Chapter 268 Disaster Relief
Lu Liangchen looked up at the increasingly gloomy sky and frowned.
Yes, it’s getting dark, we need to hurry up and do the final round of inspection.
Seeing Jiang Haitang exhausted, Lu Liangchen felt distressed. However, no matter how distressed he was, there was no way for him to provide special care at this time. He couldn't even stay by Jiang Haitang's side to take care of her.
Finally, he just said, "Haitang, thank you for your hard work. Be sure to pay attention to safety. I'll go to the power distribution room first."
Jiang Haitang grabbed his arm and said, "The retaining wall of the power distribution room has been reinforced. Zhao Kai is watching over there. The most dangerous place now is the raw material warehouse. Those walls have been there for a long time, and I'm afraid there are safety hazards."
Although Jiang Haitang was working desperately, his mind was always busy. He always felt that there was still some danger in the raw material warehouse.
Lu Liangchen nodded: "I understand, I'll go check it out."
"Take two people with you so that they can take care of each other." Jiang Haitang advised.
Lu Liangchen agreed and strode towards the raw material warehouse.
When he rushed to the raw material warehouse, he saw a dozen workers piling sandbags at the warehouse door. The water level had already risen above the first step.
"Director!" Workshop Director Lao Zhou saw Lu Liangchen and hurried over. "The water seepage on the west wall is getting worse. We're using plastic sheeting as a temporary waterproofing layer, but it's not very effective."
Lu Liangchen didn't expect that Jiang Haitang could actually predict the problem here.
He wiped the rain off his face and walked quickly to the west side of the warehouse.
There were already several water marks on the mottled wall, and even small streams of water were seeping into the corners.
"This won't do." He squatted down and checked. "We need to find a way to stop the leak. How much raw materials are left in the warehouse?"
"We still have over 30 tons of cotton yarn and 20 tons of wool, all newly arrived goods," Lao Zhou said worriedly. "If they get soaked, the loss will be huge."
"I remember there is an abandoned air-raid shelter entrance behind the warehouse?" Lu Liangchen suddenly remembered this.
Old Zhou was stunned: "Yes, but it has been sealed for a long time."
“Take me to see it!”
The two men went around to the back of the warehouse and saw a hole blocked by iron fences.
Lu Liangchen squatted down and shone a flashlight, and found that cracks had appeared in the cement below the cave entrance, and water was seeping in.
"Old Zhou, the water is coming in from here!" Jiang Haitang stood up immediately. "Quickly find some yellow clay and wooden boards. We must seal this hole immediately!"
At this time, nothing is better than yellow clay. After all, cement cannot solidify at all, but the anti-water seepage effect of yellow clay is really good.
Lao Zhou immediately took his men into action.
At that moment, a piercing electric current suddenly blared over the factory broadcast, followed by Secretary Tan's anxious voice: "Attention all employees! The water level of the Jin River has risen sharply, and three villages downstream have been notified to evacuate! All flood prevention teams, please immediately inspect your respective areas!"
Lu Liangchen's face changed.
The river is less than two kilometers away from the textile factory. If it breaks...
"Old Zhou, take your men and move the raw materials in the warehouse as high as possible. Just blocking it won't solve the problem now!"
"Director, I'm worried the second floor won't have enough space!"
"Save as much as you can!" Lu Liangchen gave the order.
"Yes, Director Lu!"
Time passed minute by minute, and everyone just mechanically worked hard to complete the work in the heavy rain, rescuing all the raw materials, finished products, machines and other properties that could be rescued.
Even though all the drainage pipes have been cleared, the water level is still rising little by little.
The water level in the deep area is already above the knees.
Jiang Haitang felt heavy in her heart.
If what she heard in her previous life was correct, this heavy rain would last for three days.
Now, it’s only been a few hours and the situation has already become like this. What should we do next?
Are these properties in the factory today destined to suffer losses?
Jiang Haitang has a sincere love for the factory and she doesn't want to see such an outcome.
At this time, the workers were exhausted.
Secretary Tan's voice came again on the radio: "Please split into two groups. One group will stay at their posts, and the other group will eat. You can rotate them independently."
