Chapter 1212: Dangerous

Chapter 1212: Bad luck and bad luck

A once-in-a-century typhoon, an unprecedented torrential rain, and violent storms overnight hit many cities in S Province, including the provincial capital Huanghai. Flash floods broke out in some places, river banks burst, and reservoir water levels exceeded warning levels and continued to rise.

In particular, Huanghai City, the main landfall area of ​​the typhoon, was severely affected. Rivers and seas poured in, heavy rain poured down, and strong winds not only uprooted some strong trees, but also blew down houses, and some billboards on shops and rooftops. Flying all over the sky, water and power outages have become a trivial matter compared with it.

From the early hours of last night, the emergency rescue mechanism of S Province was activated. The commander-in-chief, Governor Wang Qingfeng, led an expert team to sit at the headquarters. Deputy Governor Wu Fengjiao, one of the deputy commanders, went to the Huanghai City rescue headquarters to take charge according to the division of responsibilities. Huanghai City The commander-in-chief of emergency and disaster relief is Shu Qin, Mayor of Huanghai City.

When the storm approaches, the two women shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the safety of people's property and lives in Huanghai City. The two people had been squatting in the headquarters since last night, and based on the news coming back from the scene, they conducted analysis and sent out instructions one by one.

However, in the face of the roar of nature, human strength is simply vulnerable, and they do not know how far the front line has reached. Heavy rains are falling underground without stopping; thunder is exploding between the sky and the earth; lightning is like a long sword piercing the night sky...

"The sky leaked, and all that fell was rain. The sky was dark and the ground was dark, which made people feel terrified." This is how Wu Fengjiao described her psychology at that time.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a group of numbers were displayed on the board in front of the two people, indicating excessive rainfall, excess flow, excess range, and excess water level. The rainfall in the city in 10 hours reached 208 millimeters; the reservoir was overflowing and overflowing. The maximum flood peak reaches 1,800 cubic meters per second; seawater flows along the inner The river backflowed, and the river water carried seawater and poured into the largest flood storage and detention area in the north of the city. A total of 334 houses have been identified to have collapsed in the city. According to preliminary statistics, 37 people were killed, and several people are still missing; A group of soldiers from a certain company on the dam disappeared collectively...

Listening to the numbers reported, Wu Fengjiao sat feebly on the chair. As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Provincial Emergency and Disaster Relief Headquarters, she has not slept a wink all night. However, natural disasters are ruthless, and behind her, Shu Qin's lips are also a little livid. Although she had fully estimated beforehand, she did not expect that the damage caused by the typhoon would be so shocking.

Perhaps, if he had known that this would be the outcome, he should not have competed with Chen Weizhong, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, for the position of commander-in-chief at the Standing Committee meeting. The collapsed houses and destroyed assets are fine, but with so many people dead and missing, who will bear the responsibility?

Thinking of this, she looked at Wu Fengjiao sitting next to her. Although this woman is the deputy governor, others know how to do things better than she does. Throughout the night, no matter what happened, she only participated in planning and made suggestions, but she always had the final decision-making power to issue orders. In one's own hands.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the province's emergency response and disaster relief work did not overstep her authority, but maintained her own position.

"Governor Wu, what should we do next?" It's useless to think of anything. Now we can only think of ways to reduce the disaster to the minimum through human factors.

"You stay here to take command and order our comrades to overcome difficulties, not be afraid of danger, unite as one, work together, and do our best to search and rescue the affected people. I will take a few people out to have a look, and then go to the power company. The most important thing now is The goal is to ensure that the power grid is repaired and power is supplied as soon as possible. Without electricity, drinking water cannot be supplied..." Wu Fengjiao stood up as she spoke.

"No, you should stay and I'll go..." Are you kidding me? I'm sitting in the command post and you're leaving? If something happens, I can't explain it no matter what I say.

Just as the two people were arguing, Yue Haibing, deputy commander-in-chief of the Huanghai City Disaster Relief Headquarters and deputy mayor in charge of communications, stepped in: "Governor Wu, Mayor Shu, come and take a look at this fax. We won't be so unlucky, I can't believe whether this is true or false..."

"What's wrong, Lao Yue, I see your expression has changed..." Shu Qin said as she reached out to take the piece of paper in his hand, glanced at it, and her expression changed involuntarily: "What's going on? Is this true? Why is he coming to our Huanghai when he has nothing to do? Isn't this causing trouble for us?"

"What's going on?" Seeing Shu Qin's expression change, Wu Fengjiao knew it was definitely not a good thing. Shu Qin handed the page of paper in Wu Fengjiao's hand, shook her head, and sighed: "You will know after you take a look..."

