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The security guard went to the stairs to take a look. When he came back, he said that the wind seemed to be lighter. It was unclear whether the tornado had come or disappeared, but the wind outside was still between level 8 and level 9.

Their phone calls couldn't get through, and they had no idea what was going on outside. After they came down, they suggested that for the sake of safety, they should continue to stay in the basement for a while, and wait until the wind calmed down, then go out to check the situation.

In the past, everyone did not listen to the arrangements and encountered a direct impact, and some people were even injured. But now they have learned the lesson, and they all said that it would be safer to wait a little longer.

But as time goes by, some people gradually become unable to sit still.

When the property management notified residents to go downstairs to evacuate, they asked everyone to bring cardboard or mats to sit on because they didn’t know how long they would be evacuating, a certain amount of water, a mobile phone, and warm clothes and light shoes.

, It is best to bring a backpack, so that when an emergency occurs, you don’t have to hold things in your hands, and you can run with all your strength.

But everyone’s awareness of the crisis is low, and few can bring everything together. It’s already good if someone can carry a large reusable bag for grocery shopping.

They were two families with children, and they were used to going out. Even if they didn’t take their own things, they would definitely bring all the children’s things, including snacks, water bottles, thick clothes, and blankets.

Now the two children wrapped in thick clothes had eaten something and were coaxed to sleep by the adults sitting on the blankets.

But such situations are rare after all. At least half of the residents took off their coats to sit on cushions when they sat down. But it is November now, and it is already a bit cold. It will become even colder if everyone sits still. I think

There is nothing to put on when I put on clothes.

There were only a few cars in the garage, and most of them had been driven out by people at work in the morning. Among the residents who went downstairs, even if their family cars had not been driven out, no one thought to bring their car keys with them when they hurried downstairs.

Who knew I would take refuge in the underground garage? I thought I could just stay in the lobby on the first floor.

You Feng's car was also parked nearby, but unfortunately he didn't bring the car keys downstairs.

For this reason, You Feng was glanced at by Fan Qi. Fan Qi originally wanted to open the car door and let the neighbor couple and the family with children who were familiar with them get in the car, but she saw her husband looking at her in confusion after looking through his pockets.

Very speechless...

So, some people couldn't help but stand up and go to the security guard to discuss it.

Fortunately, there is a small storage room in the underground garage that is not used much. There are some discarded cardboard boxes from the former apartment building. There is an old mattress against the wall. Although the things are dusty, it is

I won't be able to care about it anymore.

A few people who didn't bring cushions and blankets divided the things and finally made do with enough.

Soon after, it was dinner time, and everyone was obviously very concerned about what to eat. After all, it was lunch time, some people had half of their meals, and some people hadn't had time to eat.

If you have bread at home, bring bread and water. If you don’t have bread, bring high-calorie sweets such as chocolate Snickers, waffles, cake, Orion pie, and drinks such as juice and milk.

Therefore, no one is hungry at this time, everyone is eating more or less.

However, soon, as everyone was eating, they discovered that the bread, cake, and chocolate pie in their hands no longer tasted good.

The three boxes of self-igniting hotpots made a boiling sound because of the heating packs. As the water on top boiled, the rich aroma gradually spread out.

Slowly, everyone's eating movements slowed down, and they all looked in the same direction.

When everyone is eating dry food, is this too much?

But again, most of the people who can live in such high-end apartment buildings do not lack material things, just self-igniting hot pot. Elderly people who are accustomed to health care will not eat these junk foods. They usually eat donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest!

It’s just…it smells really good!

Look at yourself, and then look at the three members of the You family. The moisture-proof mat is big, comfortable, and you can lie down on it. Two candles light up a small space one after another. The self-heating hot pot is placed in the middle, and it is still beeping.

Boil it until it's steaming hot.

On the side, there were two sandwiches, a bag of ham sausage, and some bread, probably planned to be eaten together later.

Is this... for a picnic?

Fan Qi was still complaining, saying that there was no electricity and he couldn't boil hot water, so he poured cold water into the soup and took a long time to boil it. He didn't know if the vermicelli would taste bad.

Everyone:...Fall!

Although it was very delicious and I wanted to take a sip, it was obviously not enough for everyone. What’s more, Fan Qi had been scolded by them when she kindly reminded her earlier, so how could she have the nerve to take a bite now?

After the hot pot boiled, You Feng distributed a box of mild hot pot and four ham sausages to the neighbor who had followed them downstairs. They were a couple in their sixties. They were both teachers when they were young.

They are both gentle-natured and live on the floor below them.

This time they went downstairs and listened to the property management's instructions. They brought mats, thick clothes, water, and food such as biscuits, chicken, and cakes. They were not cold or hungry, but they didn't have the same aroma as the hot pot.

They had food, but they didn't want to take it at first, but they couldn't refuse it no matter how hard they tried.

You Feng smiled at them and said: "I forgot to change the battery of the electronic lock last time, and it couldn't be opened when it ran out of power. You two didn't let me be polite and asked me to go to your place to wait for the lock repairman to come. You also gave me a rich meal.

It’s dinner. It’s a small thing, it’s not valuable, it just looks better now.”

In the end, the couple accepted the call, and the old woman with a gentle temperament came over, stuffed two unopened chicken cakes into You Xi's hand, smoothed her hair, and praised her, "Nanny is so good."

”.

You Xi who was being stroked:......

