If someone were able to look down on Kobe City from the sky at this time, he would be shocked to find that "most of the land that had been brightly lit has been plunged into darkness at this time, and it can only be faintly seen by the light of the stars, and the buildings on the surface are constantly collapsing with a loud rumbling sound."

And the rest of the mopping area, where there is still light, "is not the warm light, but the blazing fire!" The unique wooden houses of "Japan" have now been exhausted by countless flaming "torches...... which can be clearly seen. In a sea of fire, there are many small black shadows shouting and busy.

When a strong wind blows, the fire will quickly spread to the surrounding area. From time to time, there will be rumbling and dragging explosions.

If he could see through the darkness, then what the whole land presented would have made him stunned. The second largest port in Shijie, which was originally prosperous, is the sixth largest city in Japan, and is known as the "main gate of the West Sea" in Japan. , the famous Kobe beef production area, "Japan" I think the most romantic city - Kobe, has become a ruin! The rails on the railroad were twisted by the huge liliang and had been completely deformed. The viaducts in the city have collapsed in a large area, the roads are full of terrible cracks, and in some places it is even possible to swallow a large passenger car, and the city's port facilities have been severely damaged!

For a long time, the government has been working in the city's earthquake prevention and disaster prevention work. The focus has always been on how to improve the seismic resistance and safety of urban infrastructure and the overall urban framework such as roads, railways, lifeline facilities and parks. However, the problems of poor seismic performance, narrow block roads, crowded houses and no open space are ignored for the problems of old-fashioned wooden houses in Japan. So in the epicenter of the great city of Lingshen. Nature has taught the day himself a lesson full of blood and tears!

When a block with a dense density of timber houses with poor seismic performance suffers severe earthquake damage, it is easy to cause a fire, and the wreckage of a collapsed timber house blocks the road in the block that is not even four meters wide! Not to mention those fire trucks and ambulances, even people want to go there. It's not easy!

The reason why the Great Junjin Earthquake caused such a high level of economic damage and casualties was not only because of its high magnitude, but also because it was located underground in Kobe City. Among them, narrow roads are blocked. Hindering the progress of emergency vehicles and rescuers. This in turn hampered firefighting and rescue activities, which ultimately led to greater damage to the entire neighborhood. This is one of the important reasons.

In the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan, the current Prime Minister of Japan, Tomiichi Hayashiyama, is already lying on the bed at this time, and he will still need to receive high-ranking officials from the United States early tomorrow morning, which is very important for him, who is already 71 years old, to ensure adequate rest.

Although said. He also noticed that the ground seemed to shake slightly, but Prime Minister Murayama didn't take it seriously. There are hundreds of large and small earthquakes every year, and there are not a few earthquakes that are few, so I have long been accustomed to it, and I don't care about this slightly tremor-feeling drag mouth just that he is just slightly sleepy" There were a few knocks on the bedroom door.

Then a hurried voice came from outside the door: "Prime Minister, there is a strong earthquake in Kobe!" ”

Murayama Tomiichi immediately sat up. In a deep voice, "Come in!" Repeat! …”

It was the secretary of Tomiichi Murayama who came in, and he repeated it again in front of Tomiichi Murayama.

"What is the magnitude? What is the current casualty situation? "Murayama Tomiichi Ya got out of bed and began to dress, there was such a big thing, he didn't have to think about sleeping again tonight.

The magnitude of the earthquake is uncertain at the moment, but it is conservatively estimated that it is at least around seven magnitude! As for ........."

"Level seven! Tomiichi Murayama couldn't help but gasp. Murayama Fuji was born in 1924, and the 7.9 magnitude Kanto earthquake that shocked Shijie occurred in September 1923, so Murayama Fuji knows better than most of the people who are now "Japan" himself what kind of devastating damage an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher will bring to the local area!

Kobe is an important economic zone in Japan, "the manufacturing industry accounts for 13% of the total Japan's capital, the steel output accounts for a quarter of the total Japan's capital, and the machinery manufacturing industry accounts for one-fifth." The auto parts, chemicals, papermaking, and shipbuilding industries are also well developed. At the same time, Kobe is also the largest port in Japan, "importing and exporting hundreds of millions of tons of goods every year, and the population is as high as more than one million, Murayama Tomi City can fully imagine how much damage an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher can cause to such a city!" At the same time, this earthquake will also affect the cities and ports around Kobe, and will undoubtedly have an impact on the economic development of Japan in '95! This has made the "Japan" economy, which has been sluggish for several years, even worse! This undoubtedly poses a huge challenge to the administration of Murayama Tomiichi!

