vstars Chapter 286 In Action!
Chapter 286 In Action!
After understanding the situation, they immediately began the rescue operation. A little girl was faintly calling for help from under the rubble of a building, but it was completely crushed by a thick concrete slab, making it impossible to go down and rescue the child. Zhong Yuemin looked at the location of the rubble and finally decided to dig an entrance from the side to go around it. Although it was only a dozen meters away, the amount of work was considerable. They had to dig inch by inch. This was not soil or a trench, but rather collapsed bricks and rubble. It was not only laborious, but they also had to be constantly on guard against secondary collapses.
It took more than three hours to finally break through the barrier. Ning Wei, who was a little shorter, volunteered to crawl inside and eventually rescued the little girl. The child was a little weak but was not seriously injured. Thank goodness!
The crowd cheered!
During the day, four people were rescued from the factory's living area. Apart from a child and a woman, the other two had already stopped breathing. They were crushed to death and probably died the moment the earthquake struck.
After a busy day, I found an open space and slept right there. I hadn't slept for a day and a night on the train, and today I worked all day again. This was more effective than any sleeping pill; I fell asleep as soon as I lay down.
Zhong Yuemin took out his military water bottle, took a few big gulps, and nudged Man Tun next to him.
"Full stock, have a drink!"
"Yuemin, I'm not thirsty!"
"Have some, it's good stuff!" This is a sacred spring. "Pass it on, everyone have some."
Mantun also took a sip and handed it to the others.
"Yuemin, this sugar mountain isn't far from the capital, is it? I heard it's affecting you too. Your family can't be in trouble, can they?"
"It's quite close, less than 200 kilometers. I don't know for sure. We took the train overnight to come here for disaster relief. We didn't even have time to call home. But we should be alright."
Zhong Yuemin said:
"I had already reminded my family before."
Mantun said:
"This is the first time in my life I've been so close to the capital. Does the Grand Commander live up in the city gate tower?"
Zhong Yuemin smiled,
“That’s where the military parade is held. He can’t go up the city wall every day. He lives near the Forbidden City. Mantun, when you come to Beijing sometime, I’ll show you around properly.”
"Can I go to the capital too?"
"Of course you can go!"
The two chatted for a bit, and soon both fell into a deep sleep.
For three consecutive days, the rescue operation has been underway, with dozens of people rescued. Generally speaking, the golden rescue time is within 72 hours. Beyond that, it's not that there's no hope of survival, but the probability is lower.
The disaster relief headquarters was set up on the playground of a middle school in the city. Tents were erected one after another, with the largest one in the middle serving as the command center. Several key personnel were stationed there. Compared to their initial anxiety upon arrival, they were now much more composed. According to the casualty reports from various districts over the past few days, the number of casualties was approximately 8000, with over 4000 dead. For a large city of one million people, the collapse of over 80% of the buildings, especially considering it happened at three or four in the morning when people were sound asleep, was a significant blow.
This result is acceptable!
Besides rescuing people, restoring production and self-reliance in the city is also crucial and needs to be prioritized and implemented as soon as possible. It's summer now, and we must clear the rubble and rebuild before winter arrives; otherwise, people can't be sleeping on the streets in the dead of winter.
We were discussing something when suddenly the ground shook, the water glasses on the table rattled and spilled water—an aftershock!