Chapter 163 160. Disaster Relief, Start (2/10, Ask for a Monthly Pass)

Chapter 163 160. Disaster Relief, Start (210, ask for a monthly ticket)

For those who have never experienced an earthquake, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake is just a number and has no concept, but it can be compared to the Ya-An earthquake that occurred in China with a magnitude of 7, affected 1.52 million people, and affected an area of ​​12,500 square kilometers.

However, the good thing about this earthquake is that it occurred during the day, and the area affected by the earthquake is mainly plains, which reduces the difficulty of rescue.

The newly completed No. 8 Highway has been significantly affected, and there are a lot of cracks on the ground. Fortunately, the gaps are not big, and they can be repaired later.

Driving towards the homeless town, some low-grade roads have serious problems, and those road sections near the town are distorted and deformed, which shows how terrible the earthquake is.

There are farms and pastures on both sides of the road. Wang Bo looked out the car window. Most of these houses have collapsed. The fences of the pastures are broken, the cattle and sheep escaped, and the road was blocked.

"Fuck!" Charlie, who was driving, slapped the steering wheel hard, and he honked the horn. The frightened cattle and sheep became even more chaotic, but they didn't get out of the way.

Wang Bo looked around and shouted: "You still honk your horn, drive off the road, and go around the grass!"

The tires of the Predator are more than one meter high, and the chassis of the car is suspended by airbags, which can be raised to a certain height. Charlie drove off the road and drove forward bumpily on the potholed grass.

The South Island has a relatively small population, with an area of ​​280,000 square kilometers, but a population of only one million people, which means that there are less than four people on a square kilometer of land.

Except for urban settlements, most of the other places are barren grasslands, and occasionally a farm and pasture can be seen. In this case, the damage caused by the earthquake is relatively small.

Along the way, Wang Bo and others saw a relatively optimistic situation, but when they arrived near the homeless town, the situation changed, and the horror of natural disasters was revealed!

They had been to this town before, and it was here that Xiao Hani and others stole their car, wallet and mobile phone. At that time, the town was full of green grass and small buildings, like a paradise.

But now, almost all the houses in the town have collapsed, several cars have turned over on the side of the road, some trees have fallen here and there, cattle and sheep are running around, and there are terrified Maori natives crying for help and crying everywhere.

Someone was trying to move the car, trying to get through the blocked intersection, Wang Bo opened the door and jumped out of the car, staring at the ruins in the distance, dumbfounded: Is this the horror of the earthquake?

The sky was cloudy and it looked like it was going to rain.

The figure of the looter was extremely conspicuous, and after he appeared, a policeman ran over and shouted: "Dude, please do me a favor, can you tow this damn car away?"

Wang Bo wore a police badge on his chest. He nodded and said, "No problem, just tell my driver. Also, I want to ask, is Sergeant Smith from Aocheng here?"

Although New Zealand has frequent earthquakes, the quality of disaster relief personnel is really not very good. There are many police officers who came to the town, at least a dozen or twenty, but no one organized them, and they all fought on their own.

The policeman led Wang Bo through the ruins for a while, and after inquiring several people, he found the sheriff, who was also helping to dig people out of the collapsed building at this time, and he was very busy.

Hearing the shout, Sergeant Smith saw Wang Bo, his heavy expression showed a trace of relief, and he asked, "Wang, how is the situation there? How many people have you brought?"

Wang Bo said: "You know, there are no people or houses in my town, and it's far away from here. The situation is very optimistic. I brought all the people I can bring. What about Aocheng?"

Sergeant Smith sighed and said: "It has been affected, and some houses have collapsed, but the statistics show that there are no casualties. The homeless town has a big problem. As you can see, the surrounding police and fire brigades have been mobilized."

He assigned work to Wang Bo, and it was only then that Lao Wang realized that the disaster relief scene was not too chaotic. The police and firefighters did not fight alone, but each led a few residents to save people.

Ten Maori were assigned to Wang Bo's subordinates, so with the addition of Haney, Charlie, Bowen, Anderson and the Mexican handsome boy, he had fifteen people in his hands. Of course, there was also a dog, and the young man followed.

Knowing that there was a house collapse in Aocheng, he first called Eva.

The signal has been restored, but the phone has been unable to get through. He called several times but no one answered the phone, and he suddenly became anxious.

But he can't go to Aocheng to check the situation, after all, he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders now.

Putting away his mobile phone, Wang Bo looked around. He had not received disaster relief training, so he didn't know what to do for a while, so he asked Charlie, "Old Cha, what should we do as a matter of urgency?"

Charlie frowned, and his forehead was deeply wrinkled: "Is there any personnel statistics? Who have not come out? Which buildings are the key rescue targets?"

A local Maori cried: "There is no way to count. Now we have to search from house to house. We don't know where we need help..."

It would be better if the earthquake occurred in other areas. New Zealanders pay great attention to earthquake resistance when building houses. However, the homeless town is a gathering place for Maori people. The houses of Maori people are mainly of traditional structure, most of which are wood and stone structures. It is very difficult to rescue after being collapsed by the earthquake.

What is even more difficult is that the work has no direction at all, and there is not even an earthquake relief command center. When Wang Bo came here, he only saw one official, Sheriff Smith, and others, such as the town mayor and inspector, did not see it!

Wang Bo saw a few people digging hard on a collapsed house, so he ran over quickly and asked, "Hey, guys, are there victims here? Do you need help?"

In the end, a big man replied: "We don't know, maybe there are victims below, but whether there is or not, we have to dig it out. If there is no, it is just a waste of effort. If there is, then our rescue is very necessary." ?"

Wang Bo was almost choked by these words. Although he is not a professional disaster relief worker, he also knows that this method of preferring to kill by mistake is not applicable in disaster relief.

The early stage of rescue work is the golden time, and all forces must be concentrated for effective rescue. What they waste is not only energy, but also time!

And at this time, time is the most precious!

Charlie also understood this, and exclaimed, "Isn't there any damn statistics? Isn't there a focus on rescue?"

The Maori who followed them became impatient, and someone shouted, "Are you going to help save people? Are you going to stand like this all the time?"

The best thing to do now is to just find a collapsed house and start digging. It doesn't matter whether these jobs are necessary or not.

Looking at the situation in the town, it is obvious that everyone only cares about whether there is work, not whether the work is useful or not.

But Wang Bo didn't want to do this, he really wanted to contribute useful strength in this desperate situation!