Chapter 1284 The dam still broke
"The water won't rise any more," Lao Wu exclaimed in horror. His Hummer was right by the river. If the water rose another meter, his car would no longer be visible. God knows if the car would still be usable if it was flooded. This was his most beloved car. Not only did he spend more than a million to buy the car, but the later modifications cost several times the price of the car. He had put a lot of effort into it, so it was a pity that it was ruined like this.
"It will still rise a little, but the peak of the flood has passed and the water level will slowly drop later," Shu Youde said consolingly.
The channel in the village has been broken before, and the situation is similar to this time. The water level usually does not reach the residents' homes. However, the rain was particularly heavy this time. The spillway was dug just now, and the huge water flow from the reservoir rushed down. In addition, the channel was already filled with water. It was double. Such turbulent water flow occurs only under pressure.
As he spoke, there were several loud "rumbling" sounds, and in the distance there were several channels with broken dams on the mountainside, and the rapids were mixed with mud and sand.
When the reservoir was newly built, a wide channel was built along the mountainside of Beishan. During drought, water from the reservoir was used to irrigate the rice fields. However, whenever heavy rains occur continuously, these channels become invisible killers. Taking over the entire Beishan's rainfall, the dam will burst if the few reserved gates fail to discharge the flood. This is not an unusual thing in Kaoshan Village.
"Ah, the house has been washed away," Liu Neng exclaimed, pointing to the four groups of villages at the foot of Beishan.
Everyone looked over and saw that the dam of the channel had broken and an adobe house below had collapsed, and then a newly built three-story building beside the river also collapsed.
"Is anyone home there?" Liang Yong exclaimed.
"You should have gone out to take shelter from the rain. There has been a notice in the village," Shu Youde said with a sad expression.
Lao Wu looked grim. Looking at his car that was almost submerged, he was secretly worried. He could still save it if it was flooded, but if it was washed away by the flood, it would be completely ruined. It was not for the money, but the cost of getting such a car again. The painstaking efforts made him confused.
Liang Yong regretfully patted Lao Wu on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry, I'll change my car at the worst," which made Lao Wu even more depressed. This guy is inhumane. I'm so worried, but he still has the heart to tease me.
Seeing that the river water was still rising, Lao Wu became more and more nervous. Finally, after holding on for half an hour, he saw that the river water was gradually weakening and the water level was falling rapidly. His Hummer slowly appeared, and he sighed and said: "Oh, I finally got through it,”
Flash floods come and go quickly. Although the rain is still heavy now, without the large amount of accumulated water in the channels, the rivers can still accommodate the floods flowing down the mountains and the flood discharge from the reservoirs.
As soon as everyone relaxed, they felt extremely tired and sat down on the ground. Now they were soaked and couldn't care less. Fortunately, they were all strong and didn't have to worry about catching a cold.
As soon as he sat down, Liang Yong jumped up in surprise again, pointed at the reservoir dam and exclaimed: "Look,"
When everyone saw it, they collapsed on the ground and could not stand up.
"It's over, it's completely over," Shu Youde lamented dejectedly.
Lao Wu's eyes were red and his face was full of despair. Liu Neng covered his eyes with his palms and did not dare to look anymore. Sophie and Yue Lingshan hugged Liang Yong's waist tightly, for fear of falling...
While they were observing the breach of the dam in the distant channel, the reservoir dam also appeared in major danger. The top of the dam was washed deeper and deeper by the flood, forming a large hole more than three meters long and one meter deep. The outside of the dam A foot-long crack appeared, and mud and rocks rolled down.
Shu Youde knew that the dam was hopeless. His face turned pale and he begged Sophie: "Ms. Su, please lend me the phone."
Sophie gave him her cell phone, and Shu Youde quickly dialed the number of the village branch. The old village chief was guarding there at this time. Fortunately, the phone had signal again at this time, so they didn't care. They thought it was because they were standing high. In fact, it was Wang Sen's people who saw something was wrong and secretly removed the signal jammer.
As soon as the call was connected, the old village chief's urgent voice came from inside: "Who is this?" He was not familiar with Sophie's number.
"Uncle Quan Youde, the dam cannot be held anymore and it will burst completely," Shu Youde shouted loudly.
"What?" the old village chief exclaimed, and then there was a huge commotion on the phone, with everyone shouting.
After a long while, the old village chief continued: "Forget it, you retreat quickly and stay away from the reservoir. I will organize everyone to retreat."
There was a burst of frightened and crying sounds from men and women on the mobile phone. Among them was a woman calling Shu Youde and telling him to be careful. They were Shu Youde's mother-in-law and daughter.
Liang Yong felt desolate for a while. The location where they were standing now was a thousand meters away from the reservoir dam. There would be no danger at all. The people below should be worried. I really don’t know what will happen if the water from the entire reservoir washes down. What a miserable situation.
"Ah, the white-haired wolf king has appeared," Shu Youde exclaimed, looking at the mountain ridge opposite.
A lonely figure stood on the protruding rock on the opposite mountain ridge. The white-haired wolf king was roaring at the reservoir.
"The dragon has emerged from the water, and the Peach Blossom Spring has burst. God is really going to destroy our village," Liu Neng looked desperately at the cliff above the reservoir.
There is a mountain torrent rushing down there, forming a spectacular waterfall on the cliff. It is the gap where the Peach Blossom Spring connects to the ridge here. Usually the stream will seep into the reservoir from the gap under the rock. Only when the rain is particularly heavy will the water overflow the cliff and rush directly. Down below, if the reservoir was not about to burst, it would still be a rare and spectacular scenery.
When Liang Yong heard Liu Neng shouting like this, he was inexplicably moved. There was actually a place named Peach Blossom here. Could it have any connection with him? He couldn't help but look up at the mountains above the reservoir, but it was filled with mist and he couldn't see the top of the mountain at all. , at this time, I was too embarrassed to ask Shu Youde.
"Rumble..." The real earthquake shook the mountains. The reservoir dam finally couldn't hold up and collapsed. The shock caused was several times and dozens of times that of the channel dam breaking just now.
The water soared into the sky and discharged for several kilometers, completely destroying the entire ravine. The waterfall formed was hundreds of times larger than Long Chushui. Everyone hugged the big trees tightly, and several big trees near the reservoir could no longer withstand the shaking. Pour into the reservoir.
The place where the water flowed was a mess, the rice fields disappeared, and many houses were submerged in the flood...
Just now, Kaoshan Village was a large river with a width of tens of meters, but now the entire Kaoshan Village has become a rapidly rising lake.
"It's over..." Lao Wu lamented stupidly. His Hummer disappeared again, and before disappearing, he saw a clear movement of the vehicle body. Apparently it had been driven by the flood and rolled into the river.
Liang Yong and others also looked ugly. With so much water in the reservoir venting out for at least an hour, could the houses below that were soaked in water be able to withstand it?
The old village chief led hundreds of villagers to retreat to the second floor of the village branch. Although the water level was still more than one meter away from the village branch compound, he did not dare to be careless.
Chapter completed!