Looking at the shivering appearance of the old butler, Yang Jing was speechless. He did not expect that the old butler next to him was actually a survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami.
"At that time, there was also such a sound in the sky. At first, we all thought it was a plane flying over, and no one paid attention to it. But soon, overwhelming waves came. The waves were fifty meters high. Countless people were swept away like ants and disappeared without a trace. Fortunately, my family and I were in a villa on the mountain east of Badong that day. It was also a holiday villa of our master..."
"Damn it, the height of this tsunami exceeds 40 meters! Boss, we need to be mentally prepared!" Chris on the side interrupted the old butler's chatter.
At this moment, the waves that could only be seen through the telescope just now have been fully presented to everyone's eyes. Even without a telescope, one can see a tall wall of water rushing towards them at a very fast speed.
The crowd could even see several yachts that were unable to dodge and were swept away by the huge water wall in an instant. From this distance, the yachts looked like ants, but this only served to highlight the height of the water wall.
At this time, the sound similar to that of a jet airliner flying by had completely turned into a "rumbling" sound. Then, under this sound that was like a huge army advancing in unison, this huge water wall, which was definitely more than 40 meters high, slammed into the coastline of the island with a devastating momentum. The coastline and everything on it were almost completely swallowed up in just a few seconds...
Just like the earthquake just now, no one present had ever seen a tsunami with their own eyes. Now they watched the tsunami sweeping across everything, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Moreover, compared with the earthquake just now and the eruption of Mount Mayon in the distance, this overwhelming tsunami happened right under our noses. The shock and fear are truly incomparable to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The huge wall of water swept away everything on the coast with a devastating momentum. Houses, fishing boats, yachts, cars and trees were all as fragile as a blade of grass in front of this devastating tsunami.
The waves, with an unstoppable momentum, overran the city of Batu below, overran the Batu River, which had gradually dried up, overran the mountain peaks that were one or two hundred meters above sea level, and roared towards the mountain peaks. Part of the seawater poured back into the river channel of the Batu River, forming a huge wave that was dozens of meters high and rapidly moved forward along the river channel. Any objects that blocked the river channel would be swallowed and destroyed by this terrifying wave.
Everyone's faces turned pale. In the face of such a horrific disaster, people were too fragile. This instinctive fear could not be changed by human will.
Gege hugged Yang Jing's arm tightly, and asked with a pale face: "Yang Jing, do you think we can avoid the tsunami here?"
Yang Jing looked down at his beloved woman, hugged her tightly with his arms, and said softly, "Don't worry, the tsunami can't reach us. You see, after the tsunami passed over several mountains, it has weakened a lot at the end. The mountains below can block the impact of the tsunami very well. We are safe here."
Yang Jing's words made Gege feel more at ease. Chris and the others looked much better. The butler knelt on the ground, praying to some god.
Yang Jing's judgment was very accurate. Although the tsunami looked extremely terrifying, the mountain they were on was the highest mountain nearby, and there were several lower peaks between this mountain and the coast. After the tsunami flooded these low peaks, the end of the forward rush was indeed weakened a lot.
Finally, the waves only surged up halfway up the mountain, and then they had no more strength to rush up, but continued to rush forward along the valley and the low peaks...
The first wave of a tsunami is the most powerful. As long as the first wave does not come up, everyone will be almost safe.
Chris and the others sat down on the ground helplessly. It was only a few minutes, but to everyone it seemed as if several centuries had passed. The greatest danger was over now, and everyone felt as if their bones had been pulled out.
Yang Jing hugged Gege and walked to the housekeeper. "Okay, stop praying. The greatest danger has passed. We are safe. Do you have a lot of food stored in this villa? Also, is there a source of fresh water here? And, what is your name?"
The old butler raised his head and asked in surprise: "Sir, is the danger really over?"
Yang Jing nodded.
The old butler then stood up, looked outside, and made the sign of the cross on his chest. It seemed that the old butler was a Christian.
"Sir, my name is Nonino Lopez." The old housekeeper calmed down and said, "The villa was replenished with food the day before yesterday. Originally, this food could be used by eight people for a week. Sir, now that you are here, if we use this food sparingly, it can only last for three or four days at most. As for fresh water, don't worry about it. There is a fresh water well in the backyard of the villa."
Yang Jing nodded, and then said to Chris and the others, "Hurry up, find all the clean containers in the villa, and go to the backyard to collect as much fresh water as possible. The tsunami and earthquake have just occurred, and the underground water source may not be polluted at this time, so we need to store some fresh water as soon as possible. If we delay for a long time, I am afraid that the water in the freshwater well will not be drinkable."
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