Chapter 239 [A Flood That Happens Once in a Century]
In order to facilitate the control of the situation, Singh left the old housekeeper in the Ragar Valley to deal with all the family affairs. He lived in the house above the town with the young people in his family, and watched the changes in rainfall and the changes in the water on the streets from the balcony every day.
What is very frustrating is that the rainy season in Rajasthan is indeed not peaceful, and the forecasts made by those meteorological experts are still very accurate. However, although it is accurate, the forecast is too optimistic and realistic. It is really a wash of the environment. The difference is too big. The heavy rain has not decreased at all since a week ago.
Not only has it not decreased, but the rainfall is increasing every day. It can be said that it is pouring rain and it rains 24 hours a day. The level of the forecast has been rising steadily. On the second day when Singh came to the town and personally directed the disaster relief work, all the rivers near Sinjar Town overflowed the embankment, and the floods rushed into the town.
Although Mayor Kata took the leaders in the town to inspect and also guided the disaster relief work and prevention plans. But the plan could not catch up with the changes, and the flood finally overflowed the embankment. After only six hours, the flood had risen to 70 centimeters. Some low-lying areas even reached a height of one and a half meters. After being washed and soaked by rainwater, more than 99% of the low-rise adobe houses collapsed.
A large number of refugees poured into the corridors of the buildings in the town. Everyone brought large and small packages and came to the sturdy corridors of the buildings to take refuge. Although the mayor appealed through the radio station to let the residents living in the buildings in the town open their doors and help the homeless refugees as much as possible.
But Indian society is a deformed society. The status of people varies greatly, and they don’t even want to let the untouchables touch their own shadows. How could the high-caste masters open their doors and allow the untouchables to enter their homes for refuge, and they also have to give away food and drink.
The government’s appeal is good, but there are really few people who really do so, so the entire corridor is full of refugees. Drinking water is particularly scarce, and there is not much food. The elderly and children cannot go out to defecate, so the corridors are smelly and dirty. But this is not the end. As the river overflows the embankment, the water level in the low-lying center of Sinjar Town is rising steadily, and now there is a power outage.
Because the building materials store is just opposite, Belsinger shouted on the balcony that the building materials store opposite would hear and make preparations in advance. The waterproof embankment was raised to a height of 2 meters and the thickness was also increased. Although it was washed by rain, the high-grade cement was very useful and could completely withstand the invasion of floods.
However, the streets of the entire town formed a vast ocean, with a depth of 1.8 meters. It was very dangerous to walk in the flood without taking a boat. It could be washed away at any time and anywhere. Such a crowded corridor suddenly had so many people, and the public security situation deteriorated sharply. As the flood siege lasted longer, the food and drinking water of the residents living in the corridor began to slowly decrease.
Every few minutes, screams and fighting sounds can be heard from the corridor. This is everyone competing for limited drinking water and food. If the flood besieges the corridor for a few more days, a fight will inevitably break out in the corridor. At that time, it will not be a public security incident, but a real violent incident.
So although Belsinger was accompanied by five or six strong male servants with guns, he did not dare to let the refugees enter his room for refuge. The only thing he could do was to rely on the strong supply reserves.
Make some simple pilaf, flatbreads and some fresh vegetables, pickled with salt to make pickles, and distribute them to the refugees. Drinking water is extremely scarce. The building has already been cut off from electricity and water. The limited ten boxes of drinking water can only be distributed, and food must be made for these refugees. You can imagine how tight the water source is.
Don’t you think this is ironic? Outside, there is a flood. The height of the flood on the street has reached about 2 meters. But the residents living in the building will still struggle to drink a sip of water. Whether in rural areas or big cities, the sanitary conditions in India are very worrying. It's a pity that there are floods everywhere.
All the toxic and harmful garbage was washed out, and the dead bodies of various animals were floating on the streets, and occasionally dead bodies of people could be seen. Is such water drinkable? If you drink such dirty water, there will be an epidemic, and you will die faster.
When the flood in Sinjar Town reached a height of 1.5 meters, all official institutions in the town were paralyzed. Now the flood has reached about 2 meters. Even Mayor Kata and his family can only survive with their own strength.
Because Sinjar Town is close to the mountains, it is too remote, and the traffic conditions are really worrying, and it has been washed by the flood. Even if there are rescue supplies outside, they cannot be transported in. Telephone, electricity, communication and water sources are all cut off. It's almost the end of the world. This makes Bel Singh, who has never experienced a disaster, feel very scared.
After being trapped by the flood for three days, Belsinger stopped providing water and food to the refugees and closed the gate tightly. He sent people to guard the gate 24 hours a day. If there was any movement or someone dared to break in and threaten Belsinger's personal safety, he would shoot without hesitation.
The noise in the corridor was getting louder and louder, with cries and fighting everywhere. You could also follow the toilet pipes and hear the doors of some rooms upstairs being violently broken open. Then the crazy robbery began. It is conceivable what the owners of those houses and the people in their homes were like.
But there was no sign of the flood receding, which made Jamal and Brooke very nervous. The two finally found Bell, who was staying in his room, and Singer frowned and persuaded him.
"Master, the situation is too urgent now. I know we have guns in our hands, but there are still people peeping at the door. Sometimes you can hear the sound of prying the door and pressing the lock. We must change the status quo and make you completely, otherwise those refugees will rush in and we will all be finished."
Bel Singer certainly knew how urgent the situation was now. Hundreds of people were squeezed into the narrow corridor and there was no place to sit or stand. It would be strange if there was no tension due to the extreme shortage of food and drinking water. Everyone knew which side to choose between being starved to death and being robbed.
But now I am trapped by the flood, the first floor is half flooded, how can I run? Swim back. Just across the street is my building materials store base camp, where more than 20 building materials store workers and hundreds of family members are stationed to ensure my safety. But how can I get there? I can climb the wires. I am not a monkey. I want to get out, but how can I get out? It has put everyone in a dilemma. What should I do? How can I run out?
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