Chapter 345
In the next half month, everyone learned more about the specific situation of the Lan County earthquake from various channels.
However, due to the lag in information transmission, the devastating catastrophe suffered by Lan County was shrouded in fog, and not many details were recorded in the news media reports.
The students looked forward to it every day, watching newspapers, watching TV and radio, trying to get more news about the disaster area.
However, all they saw was a brief report of just a few words, and they didn't even see a photo that could visually show the tragic situation in the disaster area.
Although it is difficult to have a comprehensive and intuitive understanding of the specific situation in the disaster area, this has not prevented the students from being concerned about the disaster.
Finally one day, a classmate saw a description of the disaster area in a magazine. It was written by a writer after he went deep into the disaster area.
The first earthquake occurred at 9:03 PM, with a magnitude of 7.6. Within a dozen seconds, the ground shook, the sky darkened, houses collapsed, and people and animals were killed and injured...
Thirteen minutes later, a second earthquake struck with a magnitude of 7.2.
After two powerful earthquakes, communications were disrupted, traffic was blocked, many houses collapsed, and residents were killed or injured. Fires also broke out, trapping many in their homes and burning them to death. Food and furniture were also reduced to ashes.
In Zhanma Village, which was at the epicenter of the earthquake, almost the entire village collapsed, hundreds of people died, nearly a thousand were injured, the scene was bloody and horrific, and most people were left homeless.
At the same time, farmland and water conservancy projects suffered devastating damage.
The two earthquakes were extremely destructive and affected a wide area. The two county towns near the epicenter were almost razed to the ground.
Urban and rural buildings in 29 counties in five nearby prefectures and cities were damaged to varying degrees, and there were many aftershocks, with aftershocks of magnitude 6 or above still occurring half a month after the earthquake.
This was a catastrophic earthquake that caused extremely serious damage and losses, almost destroying the fruits of nearly 40 years of hard work of the people of all ethnic groups in the border areas.
After the disaster, it received high attention and care from the central and local governments.
Not only did they send a condolence delegation, they also allocated special funds and supplies for disaster relief in a timely manner, mobilized more than 8,900 people from the People's Liberation Army, armed police forces, medical workers and other rescue and disaster relief personnel, and dispatched various vehicles and aircraft to rush to Lan County day and night to help with rescue and disaster relief.
The magazine was circulated among the students. In their spare time, they always talked about the situation in the disaster area involuntarily, worrying about whether the people there were safe and whether they received timely assistance.
Every student is deeply concerned about their compatriots affected by the disaster who are thousands of miles away.
So when they learned that some units and social groups had begun to donate money to the disaster area, the students' sense of responsibility and love were instantly ignited.
They realized that although they were just students and their strength might be limited, they could still contribute their own strength to the disaster area, so they took action.
Several League branch secretaries expressed the students' desire to donate money to the disaster area to the League Committee and the school. After learning about the students' ardent love, the school leaders attached great importance to this matter and immediately reported it to the relevant superior departments.
The higher authorities fully affirmed and supported the students’ loving actions.
After integrating opinions from all parties and comprehensive consideration, the school responded positively and made a quick decision to launch a charity donation campaign across the school with the theme of "Caring for Lan County".
The school leaders hope that through this activity, they can not only provide practical help to the people in the disaster area and alleviate the difficulties they face, but also subtly enable students to cultivate noble sentiments of caring for others and caring about society in the process of giving love, and shape a more sound personality.
A love relay full of warmth and hope kicked off on campus.
A few days later, the school bulletin board began to post "Heart to Lan County" propaganda posters, and the class committees of each class also organized mobilization class meetings.
According to the process, each student should first hand over their thoughts to the class monitor, who will then register them.
At the fundraising meeting next Monday, the class monitor will put the money into the donation box on behalf of the class.
Of course, in order to ensure the purity and voluntariness of this donation activity, the head teacher emphasized in the class meeting:
"This donation is completely voluntary, and everyone must make a donation based on their actual situation and ability. Regardless of whether or not you donate, as long as you have your concern and blessings for the people in the disaster area in your heart, this thought is invaluable."
Some students from better-off families are seriously thinking about how much pocket money they should donate.
Students whose families are not well-off are also thinking about how to squeeze out more money from their limited living expenses to help the disaster area.
The class monitor's desk was filled with students who came to donate. He was diligently registering the students and said to them:
"Rest assured, students! Every bit of your love will reach the disaster area as quickly as possible. And after the fundraising event, the 50 students with the highest donations will be listed on a charity list. The list will then be posted on the bulletin board so that all the teachers and students in the school can see your kindness."
"Is there a charity list? Class monitor, I think the donation just now was not enough, I will add another 1 yuan." A classmate said excitedly.
"Class monitor, let me add two more dollars and I won't eat meat this week." Another classmate was not to be outdone.
"Hey! You surpassed me? Let me add another fifty cents." Another classmate hurried to catch up.
"I want to be on the list, too. I originally wanted to get a new dictionary, but now I think the old one can still be used. Monitor, I'll donate this 1.8 yuan as well."
Seeing this, the class monitor smiled and said, "Students, don't make donations based on your ability. Don't force yourself. Every penny counts. Don't compare. Our goal is to help the disaster area. It's enough to show your kindness."
However, in the enthusiastic atmosphere among the students, some students kept adding more money in order to be on the list.
When Su Miao heard that the top 50 would be on the list and posted on the bulletin board, he took out the hundred yuan in his hand and quietly put it back into his pocket.
It’s time to put names on things again. Why does the school like to put names on things so much?
Su Miao felt that his name had been hanging on the bulletin board for many years, so he didn't want to be in the spotlight.
What's more, not only does she have to be on the list, but she also has to announce the amount of donations. This will definitely cause some sour remarks, which she finds very annoying. She can't quarrel with people every day, as it will make her look fierce and idle.
Su Miao glanced at his classmates who were excitedly rushing to donate money, shook his head helplessly, and turned to walk towards the head teacher's office.
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