Chapter 47: Disaster
The sky was clear in the morning, but the weather suddenly changed at noon, with strong winds and heavy rain.
Shen Xiaoxiao held her phone tremblingly, scrolling through the messages for help in her circle of friends and local groups.
"Oh my god, why is it raining so hard? My car has stalled and I'm stuck on the road. What should I do?"
"I'm at the subway station. The water's already pouring in. "Wuwuwuwu, mom and dad, I don't want to die yet."
"Does anyone know what's going on in the old Yindu area? My parents' house is on the first floor, and I'm afraid it might be flooded. I can't contact them right now. Does anyone know anyone there?"
"Everyone must be careful to avoid windows. Just now, a neighbor in my community went to the balcony to collect clothes, and unexpectedly, he and the window were blown away. He has not been found yet."
"My residential complex is Fengdu Xinyuan. The property management just informed me that the rain came too fast and the underground garage wasn't blocked, so water has started to fill it."
"I'm impressed by you guys. Didn't the weather forecast warn of strong winds and heavy rain today? Why didn't you prepare in advance? Who are you blaming for your panic now?"
Streams of information flashed before my eyes, almost all of which were messages asking for help. However, because there were too many people, the rescue phone could not be dialed through, so I could only start asking for help online.
Shen Xiaoxiao looked around and found that her gaming group was the quietest at the moment.
Only one group member asked cautiously: "Did everyone stay at home today?"
Someone responded quickly.
"No, no, that loud thunder scared me to death. My wife insisted on going to work today, and I had to work really hard to get her to stay. She's still bruised. Hehe, she's serving me tea and water right now."
"I pretended to have a stomachache today and asked for leave from class. My mom is outside, happy for me. All the students who went to cram schools are stuck there."
"I just slept in, but I didn't expect the weather to change so badly. My parents and little sister are all at home, so I'll sleep in a little longer."
"Oh my god, how lucky are we? We bought supplies in advance and are staying at home. It looks like the rain won't stop for a while."
"It's not just going to stop. Go check the forums. This torrential rain is global. In some places, it's even triggered tsunamis and produced huge tornadoes. The rainfall has reached 1,000 milliliters."
Shen Xiaoxiao quickly opened the forum, which brought together many netizens from all over the world, and everyone on the forum was sharing the local information they knew.
As Xiaoxiao scrolled through the information flow of posts, she saw shocking pictures one after another.
Countless people were buried by the sudden mountain torrents or swept away by the rushing water. Some were directly submerged under the roofs of their cars and were trapped to death in their cars because they were unable to open the windows.
Because of the poor visibility due to heavy rain, drive into the nearby river, cliff or ravine coast.
The tornado was extremely powerful, blowing off countless roofs and leaving millions of people homeless.
A tsunami was triggered in the deep ocean, submerging islands in the ocean. The sea water also attacked the low-lying land near the sea, leaving cities submerged in vast expanses of sea water.
Soon, the news spread all over the world along with the reports.
Shenzhen is a relatively lucky place because its high terrain has not affected the tsunami and tornado. It was only hit by heavy rain pouring down.
"Xiaoxiao, is what you said true?"
At this time, Father Shen came over with a mobile phone, followed by his mother. Both of them pursed their lips, with worry between their brows.
It seems that the two of them also saw the news.
Shen Xiaoxiao nodded and took the phone to show her father, "This is the prediction made by the webmaster of this website. We have agreed in the group to stock up on supplies, try to stay in high places, and don't go out today."
After reading it, Father Shen suddenly sighed and affirmed his daughter's approach.
"Yes, you did the right thing."
"So you reminded me yesterday to try to come back as soon as possible because you knew about this?"
Shen Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "I talked to my mother yesterday, and she also thought that I should come back as soon as possible."
Father Shen and his wife looked at each other, and also saw the relief in their eyes.
Everything turned out to be just as my daughter said.
They originally thought that the doomsday was just something she said casually, and that stockpiling was just a whim, and that it would be fine once the excitement wore off.
If he had not returned as promised last night and instead took today's flight, he would have caught this rainstorm.
With such horrific rainfall, even the airport would not be spared. They were flying at high altitude, and facing such frequent lightning and thunder, it would be difficult for them to land safely.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
When I opened the door, it was Aunt Wang from the second floor. She was crying and looking for help.
"It rained so hard just now that the house is flooded. My son just went to the balcony and tripped and now he can't move. Doctor Shen, you must help me."
She was covered in dirt and looked like she had fallen down. Mud was dripping all over her body and she looked very disheveled.
She came to ask for help at this special time, but she couldn't get to the hospital by phone, so she could only ask for help from her neighbors above.
Father Shen is a famous orthopedic doctor in a tertiary hospital. When he heard about this, he naturally agreed to help and immediately put on his clothes and ran out.
Shen Xiaoxiao told her mother to close the doors and windows, and followed her downstairs.
The elevator passage was flooded and the control panel malfunctioned, making it completely unusable.
Aunt Wang’s house is on the second floor, so she had to climb up to the tenth floor.
Some windows in the corridor were not closed in time, and a lot of water accumulated on the stairs. In some places, water even flowed down the stairs, like a series of waterfalls.
Father Shen followed her down, and the three of them held the handrail of the stairs and walked carefully for nearly ten minutes before reaching the second floor.
Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the heavy rain had already flooded the first floor and basement, and there was water all underneath.
When Mr. Shen went in, he found Aunt Wang's son lying on the ground, screaming in pain.
Aunt Wang's daughter-in-law hugged the child and cried loudly.
A window on his balcony was broken and completely flooded with water, which was pouring into the house.
Father Shen first asked Shen Xiaoxiao to help and gave him some simple examinations.
"Does it hurt here? Can you feel it? Try to move this arm. Can't you move it?"
He looked at his surroundings and first turned off the main power switch of the entire house to prevent the risk of electric shock.
Then he added, "We can't stay here any longer. Go lie down on a bed or a higher place on the sofa. But it's best if he doesn't move now to prevent other accidents."
Aunt Wang cried out, "Doctor Shen, he can't move. Did he break his spine or something hurt his nerves?"
Father Shen could only frown and said, "Go find a few more people to help and make a simple support to lift him onto the bed. I will do the rest of the examination for him."
Aunt Wang quickly agreed and hurried out to find help.
The property management can’t go upstairs now, and the ambulance can’t get through, but according to the current rainfall, even the hospital has begun to be paralyzed.
(End of this chapter)
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