After dinner, everyone watched as the three members of the You family ate two boxes of self-igniting hot pot, two sandwiches, four breads, and half a bag of ham sausages. Finally, they even took apart the pork breasts and gnawed them.

Everyone:...is it a pig? Is it so edible?

Almost everyone hopes that this storm will pass soon because they want to go home for dinner!

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the wind on the ground finally subsided. Everyone packed up their things and walked out of the basement where they had taken refuge, staring blankly at the mess that filled the lobby.

Not to mention the potted plants, standing signs, chairs, drinking fountains and other items placed in the lobby, even the express cabinet against the wall had a large dent in it.

In the dark night, the ground was littered with various branches, leaves and building debris, extending from the lobby to the open space outside the lobby.

What's even more frightening is that the big tree that was overturned by the strong wind is still standing in front of the gate, blocking most of the way out.

The street lights and building lights that were originally dimmed came on one by one, and the security guard's mobile phone also had a signal. It turned out that it was not a power outage just now, but the relevant department deliberately cut off the power, fearing that it would cause a major accident.

Now that there are lights, everyone can slowly see the current situation around them clearly.

A lot of glass in an apartment building across the street was broken. It must have been broken by fragments blown by something in the strong wind. The broken windows were pieced here and there, looking like they had been gnawed by something.

Some people are lucky enough to have high floors and their windows are not broken, some people have low floors and their windows are smashed, and some people live high up but their windows are not closed tightly, so the entire window is blown over and smashed down...

After the security guard learned about the situation from his superiors, he said that the strong wind crisis was over for the time being and that everyone could go home. If there were another strong wind and tornado in the future, the property management would notify everyone to come down and take shelter.

Today's evacuation was thanks to the notification and help from the property management. Everyone thanked them and chose to take the stairs home to rest.

The three members of the You family returned to the apartment on the fifteenth floor. They were very lucky because all the windows were closed tightly, and due to the height of the floor, they were not hit by anything, so the glass windows were all well preserved and they did not have to clean them up late at night.

Messy.

The three of them took a quick shower, then sat in the living room and started watching the news.

Several local radio stations were off the air, while others were broadcasting late-night news and providing coverage of the worst-hit scenes.

It was near the outskirts of the city where tornadoes were raging. It is said that the tornado appeared for one to two hours in the suburbs of S city today. It was initially determined to be an EF3 tornado. The central wind reached level 17 at its maximum, and the damage was extremely serious.

So far, the total area of ​​damage has reached more than 20,000 square meters, and nearly 100 houses and nearly 20 factories and enterprises have been damaged.

So far, six people have been confirmed dead, nearly 300 injured, and dozens more are temporarily missing.

Fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances rushed to the disaster site immediately to provide support, and all rescue supplies from various departments have been delivered.

On the TV screen, a reporter from the network was interviewing a witness at the scene.

The other party looked shocked and said that there were lightning and thunder at that time, as if it was the end of the world. The roofs of many bungalows were easily overturned, and the surrounding trees were rolled into the sky together with them.

There was also a row of trucks parked on the roadside, all of which were overturned by the wind, and some trucks were pushed nearly two to three hundred meters by the wind. The scene was very scary.

Fan Qi watched the news and nervously held her daughter's hand. She was thankful that the tornado did not wreak havoc in the direction of the city, otherwise more people would have died and been injured.

On the side, You Feng finally got through the phone call of Mr. You, and they had just returned home from the basement where they had taken refuge.

Because their home is on the first floor, most of the windows were smashed by objects carried by the storm. The home was ravaged by the strong wind and is in a mess. It is full of garbage and no place is intact at all. Now they are cleaning up the mess.

You Feng called his sister You Li again. The call went through, but no one answered. Their shop was on the first floor and they were probably busy cleaning up.

Fan Qi was still watching the TV news nervously, while You Xi took out her mobile phone and logged into the social platform to check various news.

As expected, the top ten hot searches were all related to tornadoes, incoming strong winds, etc.

Not only their City S, but also City H, City N, City C... and five other cities were hit by strong winds today. Four cities were hit by tornadoes.

In fact, the remaining city C, which did not directly encounter the tornado, was affected because it was close to another city where the tornado was raging.

The tornadoes did not occur at the same time, and the winds were both at EF1 and EF2 levels. For example, the EF3 level here in S City is the highest level known to occur in these cities.

These cities are not far from each other, and they are not in coastal areas. There are almost no records of tornadoes in recent years, and we don’t know what happened.

There are too many people talking about it on the Internet, so there are all kinds of comments. Some people combine the previous earthquakes and say that the end of the world is coming. Such statements are made every year. Everyone is talking about it, and some people express their preparation according to this topic.

Go out to stock up and ask everyone what is on their stocking list.

After that, the topic spread out and got out of control. Many people were discussing it, but it was just a reflection of the adrenaline rush and then recede after the disaster, and no one took it seriously at all.

You Xi looked at the discussions and felt something indescribable in his heart.

In fact, this kind of eschatology has almost become the norm now that the Internet is developed. She used to join in the discussion when she saw it, but deep down she never thought of it.

But now when she saw the desolate scene of the disaster scene on the news and the tragic scenes of other cities being hit by tornadoes on the Internet, she remembered that after her newbie world mission, City S also suffered a disaster, which was a rare earthquake.

She always felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Are there too many recent disasters?
To be continued...