and he knows this. He cooperated with me willingly. There is no such thing as me cheating on his feelings, so you don't have to take care of him for me..." The point
is that she was really afraid that You Xi would regard Qu Yichen as her boyfriend, and she would have to take care of him then, which would be too tiring.
You Xi understood, but she still had to stay in this apocalypse for six months. Now that she could meet Tang Yatong, she would definitely spend the next six months with her, so many things could not be avoided at all.
"I understand, but he is also my student. Besides, the other students and parents who are traveling with him are all in the mountains. The situation outside is difficult now. We are from the same school, so we should stick together."
After You Xi's explanation, You Zhenzhen thought about it and felt that it was right, but she felt a little uneasy.
When the two were waiting for Tang Yatong in the lobby, someone from a group of people who had just come down from the upstairs walked straight up to You Xi and greeted her.
The other party was a father and son, and their faces looked familiar. After they spoke, You Xi remembered that this was the father and son they met when they went to a rest stop to take shelter because of a thunderstorm on the way to the scenic spot. They
were very smart at first, and would rather hide in the car in the rain, and then they were able to get out of the car in time to help. You Xi was impressed by them.
It turned out that the other party was also on vacation in the scenic area, and there were other people in the group. However
, they were lucky because they stayed at the rest stop for a few more hours due to the thunderstorm. It was already very late when they arrived at the hotel in the scenic area, so they decided to rest in the hotel the next day, thus avoiding the possibility of being trapped on the mountain. They came to thank her because they saw Youxi leave the rest stop before the rain stopped that day, and asked her the reason. She gave a reasonable and convincing answer, which convinced them.
Later, not long after Youxi and her friends left, they also persuaded their other companions to set out again and rushed to the scenic area overnight.
"In fact, there is a small hotel behind the rest stop. That day, our companions had already discussed staying overnight in the small hotel. Fortunately, your words made me change my decision. Otherwise, if we waited until the next morning to set off, there was a great possibility that we would encounter a super typhoon on the way..."
A typhoon like yesterday's is impossible to avoid even if you hide in the car, not to mention that now the hurricane and heavy rain not only triggered a tsunami, but also flooded many areas at the same time. Although we are temporarily trapped on the mountain, the overall situation is much better than at the foot of the mountain.
"My name is Chen Lei, this is my son Chen Shengxin, we are also staying in this hotel, on the fourth floor, 4011. The situation outside is not optimistic now. More friends mean more help. If you need help, just give us a shout." After introducing himself to Youxi, the other party stretched out his hand.
"Youxi, this is my daughter You Zhenzhen." People who are calm in the face of things and not completely indifferent to others will be helpful in the future.
Chen Lei and his friends also came down to inquire about the situation and find a place to buy some supplies. They were just on vacation. Although there were some drinking water in the suitcase, the quantity was very small.
After discussing with each other, they planned to go to a nearby store to buy more things while it was raining lightly outside. After
Chen Lei greeted Youxi, he took Chen Shengxin to his companions. His companions were asking the hotel staff about the location of the store and what was sold inside. When they saw Chen Lei and his son passing by, they immediately prepared to leave. There were
about seven or eight people in their group, similar to parents with children. Youxi took a look and then retracted his gaze.
However, after she retracted her gaze, she felt that someone in the other group was looking at her with surprise.
She looked up again, but only saw the backs of a group of people leaving.
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Tang Yatong was gone for a long time before returning, and she smelled of cigarettes when she approached.
You Xi understood that this must be because he was addicted to smoking and had satisfied his craving on the way.
You Zhenzhen had a keen nose, and immediately glared at him after smelling it: "Are you crazy? You are still in the mood to smoke?"
Tang Yatong: ...
This feeling of being taught a lesson by an eighteen-year-old girl is very sour.
Tang Yatong laughed, and saw that the other person's puffy white cheeks were quite cute, so she reached out and stroked her head: "I smoke because I'm in a bad mood."