Wu Fengjiao took the page and glanced at it, and her face turned pale. It read: "S Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government, and various troops stationed in the Yellow Sea: Comrade Zhao Jianhui, member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, deputy director of the Comprehensive Management Committee, and deputy director of the Stability Maintenance Office, disappeared in the early hours of last night while on business in S Province. He was in Huahui Shopping Mall A mobile phone carried by the comrade was found in a Mercedes-Benz car that was flooded in front of the door. We hope that after the phone is connected, we will quickly organize personnel to conduct an all-out search and rescue centering on the Huahui Shopping Mall in Huanghai City. There is no need..."

Oh my God, Zhao Jianhui was in the Yellow Sea last night and has been missing since it started raining in the early morning? Then who found his mobile phone in the Mercedes-Benz? He didn't come to the Yellow Sea alone, right? Then were the people accompanying him dead or alive?

It seems that this fax was sent directly to the Provincial Party Committee and Government of S, and the local garrison may have received it by now. The message sent by Yue Haibing was directly forwarded by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government in its original text, because Huahui Shopping Mall is Two streets away from the headquarters, it is close to the north bank of the Gushui River. It is the most severely affected neighborhood in the city. This requires Huanghai City to organize search and rescue personnel in accordance with the above requirements.

"Mayor Shu, immediately organize personnel to launch a search and rescue centering on Huahui Mall. No matter what, Director Zhao must be found..." Wu Fengjiao said while waving to her secretary behind her: "Xiao Liu, Let’s go there first…”

When Wu Fengjiao arrived at the Huahui Mall in a kayak, she saw several kayaks at the entrance of the mall, where only a line of water emerged, and a dozen people wearing life jackets were searching and rescuing on the water. . On the kayak, Zhou Wanyi held Zhao Jianhui's mobile phone in her hand, her eyes already blurred with tears.

The kayak approached the mall, and a man on the second floor window stretched out his arm and exposed his head. He was introducing the situation with his fingers: "It was about two o'clock last night, and there was no power outage at that time. I saw with my own eyes that Near the iron tower in front, a middle-aged man collapsed with his car and people, and was lifted up by the waves. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared again and was submerged by the waves. Went in. I was panic-stricken at that time. Before I could scream, I saw a car being washed down by the water from the corner in front. Then the power went out. I couldn't see the situation outside, but it seemed vague. I heard someone shouting. The wind and rain were so loud that I couldn't hear clearly, and I didn't dare to go out to see. I don't know what the specific situation was..."

Hearing what he said, it was obvious how dangerous last night was. If the car was rushed into the Ancient Water River, the people on it would have no hope of escaping. Zhou Wanyi's hand holding the phone couldn't help trembling, and suddenly she couldn't suppress it anymore and burst into tears.

As the two kayaks approached, Wu Fengjiao looked at Zhou Wanyi, who was crying, and wondered whether she had followed Zhao Jianhui to the Yellow Sea? Seeing her crying so sadly, what is the relationship between this girl and Zhao Jianhui? She didn't know Zhou Wanyi, but he saw Director Feng of the Provincial National Security Bureau at a glance. He quickly said hello: "Director Feng, why are you here too?"

Director Feng thought to himself: Why am I here? Our Minister Zhao can't be found. The boss's daughter is standing beside him crying. Is it okay if I don't come? However, Zhao Jianhui's status was special. He didn't know what to say at the moment, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Governor Wu, didn't you receive the order from your superiors? We...we are here just for that matter."

Wu Fengjiao nodded and asked, "How is it? Did you gain anything?" In fact, seeing the woman crying uncontrollably, Wu Fengjiao was basically sure that her question was in vain.

Sure enough, Director Feng shook his head and said: "There is nothing to gain. I am organizing people to salvage underwater. But the rain is really too heavy, and the underwater situation is also complicated. There is no way..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhou Wanyi's body swaying, tilting, and falling out. Fortunately, Director Feng was very skilled. In an emergency, he grabbed Zhou Wanyi's waist and put her in the kayak. Looking at her face, there was no trace of blood and she had fainted.

"Hurry...send to the hospital..." Director Feng waved to Wu Fengjiao: "Governor Wu, please greet me here first, I want to send the person to the hospital first..."

Wu Fengjiao stared blankly at the rubber boat going away against the wind and waves, and couldn't help shaking her head. It seemed that Zhao Jianhui was really in trouble this time. Now the river is filled with trees and steel cars. Broken furniture and so on have all turned into a pot of porridge inside. How can we arrange for people to salvage it? Isn't this a joke with other people's lives?

Yue Haibing rushed over with more than a dozen kayaks. He was still more than ten meters away when he shouted loudly: "Governor Wu, these are all the boat crews I can mobilize at the moment. What do you think of the arrangement?"

Wu Fengjiao nodded and said loudly: "With Huahui Mall as the center, start a search within a two-kilometer radius. We will come back in an hour to summarize. We will make decisions based on the situation... Remember, you must ensure your own safety..."