Chapter 58 Power Outage (23)
But there is no way to be slow, after all, the flood carries electricity.
The violent storm had torn down high-voltage and ordinary power lines everywhere. No one knew where the electricity came from, but everyone knew that water conducted electricity. Ordinary boats were completely unable to operate in the flood, so the only ones available were small rubber canoes. Even on board, no one dared to slack off, in case someone accidentally fell into the water...
It wouldn't be a big deal if it didn't fall onto an electric wire, but what if it happened to be a high-voltage wire?
I'm afraid no one wants anything to go wrong, so the process of transporting the victims can only be done slowly and in a planned manner.
But even so, Lan Jin was really worried about these people, because no matter how careful they were, transporting disaster victims like this was a very dangerous thing.
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J City is very large, and rescue operations were difficult. Many people were mobilized to relocate all the victims. They worked day and night for a full seven days before all the victims were moved to a safe place.
And after these seven days, it was finally August.
August is the hottest month of the year, especially in J City, which is known as a furnace. In just one week of evacuating the victims, they experienced four seasons, jumping from thick cotton coats to short-sleeved shirts and shorts.
Lan Jin glanced at the thermometer she placed on the balcony. It was 42 degrees, which was already considered hot weather.
"No wonder, it's so hot."
The key point is that it's 42 degrees Celsius, and there's no water or electricity. The flood hasn't receded much in the past few days. Let's not even mention what's soaked in water... Plus, everyone will produce new garbage during this period.
In this season, any garbage left at home for two days will start to smell bad. Those people without a sense of public morality don't care about that and just throw the garbage into the flood.
In this kind of thing, once one person starts it, many people will follow suit, so that in just one week, the new and old smells in the flood are mixed together, and anyone who smells them will have a headache.
Not only is the air bad, but because the temperature has risen too quickly, many people have also developed heat-type influenza, commonly known as heat cold, due to covering themselves too much.
A fever is much harder to treat than a cold and is highly contagious. Every time people line up to receive supplies, they gather together. After a few days, most people in a building have caught a cold.
However, there is no medicine yet.
But actually, this is not true, because it is not that there is no medicine, but the current situation is too complicated. There are too many sick people, and this medicine will not cure you immediately by taking just one pill. Moreover, it is impossible to continue production at the moment. Even if there is more medicine, it cannot withstand everyone's production. So it is better not to have it in the first place. So after knowing that everyone has a fever and a cold, the people in charge are not moved at all.
Another thing is that the most important thing nowadays is still the issue of food. In the face of food, those diseases that are not fatal can be ignored.
Lan Jin had suffered from this type of fever-type influenza in his previous life. His fever once reached over 39 degrees Celsius. Not only did he feel dizzy, he could hardly stand up. But fortunately, it was just a cold and he would be fine after he got through it.
With the lessons learned from her previous life, Lan Jin naturally took precautions. When the temperature dropped, she threw the child and the dog into the space.
The space is like spring all year round and the smell is pleasant, which perfectly avoids the two major problems of temperature rise and smell. More importantly, the sounds outside can be heard in the space. She put the walkie-talkie outside, and Huang Jinghe would send her a letter as soon as he received any important news. She really didn't miss anything.
So apart from the time they spend queuing outside to collect supplies every day, the two of them and the dog stay in the space for the rest of the time, and their lives are truly comfortable.
Lan Jin's life is easy because he has space, but it's not the same for others. The problem must be solved from the root, so it all comes down to the problem of floods.
But soon, the people above came up with a solution.
That is to directly cut off the power supply of the entire J city. Anyway, they are not using electricity now. If the power is cut off directly, the wires buried in the water will no longer conduct electricity. Then their staff will wear insulating clothing and go into the water to wrap all the wire ends with insulating glue. After that, they will arrange more people to go into the water to clean the sewers blocked by garbage and trees.
Of course, when it comes to entering the water, they will definitely make sure that there is no electricity in the water before sending people into the water.
But no matter what, cutting off the power to the entire city is a huge project.
But there is no other way except this. Otherwise, it will take at least 2 or 3 months for the flood to recede completely. And this is still a relatively good situation. If it takes another month, I am afraid...
When they thought of this, no one dared to delay anything, and people from all departments immediately became busy.
Then, we started recruiting volunteers on a large scale.
Anyone with diving experience or swimming skills can sign up.
Lan Jin didn't know how this work was carried out, but after just another week, the water level dropped from the 6th floor to the 3rd floor. After another week, the water level was only up to people's knees. The remaining water was drained away in 2 days.
But the garbage left behind after the flood...
Then they recruited volunteers to clean up the garbage on the roads, clean up the garbage in the corridors, and most importantly, do the disinfection work after the flood. And these jobs were not for free. Not only were three meals provided, but there was also a salary of 10 contribution points a day, which was paid daily and deposited into the residence permit. There were so many people who signed up for this kind of job that had no threshold at all. Only Lan Jin had no intention of joining in the fun.
But in fact, in her previous life, Lan Jin had participated in the work of cleaning up road garbage. This job was actually very tiring. It was a 12-hour shift system every day. But for her who had no food and no job, she could do it if she persisted.
And the daily ration plus the contribution points were quite a lot. Not only did she support herself, but she also kept her ex-husband and first three children fat and plump.
Lan Jin felt a little uncomfortable when she thought about the sufferings she and her child had endured in her previous life.
The poisonous fog is gone and the flood has receded, so isn't it time to settle some accounts?
While the power is still not restored...
The external surveillance is not available for the time being...
Lan Jin felt that she should plan this matter carefully, otherwise she would have to wait for a long time until the power was restored and the surveillance video could be used normally.
But now there are people everywhere outside, and even if there is no surveillance, it is not so convenient to operate in practice. Lan Jin really thinks she should make a good plan.
(End of this chapter)
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