Although he had made preparations, Yu You still took a breath when he arrived at the place.
The car was too far away to drive in.
Fortunately, Qin Zhiheng had already contacted the local authorities in advance.
The supporting soldiers and local joint defense personnel came out to carry supplies and manpower in.
Yu You also got a bag and found the military team leader.
"Mr. Yu, thank you for your kindness."
The captain's surname was Tao. His dark skin was covered with a layer of mud and water, which was half dry, as if he had just come from the front line of flood control.
He looked at the dry food in the backpack and swallowed, but finally he fastened the chain and put it on his back.
Yu You nodded.
"Captain Tao, I'd like to ask you about Major Zheng, Zheng Minglang. Where did he go missing?"
When it comes to Zheng Minglang, the burly man in front of him clearly feels uncomfortable.
But he soon found his voice and pointed in a direction.
"In a small village downstream from the mountain city, all the houses were flooded. The family there said they had a child at home."
"The water came up again, and everyone tried to persuade him not to go down, but the major still took the raft and went."
"at last……"
The news was exactly the same as what was reported back. The child was saved, but Zheng Minglang disappeared in the rolling flood.
"Major Zheng is great." Yu You patted him on the shoulder and asked him to lead the others forward.
"We're moving slowly. Captain Tao, please assign some more people to carry the tents over first. With tents, we'll have a place to stay."
Tao Man was responsible for organizing the emergency medical team. They traveled light with nothing but their own equipment.
Captain Tao and others were responsible for finding a safer high ground for them.
"Military personnel first, Captain Tao. If any of your men are injured or in other situations, have them come here first for treatment."
"If the situation is critical, you must leave immediately and go to the city hospital."
"This water is not clean. If you don't treat a wound, the risk of subsequent infection is very high. Before saving others, you must protect yourself first."
Captain Tao was deeply moved. He wiped the liquid on his face, which he didn't know whether it was rain or tears, and turned around to call his brothers to treat the wound.
When Yu You arrived, the medical team's tent was already full of people queuing up.
She opened the curtain and saw the old, weak, women and children were all inside.
Pairs of frightened eyes turned to look at her.
In the dim light, so empty and numb.
"These……"
"Captain Tao and his men have gone to build another shelter. It's raining outside, and the elderly and children can't stand the cold, so they're crowded here now."
Tao Man explained and pulled Yu You to the other side, where most of the people were soldiers and joint defense team members who were there for disaster relief.
She pointed grimly.
"Mr. Yu, please take a look..."
The team members rolled up their trouser legs and sat down. All of their feet were soaked until they turned pale and their skin was swollen.
Yu You was shocked, "What are you waiting for? Send him to the hospital."
The body's warnings are the most intuitive. If you go into the water again, you will definitely get sick.
This is where Tao Man’s dilemma lies.
"They refused to leave. They said they just wanted to clear the air and disinfect the blisters we had picked out for them."
"Nonsense."
Looking at the tender and young faces, it is obvious that they are all young recruits.
They don’t know how many people are waiting for them to come home.
"We're not kidding." One of the older ones looked over.
"You are the president of the Worry-Free Charity Association, right? Thank you for coming to help us."
"But the situation isn't as good as you think. Although we've sent troops, they face numerous difficulties getting in, and they have to come in batches. At this critical moment, we can only rely on ourselves to save ourselves."
"The golden period for rescue has passed. More dead bodies have been pulled up than living people. What we are doing now is just trying to make up for the loss."
"But even if it's too late, we have to keep going. There's an old saying that goes, 'If you're alive, you have to see the person; if you're dead, you have to see the body.'"
"And this water, if we can't stop it, the flooded areas will only get bigger and bigger. We don't have enough manpower, so we can't leave."
Yu You had no rebuttal.
It is true that even if the military responds extremely quickly, it still takes time to reach the disaster area.
If the local joint defense team had not launched disaster relief efforts first, the situation would have been even more dire.
She couldn't stop them from saving their home.
"Go get your rain boots and tie your trouser legs and shoe openings tightly before you go in the water."
The heavy rain still didn't stop.
Yu You and others traveled at night with lanterns, delivering supplies to each tent.
Even though it was summer, the affected people were shivering in the shelters, feeling cold all over.
"Each person will receive a bottle of water, a loaf of bread, and a pack of biscuits. After the round is over, any leftovers will be distributed."
Employees of Tao Mantong Charity Foundation maintained order.
"Queue up, no need to rush, there are seats in every tent, but you must queue up!"
Having previous disaster relief experience, Taoman emphasized that both have.
Although it's all cold water and cold rice, it is extremely precious at this moment.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong in this tent.
But when an old lady came forward, she didn't take the food, but grabbed Tao Man's hand.
"Sister, have you seen my son? He and his family live in the house next door, and the flood separated us."
Tao Man was slightly stunned.
She hurriedly asked, "Auntie, on which day were you rescued?"
"My little one put me in the foot basin first, and it didn't take long for someone to see me."
That means the old lady was rescued first.
But three or five days have passed. If her son was rescued, she would take the initiative to look for him.
"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll ask you when I go to the other tents. Please tell me your son's name."
"Thank you, thank you so much, you are such a good person!"
The old lady held Tao Man and burst into tears.
She asks everyone she catches these days.
But they were either busy looking for relatives like her, or they were busy running back and forth with the rescue team.
No one had time to stop for her.
Tao Man comforted her and turned to walk out of the tent.
A person who came to help came forward and judging from his accent, he should be a local.
"Secretary Tao, that lady's family... is no longer home."
“…”
Tao Man pursed his lips.
As she expected, if he was alive, he would have been found long ago.
"They live in an old house at the foot of a mountain, so it was washed away by the flood peak."
"The child in the house was directly crushed inside. His son endured the pain and rescued his mother first, then went back to look for his son. They were buried together."
The terrain of the mountain city is complex, with most of the flat land located on the ground.
Almost every household is a bungalow, and now the roof has been flooded.
Tao Man's nose felt sore.
She calmed herself down and told the other party.
"Just say that his son hasn't been found yet, and give the old man some thoughts first."
My home is gone, and if I hear the bad news, I don’t know what to do.
…
Ying Kui and others were arranged to stay in the local government compound, and there are now also disaster victims nearby.
He pulled Wan Jingjing past a series of crude shelters, all in ruins.
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