The huge tsunami that followed swept across the eastern coastal areas of the above-mentioned islands in an even more terrifying manner, including a series of coastal cities such as Legazpi and Tacloban, which were directly destroyed by the tsunami. Several smaller islands were simply washed away by the tsunami, and the cities, buildings and people on the islands suffered a devastating disaster.
Although the outside world is unable to count the damage done to the disaster area now, everyone knows that this earthquake and tsunami alone are very likely to set a new record for the number of deaths and missing persons in human history!
The huge amount of volcanic ash produced by the eruption of Mount Mayon, which is the most worrying, is actually the least harmful. The outside world does not know this, but Yang Jing and others who are in the core area of the disaster area know it clearly.
It is funny to say, but the fundamental reason for this change is the subsequent arrival of Super Typhoon No. 4 Hagupit.
It took only four or five days for Hagupit to be formed and arrive in the Philippines. However, after Hagupit was upgraded to a super typhoon, its temper became much worse and it rushed towards the Philippines with wind and rain.
Although the eruption of Mount Mayon was very violent and spewed thousands of tons of volcanic ash into the sky, the small Mount Mayon seemed too weak compared to the cloud system of Hagupit, which has a diameter of more than 1,200 kilometers.
Strong winds have blown huge amounts of volcanic ash so that it cannot rise into the stratosphere of the atmosphere. Even the seven-level wind circle outside the typhoon is enough to blow the volcanic ash everywhere. But no matter how it flies, as long as the volcanic ash does not fly into the stratosphere, the damage to the atmosphere will be reduced to a minimum.
As the center of Hagupit got closer to the Philippines, torrential rains washed away all the volcanic ash.
As we all know, volcanic ash is not soluble in water, but the rainfall brought by Hagupit was too heavy and over too wide a range. The volcanic ash ejected by Mount Mayon was carried from the air to the ground by heavy rain before it began to wreak havoc, forming black acid rain.
"Yang Jing, this kind of acid rain is really uncomfortable, but this is the first time I encounter acid rain." Gege and Yang Jing stood in the master bedroom on the second floor of the villa, looking at the heavy rain outside through a gap.
When a volcano erupts, it not only spews out magma and volcanic ash, but also a large amount of gas containing sulfur and chlorine. Under the baptism of heavy rain, this gas will immediately turn into acid rain, which will cause great damage to the surface.
"Haha, this typhoon arrived just in time. Otherwise, if a large amount of volcanic ash flew into the stratosphere, the damage to the atmosphere would be almost catastrophic. Thanks to this typhoon, the disaster caused by the volcanic eruption has been reduced to a minimum."
Gege nodded, she agreed with this statement. "But it's really uncomfortable to always stay in the house."
Because of the arrival of Super Typhoon Hagupit No. 4, a group of people have been sealing up all the windows of the villa with strong wooden boards since yesterday evening, braving the strong winds close to level 10. Yang Jing has learned through the radio that Hagupit has been upgraded to a super typhoon, and the maximum wind speed may exceed level 17 when it lands in the Philippines.
Under such circumstances, the main body of the villa could withstand this super typhoon, but the doors and windows would definitely not be saved, so Yang Jing ordered everyone to take action and seal all the doors and windows of the villa. The four cars outside also drove into the garage of the villa, otherwise, with the strength of Hagupit, these four cars would be blown away to who knows where.
"Okay, wait patiently for a day. By this time tomorrow, we can go out. The typhoon is coming now. If you walk out of this room, a gust of wind will blow you away. I don't want to be a widower..."
"Go away, how can you curse me to death like this?" Gege punched Yang Jing's chest a few times without giving in, but she never mentioned going out again. In this kind of weather, going out is really like hanging oneself, living a tired life.
"After the typhoon passes tomorrow, I'll take you out to see if we can find any other food. Judging from the situation, no one will come here for several days. We have to look for some extra food."
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