"Oh my God, it's raining so much, it's like someone is flying a plane up there. I felt like I'd soon be washed away, haha, traveling the world by the way. ”

A New Orleans netizen updated this on F2F, and it was still fairly early, when the aftermath of the hurricane swept over the big city, ushering in widespread rain, and the hurricane center and the U.S. government had not even issued a relocation warning.

But this update still gets a lot of attention on F2F.

The only reason is Daniel. Sandler, with the hashtag #Katrina#, retweeted her update.

"Maybe you should get out of there, the Hurricane Center has reminded residents along the hurricane to stay safe and if you have friends, relatives or classmates out of state, you might as well go and stay with them for a few days. New Orleans is very low, and if something goes wrong, it can be serious, and I really recommend that you get out of there for a while. #卡特里娜飓风#"

F2F quickly pinned Daniel's reply to the top of the page.

Interviews with the Hurricane Center, interviews with experts – the F2F apparently tended to get people to move away, or at least pay attention to safety, although there was also a lot of counter-rhetoric, they thought there would be no problems, and they were very confident in the government's ability to resist.

Subsequently, Daniel released a new update.

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"It's good to be concerned about hurricanes, but it shouldn't cause panic for everyone."

John. In an interview on the same day, Congressman McCain responded to Daniel's intense attention to Hurricane Katrina, "We should be more aware of disasters to ensure that we can be safe when we encounter them." But again, we need to know. Responding in moderation helps us make more accurate decisions. ”

McCain is a veteran, and Daniel is doing something politically correct, so of course he can't attack him directly, and the response is universal.

But the media, especially the Internet and online media, reported that Daniel was concerned about the hurricane, which was still seen by many people.

Especially the lady who posted the update.

She's a college native in New Orleans, and she's on her vacation right now and will soon need to return to school. Importantly, she was a die-hard fan of Daniel, when she was in middle school. He paid great attention to and admired Daniel, and it has not changed to this day.

She was pleasantly surprised by the fact that Daniel had retweeted her topic.

Her screams made her parents and brother, who were worried about the rainstorm, frown, "Nancy, what's going on?" ”

"Oh my God, Daniel retweeted my F2F update."

"Oh, is that true?"

His younger brother, who was only 13 years old, quickly stormed Nancy's room.

"Let me see."

"Look, Ted. He also gave me advice,"

"Maybe you should...... Oh, Daniel told us to move to a relative's house. ”

Ted watched it several times, under the influence of his sister for many years. He is also a fan of Daniel.

In the worship of idols, Nancy felt that she should be quite Daniel, and in her heart, there was no careful thought. If she did move out of New Orleans, she would be able to post another update, and I can't tell if Daniel will repost it after seeing it. Then she and Daniel had a complete exchange. She assured that her classmates and friends would be super envious of her.

Unfortunately, their parents are not fans of Daniel and are not interested in the proposal in the slightest.

"Nancy, your mom and I need to work, and it's not our vacation."

"You can take time off, it's getting heavier and heavier, and we have ready-made excuses."

"Don't mess around, Nancy, Ted, there's no way we're going to leave New Orleans because of that young idol of yours. New Orleans is home to 800,000 people, and if it's not safe here, then there's no safe place in the United States. "Nancy's father was very stubborn.

Nancy and Ted had to abandon their plans.

She went back to her computer and refreshed Daniel's homepage to see that he had updated one with the hashtag #Katrina#.

"Maybe I can do this."

Nancy began to run up and down to the storage room to check their emergency backpack - Nancy's family was not a wealthy family, but they had a fairly complete emergency package, which is common in many American families. Compressed biscuits, water across springs, medicines, flashlights, and guns.

Soon, she took a picture.

"Although my mom and dad are reluctant to leave, our family's emergency package is 'working' normally." She also made a special effort to give Daniel. Sandler.

Once again, surprise struck her.

Daniel gave her a thumbs up, "Help me express my blessings to your whole family." ”

Daniel's second reply completely excited Nancy and Ted, not only talking to friends through social networks, but also making phone calls, texting, and in short, running up and down, busy.

Their parents are also quite helpless about their two children, who are unusually active.

"Listen, Nancy, Ted, Katrina isn't coming here, we're just being affected. You know, it's going to land in Florida. ”

"But the center of the hurricane says it could come from the Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana."

"That's just a possibility, the people at the center of the hurricane just don't want to let go of the possibility, you know, if they don't say that, if they get here, they're doomed. But in reality, there is little possibility. ”

"Okay."

Given the self-confidence of adults, Nancy and Ted decided to reciprocate their trust.

But soon, Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico, and news of oil fields, refineries, and oil prices quickly flooded various television news stations. She became a terrifying Category 5 hurricane.

"Lake Pontchartrain has burst!"

It was the latest news they had seen, and soon, the lake was pouring into the bowl-shaped city of New Orleans.

The entire city was flooded in a short period of time, especially the 9th arrondissement, where Nancy's house was located, which almost became a lake.

"Oh my God, there's water everywhere, the communication signal is always intermittent, and no one has come to save us until now, I don't know when the electricity and the internet will be cut off. It's horrible, I can always hear gunshots. ”

Nancy gave her last update.

She didn't even see Daniel reply to her for the third time.

Because, soon the power went out, and her desktop computer automatically shut down.

……

"Get on now," said Mark. Vaughn personally commanded his own staff.

They will make a good #Katrina Rescue #professional.

If people can connect to the Internet, they can post their information to get help, and people can use it as a platform to help each other.

A large amount of professional information is posted through here.

Warnings to avoid looting, rioting, and panic were also issued.

F2F has partnered with Google's just-launched Map, where people are tagged to help rescuers who can connect with handheld devices. (To be continued......)