A big pot was set up in the cafeteria, and Zhang Shangwen brought a few women to cook, boil water, and make ginger soup.
Several male comrades have been assigned to the front line of disaster relief.
Although cooking was very stressful, no one complained or felt tired. Even Zhao Xiufang worked seriously and didn't even slack off.
Soon, some workers came to eat. They ate very quickly. After finishing their meal in just a few bites, they immediately rushed out of the cafeteria to replace other comrades.
Time passed little by little, and soon it was twelve o'clock in the night. Perhaps God was tired, and the rain slowed down a little at this time.
However, due to excessive rainfall in the early stage, flood control pressure in various places is still very high.
Jiang Haitang and a few others were resting under a dilapidated eaves, looking at the dark sky and praying silently, hoping that the rain would continue to slow down tonight and the pressure would be a little less.
At this time, Kang Xiaoxia ran over in a hurry.
"Sister Haitang, I just received news that the water in the city center is waist-deep and some elderly people are trapped in their homes!"
In her previous life, she had only heard about this incident and had never witnessed it with her own eyes. However, just by imagining it, she seemed to have seen the flooded streets and the people trapped on the rooftops...
At this time, I'm afraid all factories will be asked to arrange people to go for disaster relief.
She bit her lip and said, "Xiao Xia, how does the factory arrange it?"
"Director Lu has already assigned some people to the urban area to help with disaster relief." Kang Xiaoxia said truthfully, "Every factory has been tasked with helping with flood control and disaster relief."
Jiang Haitang nodded, feeling somewhat sorry for Lu Liangchen.
The number of people that a textile factory can produce is really limited. Who says textile factories are different from other factories in that they mainly employ female workers?
"Sister Haitang, what should we do?"
"Xiao Xia, the rain has subsided now. Go back and ask Secretary Tan for instructions. Each team should split into two shifts and take turns resting. We don't know when the rain will stop. We can't all endure it together. We must conserve our manpower."
Kang Xiaoxia braved the rain and walked back to the factory office step by step. Secretary Tan was left on duty at the factory office by Lu Liangchen because of his age. Kang Xiaoxia repeated what Jiang Haitang said, and Secretary Tan immediately nodded.
"Comrade Haitang is right. We can't all just sit here and wait. Let's just notify everyone as Comrade Jiang Haitang said."
Secretary Tan now believes what Lu Liangchen said about three days of rain.
If it really rains for three days in a row, everyone will have to take turns to rest.
Soon half of the people in the factory went back to rest. The extremely tired workers returned home but were already worried about the wind, rain and thunder, and could not sleep very well.
Many people only slept for two or three hours and then returned to work.
At this time, Lu Liangchen led the strong young men in the factory to participate in disaster relief.
"Help! Is there anyone here?" A cry for help came from a bungalow, and it could be heard that the person calling for help was out of breath.
Lu Liangchen had good hearing. When he heard the man's cry for help, he immediately waded over and saw through the window a white-haired old man trapped in bed, with the accumulated water already reaching the edge of the bed.
"Don't be afraid, Auntie!" Lu Liangchen immediately smashed the window and carried the old woman out with his companions.
As soon as I moved to the tire tied with wooden boards, I heard a "bang" behind me and half of the roof of the old house collapsed.
The old man was frightened by this scene. He opened his mouth for a long time without saying a word, and then began to cry loudly.
After she finished crying, she tremblingly grabbed Lu Liangchen's hand.
She trembled all over and said, "Comrade, if it weren't for you, I would be dead..."
"Auntie, it's not safe here. We must evacuate to a safe place as soon as possible." While Lu Liangchen was moving the old woman, he listened carefully to see if anyone around was calling for help.
"Comrade, there should be no one on this street now. I have a problem with my legs and my children are not at home, so I'm staying here. Everyone else should have gone to a safe area." The old lady's mood finally stabilized.
She knew that she had escaped this time!
Despite the old lady's words, Lu Liangchen still tried his best to search the surrounding residential areas to avoid situations like the old lady's.
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