Chapter 183 Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

When Yue Zhiyun and others withdrew from the observation point, the wind speed had exceeded 20 meters per second, reaching wind strength of level 8 to 9. The strong wind, mixed with rain, formed an indiscriminate attack on the entire port area, and some

Trees as thick as an arm were quickly broken or uprooted, and most of the boat-shaped houses in the resettlement sites were blown to and fro. Within ten minutes of the arrival of the strong wind, a considerable number of boat-shaped houses had their roofs removed.

Soon some of the tents and shacks in Base No. 1 that had not been reinforced in time were damaged in the strong wind and heavy rain. However, for safety reasons, the Executive Committee requested that no one conduct outdoor activities until they received a clear order.

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The calls to the Executive Committee office were ringing one after another, and the damage reports constantly being sent from various places made the Executive Committee quite anxious. Even though they had already had a disaster prevention plan, they had been given clear warnings in advance, and measures had also been taken.

Certain preventive measures are taken, but under such bad weather, various losses cannot be avoided.

After the storm lasted for an hour, the situation gradually stabilized - under such a storm intensity, basically everything that could be blown away had been blown away. According to the latest data, the current wind intensity should be between level nine and ten.

In between, the rainfall in the first hour reached 20 millimeters, which has reached the level of heavy rain. The only good thing is that the wind did not continue to strengthen. The weather forecast team believed that this tropical storm evolved into

The possibility of a typhoon is not high.

However, this tropical storm continued until the morning of the next day before it began to weaken significantly. However, the rainfall did not decrease much and continued to rain heavily. As the rain decreased in the afternoon, the Executive Committee seized the time to organize

Workers carried out emergency repairs on some buildings with minor damage, and urgently dredged the drainage ditches inside and outside the base to prevent the continuous heavy rain from forming siltation quagmires in the base.

It has to be said that the Ministry of Construction did a solid job in basic engineering when they first built Base No. 1. Drainage ditches of various sizes inside and outside the base withstood the test of 24 consecutive hours, and there were no serious blockages or lack of drainage.

The situation is smooth. Although the water level in the moat outside Base No. 1 has risen a lot, there is currently no threat of pouring into the base.

The Tiandu Industrial Zone, which is located inland, is obviously in much better condition than the port area. Although the two places are only a dozen miles apart, due to the mountainous terrain of this coastal area, the intensity of this tropical storm when it reached the industrial zone was

It has weakened a lot compared to the seaside. When the wind force was the strongest, it was only level 6 to 7, and the damage caused was relatively limited. After receiving the notice, Tiandu Industrial Zone also stopped work and evacuated according to the arrangements of the executive committee. In addition to some damage to some houses,

, there are no particularly big losses so far.

The only place where the situation is more serious is probably the Saltworks Commune. Although some disaster prevention and reduction measures were taken here beforehand, nearly 6,000 kilograms of salt were still not recovered indoors in time, and dozens of square meters of salt in the salt pool were

The brine was also washed away by this storm. And because almost all the building materials allocated to the salt field were used for production and renovation projects, most of the members still lived in the boat-shaped houses built when the salt field was developed. As a result, during this storm

The house was severely damaged, and several people were injured due to the collapse of the house. According to the preliminary loss estimate sent by Anxi, the direct economic loss of the Yanchang Commune in the first 24 hours has exceeded 800 yuan, plus the subsequent

The renovation and aftermath costs probably included all the fruits of the entire Saltworks Commune's hard work in the first two months.

Crops have also suffered certain losses, especially rice fields that have suffered large-scale lodging due to heavy rainfall. At present, farm communes have organized a large number of workers to go to the fields in the rain to straighten the rice and speed up the drainage of farmland.

Fortunately, the rainfall has significantly reduced. As long as there are no major disasters in the future, the resulting loss of food production will be very limited.

Generally speaking, the most severely damaged buildings were residential buildings. According to statistics, more than 70 boat-shaped residential buildings were seriously damaged in the first day of the storm, and at least half of them could not be repaired.

Industrial facilities had certain strength requirements at the beginning of construction, and some preventive measures were taken in advance, so the damage was not serious. All storage facilities were waterproofed in advance, and the stored materials and food were not damaged.

It was not greatly affected, which also made the executive committee breathe a huge sigh of relief.

In terms of casualties, a total of thirty-four people were injured in the first day of the storm. Most of the injuries were due to damage to their houses. Fortunately, there were no fatalities. The most serious injured only suffered fractures and there was no immediate life-threatening danger.

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The executive committee originally thought that this short-lived tropical storm would pass soon, but unexpectedly, after the strong winds basically stopped, the rain showed no sign of stopping, and it continued to rain like this.