You Zhenzhen's eyes widened in surprise: "You...are you really crazy! How dare you touch my head? Mom-he did something to me!"
You Xi:...
she didn't see it, don't call her...
The three of them returned to the room "hot and noisy". In order to avoid You Zhenzhen suggesting eating instant noodles again, Tang Yatong took out the food she bought at her hotel from the bag in her hand and said that she wanted to eat together.
After the typhoon passed, the hotel's guests were still there, so the hotel's kitchen had to continue working.
Tang Yatong ordered a lot of dishes to take away, and while waiting, she ran to all the nearby stores and bought another round of drinking water and supplies that could be bought.
As for the matter of stockpiling, she had learned it by herself since she was inspired by Youxi and Youqi in the M Country Supermarket that year.
There were many dishes on the table, including mouth-watering chicken, mapo tofu, celery and lily, pepper and salt pork ribs, and three servings of white rice.
You Zhenzhen didn't want to eat instant noodles, she was just afraid that Youxi's space would be exposed. Now seeing "Qu Yichen" being so self-conscious, she didn't continue to confront "him", took the chopsticks and ate quietly.
Two hours later, Youxi heard the sound of a rescue helicopter.
The three of them came out of the room, walked through the corridor to the garden at the back, and sure enough, they saw a red helicopter flying over the hotel area, heading straight towards Luyuan Peak in the rain.
Hearing the sound of the plane, You Xi and Tang Yatong both recalled the scene a long time ago when they were sitting in a small plane and heading north along the coastline.
The two looked back at each other and smiled at each other.
You Zhenzhen, who accidentally saw this scene: ...
Help...
I felt like I was in a mess in the wind...
The helicopter was very loud, and as long as the passengers stranded on the mountain remained conscious, they would find the helicopter at the first time.
Therefore, the rescue work went smoothly.
In the next hour, several groups of passengers were taken down the mountain.
There is a large open space at the entrance of the scenic area. Because the open space is large enough, even if there are large trees overturned by the typhoon and building debris blown down nearby, this open space is enough for the helicopter to land.
The helicopter had to save people in a hurry, so the take-off and landing point had to be as close to the Heron Peak as possible, so this place was used as a temporary landing point.
In the nearby hotels, tourists whose relatives or friends were stranded on the mountain came over in the rain. Some wore raincoats, and some held umbrellas. They all watched the helicopter land every time with trepidation and expectation.
You Xi and the other two also came over. When the helicopter landed for the third time, familiar people walked down from it.
You Zhenzhen was the first to shout, "Mom! I saw my classmate! Hey - here -" She stretched out her hand, waved and shouted at the other party.
The people who had just got off the helicopter were about to leave, but they turned back subconsciously after hearing You Zhenzhen's call.
They walked towards them in the rain curtain brought by the helicopter. Tang Yatong, who was standing behind Youxi, looked at the people coming and slowly frowned.
She took two steps forward: "Where are my parents?"
The other group of people only saw "him" at this time, and their steps froze for a moment. Several classmates looked at each other, and finally a parent spoke.
"Qu Yichen, listen carefully to what your aunt says, your father and your mother...sigh..."
"What happened? Can you be more direct and clear?" Tang Yatong looked at the woman who spoke, her face cold. "
They are missing. They got separated from us yesterday. We searched for a long time but couldn't find them...Everyone was injured because of looking for them. I'm sorry, it's our fault that we didn't come down with your parents, but we really tried our best..." The other party shed sad tears at the end of the conversation.
There were people around her comforting her, and some people also spoke to "Qu Yichen", saying that if "he" needed anything, he could come to them, and they would definitely help "him".
Tang Yatong said nothing, and watched those people leave quietly.
You Zhenzhen glanced at "him", afraid that "he" would be sad, but she didn't know what to say to comfort him.
She thought about it, if this happened to her, now it was You Xi who was missing, she probably didn't want to hear anyone's comfort at all.
She quietly hooked You Xi's fingers and asked her with her eyes what to do.
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