"Yes, Prime Minister. The specific magnitude of the earthquake is still tense and the casualties in the earthquake area are not yet known, but there have been water and power outages, traffic paralysis, and communication interruptions in Kobe City! Because of the gas leak, fires have already broken out in some neighborhoods, and the main arteries of the north-south highways and rail transportation of the islands have been severed. Huge reinforced concrete piers under highway bridges have been torn, some tunnels have collapsed of varying degrees, the port has been severely damaged, and transportation links with the outside world have been disrupted. He has been to Kobe and knows that some of Kobe's traffic arteries must pass through passes and viaducts, and now the viaducts and tunnels are paralyzed, and the ports and airports are certainly not much better, so it can be said that it is an extremely difficult thing for the people of Kobe to come out or for the rescuers outside to get in.

"Notify the Self-Defense Forces and ask them to immediately prepare helicopters ... Deliver the medicine and first responders to the disaster area first! At the same time, gather the troops, prepare to go, and as soon as the order is given, I ask them to go immediately! …。 Tomiichi Murayama wore a coat while walking. He said in a deep voice, "Also." Immediately call for cabinet ministers to come to the Prime Minister's Office for a meeting to discuss how to carry out the disaster relief! Hell, aren't all those earthquake experts saying, "Isn't it possible for a large-scale earthquake to occur in the Kansai area?" ”

At that time, among the earthquake researchers, "there were indeed many Japanese scholars who believed that in the Kansai Drag Area of Japan, there would be no large-scale drag of cattle, which also led to the lack of adequate preventive measures and disaster relief systems in the area, and the local residents of Japan generally did not have a strong sense of earthquake prevention."

This also caused many Kobe citizens to have no reserves for the disaster when the Great Drag Earthquake struck. Of course, the reason for this is also very big, because since January, due to Fang Mingyuan's "prophecy...", many media, all kinds of immortals have taken the stage to perform, Fang Mingyuan's "prophecy". , refuting that it is worthless. Stinks better than shit.

Between a comic and game creator and many well-known experts and professors, the people of Japan naturally trust professionals more than Fang Mingyuan, a hairy boy. So after such a long time of polemics, they are all quite relieved. As a result, there was a sudden "straight down city earthquake...... Shattered their dreams completely!

The news quickly spread among the upper echelons, and as for the common people, it was midnight as communication between Kobe and the other tractors was almost completely cut off. Most of the people have already rested or are going to rest, so the news has not spread for the time being. However, the members of the Cabinet headed by Tomiichi Murayama knew very well that by the early morning of the next day, the news would inevitably become known to the people.

They only have a few hours to discuss and arrange matters related to emergency rescue and disaster relief, and if they can't come up with a resolution before the public knows about it, I am afraid that they will be criticized by the people for being slow in the government's disaster relief action! It will greatly affect the approval rating of the cabinet, and if you don't do it well, you will be overthrown!

Moreover, such a serious earthquake disaster is bound to have a huge impact on the stock market, which is undoubtedly a blow to the Japanese economy at the beginning of the new year, "the joyful atmosphere of the New Year has not completely dissipated" at the beginning of the new year!

And just before the Great Kobe Earthquake... In the conference room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Huaxia, the officials who had been busy all day still had to stay in the ministry at this time, because there was an extremely difficult matter, and it had reached the point where they had to pay attention to it.

"This is the third time that the civil protest letter from the embassy has been submitted, and there are more and more social groups and celebrities who have signed it, and if this continues, it will be difficult to control the situation!" The director of the Asia Division said worriedly, "Although. So far, the news has not spread much in the country and has not attracted the attention of a large number of people, but it is a matter of time. If it's February 1st, I'm afraid." ”……

He didn't say anything, but everyone understood what he meant. If it is said that on February 1, there was still no earthquake in Japan, then the people of Japan will not be angry with China while resenting Fang Mingyuan, which will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Director Ma, I think you're a little worried!. Chai Yan, director of the office eyebrow, dragged out a little disapprovingly, "This is just a civil dispute between the two countries, and the protest submitted is also a civil society in Japan, not a government in Japan." If a few non-governmental organizations were to protest against Japan, wouldn't it be a big fuss for our Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss and resolve the matter in such a solemn manner? , Regarding Fang Mingyuan's matter, Chai Yan naturally knew about it for a long time, and had a formal meeting and discussion with Fang Mingyuan specifically for this purpose. Although she didn't understand that Fang Mingyuan, who had always been steady, would suddenly launch a juvenile madness in this matter, she saw that Fang Mingyuan was obviously very confident in this!