This rain caused great trouble for the subsequent disaster relief work. Since there were hundreds of people who lost their homes, the civil affairs department was so busy trying to arrange for these people that they even had to temporarily modify the safety provisions.

Base No. 1 houses many old, weak, women and children.

The "Fu Ruifeng" caravan was also left in Victory Port because of the rain - the executive committee is currently busy with disaster relief, and cannot yet spare the manpower to deploy and ship the materials that have been traded. Of course, for

Schneider also expressed his apology to Li Nai and presented him with a set of specially customized glass stationery as a token of the executive committee's gratitude.

Li Nai did not feel dissatisfied because of this. It was not the fault of the Haihan people that such a natural disaster occurred, and they were not treated badly in the slightest while living here. Three hot meals and hot dishes every day were still delivered to their residence on time, including the ones they brought with them.

The entourage, boatmen, and sailors who came here all received good treatment, and there was really nothing to fault. As a return gift and a friendly attitude, Li Nai also donated one hundred taels of silver to the executive committee on behalf of "Fu Ruifeng"

, to help local post-disaster reconstruction efforts.

The only thing that made Li Nai feel a little uncomfortable was that the weather was really annoying. He couldn't walk or go out for a walk. There were mud puddles everywhere outside Base No. 1, and there were no means of transportation like sedans and carriages here. Those seas

The Han people can ride around on two-wheeled cars, but Li Nai doesn't know how to do this.

Li Nai really wanted to see that mysterious area inland. According to some people from the Tiandu area who were temporarily accommodated in the base, Li Nai knew that the Haihan people had a production site in the interior that was larger than the Victory Port.

The base not only has various workshops, but also an iron ore and supporting smelting furnace. The arms, soaps, matches and other products ordered by "Furuifeng" this time are said to be produced by the workshops there. In addition to a large number of

In addition to his workshop, it is said that there are various mechanisms made by the Haihan people that can operate on their own. These mechanisms have the power of a thousand people and are so exquisite that Li Nai is very itchy.

Li Nai also made several requests to Schneider, who was responsible for receiving him, but was politely declined every time. However, one day when he went to the Inspection Department to chat with Wei Ping, he heard that he was closely related to the Haihan people.

Yazhou Shuizhai Commander Luo Shengdong once visited the Haihan people's workshop - this is what Wei Ping heard from Luo Shengdong on the way to Victory Port. The experiences and experiences relayed by Luo Shengdong, together with Wei Ping's

Ping didn't know what the so-called exaggeration was, but Li Nai was even more fascinated when he heard it, and his desire to go and have a look became even stronger.

After waiting for another two days, the rain finally stopped. Li Nai, who came out to have breakfast, suddenly discovered that the Haihan people were organizing several sailboats on the beach, apparently planning to go out to sea.

Schneider, who accompanied Li Nai, quickly solved the doubts in his mind: "This storm not only caused trouble here, but also traveled westward along the coastline and hit Yazhou, where it caused big trouble. We

We have received news that there are now thousands of homeless refugees inside and outside Yazhou, and the Yazhou government obviously lacks a response to this emergency. It is said that many of those refugees have already collapsed due to hunger and disease. We plan to

From there, we will use boats to bring some people back to relieve the Yazhou government’s disaster relief pressure.”

Schneider's words were high-sounding and watertight. Even Li Nai didn't realize that this was the Haihan people going to Yazhou to rescue refugees in the name of disaster relief. He really thought that the Haihan people simply wanted to share the government's worries and rescue people at the same time.

Refugees who lack food and medicine.

Li Nai took the initiative and said: "Since it is such a kind deed, I can't stay out of it if it happens to be happening. If it is convenient, I would like to send a boat to follow you to Yazhou. In addition, I will also have one of the people accompanying you this time."

As a doctor, you should be able to do your little bit to help the victims."

Since it was Li Nai's initiative, Schneider quickly reported the situation to the executive committee. Of course, the executive committee would not categorically reject Li Nai's kindness and agreed to send a boat from "Furuifeng" to follow.

Loading people in Yazhou. If you take an extra boat, you can load at least one or two hundred more people, which is not a small number.

In order to commend and thank Li Nai for his good deeds, the executive committee finally decided to agree to Li Nai's request and arranged for him to visit Tiandu Industrial Zone. Of course, some of the more important production links, such as cannon casting, gun barrel manufacturing, etc.

Li Nai was definitely not allowed to visit the process. Schneider made it very clear that only Li Nai was allowed to go alone, and when he got there, he was not allowed to talk to the staff at will or enter without permission without the permission of the accompanying people.

In an unauthorized place, all actions must be obeyed. But even if there are rules in this system that need to be followed, Li Nai is still extremely excited. He has a premonition that his trip will be very rewarding.
Chapter completed!