September 12, 1923

At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Shao was woken up by the wind and rain outside. The weather in the south is still very hot, but fortunately, the temperature in the base is constant all year round, which is more effective than air conditioning. However, at this time, it was raining heavily outside the window, and the wind was blowing the torrential rain, and the windows rattled.

Looking at the hazy sky outside, Chen Shao had no sleepiness, this kind of wind and rain is not common! Although there have been no major typhoons in the past few years, the occasional tropical storm still brings a lot of damage to residents. (Superty: Maximum mean wind speed greater than 51.0 m/s near the centre of the bottom layer, i.e. magnitude 16 or above.) Severe Typhoon (STY): The maximum average wind speed near the center of the bottom layer is 41.5-50.9 m/s, which is 14-15. Typhoon (TY): The maximum average wind speed near the center of the bottom layer is 32.7-41.4 m/s, which is 12-13. Severe Tropical Storm (STS): Maximum average wind speed of 24.5-32.6 m/s near the center of the bottom layer, i.e. wind force 10-11. Tropical Storm (TS): Maximum average wind speed of 17.2-24.4 m/s near the center of the bottom layer, i.e. wind force 8-9. Tropical Depression (TD): Maximum average wind speed of 10.8-17.1 m/s near the center of the bottom floor, i.e. wind force 6-7)

However, the previous tropical storms were not as large as the current ones, so Chen Shao picked up his coat and draped it over his body, walked out of the room and headed for the office. I picked up the phone on my desk and called the meteorological department directly.

"I'm Chen Shao, what's the situation now?" After the other party connected, Chen Shao said directly.

"District Chief, the situation may be serious, judging from the data given by the typhoon signal, it is very likely that it will be a strong typhoon this time, and it is getting closer and closer to us." A hurried voice came from the phone.

"Why didn't you report it earlier."

"District Chief, we are not sure what level of typhoon this is, and we originally planned to report it after confirming it."

"How long before the typhoon is expected to make landfall?"

"Landing on Hn Island in twenty-four hours."

"I see." After Chen Shao finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly, and then picked up the phone and called.

"Wang Jie, pass on my order and immediately convene an emergency meeting, with all high-level military and political leaders attending."

"Yes." Wang Jie was woken up by the phone while he was still asleep, and after hearing Chen Shao's words, he quickly washed up, picked up the phone, and kept dialing.

Standing on the balcony on the second floor, listening to the whistling sound in his ears, Chen Shao sighed helplessly and said to himself: "I don't know how many people will suffer this time." ”

At this time, Xie Yuxin's voice came from behind Chen Shao: "What are you worried about?" ”

"Why are you up, you go to sleep first." Chen Shao turned to look at his wife.

"You get up and I'm up, what meeting are you going to have now, can't you wait for dawn?" Xie Yuxin walked up to Chen Shao and said while helping her tidy up her clothes.

"The weather is getting too fast, it was cool last night, and now it's a raging storm. Now we have to make preparations in advance, and we can't delay for a minute, because this is related to the life and death of many people, and we can't be careless. ”

"Then I'll make you a pot of tea." Hearing Chen Shao's words, she didn't say anything, but went back to the room and put on her coat. It seems that she has no intention of going back to sleep.

Half an hour later, there was a sound of cars at the entrance of the base, and the guards guarding the gate took them to the conference room one by one. After everyone arrived, Chen Shao also appeared in the conference room, seeing that many people in the conference room were still groggy, he didn't say anything about it, because he knew that many of these people only went to bed at one or two o'clock in the morning, which means that they have only slept for an hour or two now.

"Now for the meeting." Chen Shao's words were very loud, and everyone who was still sleepy suddenly shook their heads and became much more sober.

"It's really helpless to call you here at this time today, I know that you are all very fortunate now, but compared to thousands of people, I hope you can cheer up and make good arrangements for the work to be taken."

"District Chief, what's wrong?" Jiang Baili and the others felt very strange about the meeting in front of them, what kind of meeting was held, the military and the government came, which is not common.

"It is indeed a big event, according to the news from the Ministry of Meteorology, there may be a strong typhoon about to land on Hn Island, and the next step is more likely to land in the Liangguang area, this meeting is to discuss how to deal with the upcoming strong typhoon.

Don't think I'm being alarmist, the forces of nature are not something that humans can compete with. I have a few points to emphasize about this incident: First, I will notify you early tomorrow morning, all factories and schools will be closed for two days, and the construction unit will also be suspended. All residents are advised that it is best to stay at home. Second, all government officials and all armed police officers should cancel their vacations and go to every village and household to check whether there are any households living in dilapidated houses, and if so, all of them should be moved to safe places, and at the same time pay attention to whether there is a possibility of mudslides, and all residents in dangerous areas must be relocated. Third, recall all ships going to sea, all of them are tied together, and personnel are strictly prohibited from staying on board. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to coastal areas to prevent the occurrence of phenomena such as levee bursting. Storm surge can easily wash away sea ponds, culverts, wharves, revetments and other facilities. Fourth, tomorrow the radio and newspapers will issue a storm warning, and the various wiring, power plants, and buildings will be overhauled to see if there is a danger of falling due to strong winds. Fifth, the reserve forces have stepped up patrols in case of emergencies. Sixth, all units of the People's Army should make all preparations to ensure that they can do a good job in post-disaster rescue work at the first opportunity, and engineers must be ready to be dispatched at any time. Seventh, we should immediately take all safeguards to deal with water and electricity outages after a disaster. Eighth, all departments should do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction.

The purpose of this meeting is to take effective preventive measures to minimize losses, ensure the safety of people's lives and property, and keep the jurisdiction in a normal state of operation. ”

"Yes."

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In Sanya, Hainan, after dawn, except for the howling wind, the rain stopped temporarily. At this time, a message came out from several large radio stations.

"According to the latest report of the meteorological department, a strong typhoon will make landfall on our island, and the mayor of the Liangguang Autonomous Region, Chen Shao, instructed us to do all the precautionary work, all schools, factories and construction sites will be suspended for one day, all fishermen will not go to sea, and all seaside residents will move inside,......。 We would like to remind the general public that it is best for everyone to stay at home, even if they go out, do not take an umbrella, and wear raincoats and rain boots. ”

At the same time, many township officials and village chiefs have begun to go door-to-door to inform them, and the police and armed police have also inspected the housing situation in various areas and surveyed the surrounding areas of residents.

Liu Laohan is in his fifties, a native of Sanya, and his son and daughter both work in factories in the city, and he has repeatedly refused to allow his children to take him to live in the city. Now he guards more than one acre of land issued by the government, eats and wears well, and can be said to be very satisfied with his current life.

Early this morning, Li Laohan picked up his hoe and was about to walk to the field. It was windy and rainy last night, and he was afraid that the sweet potatoes would be soaked in water, so he wanted to go to the field to drain the water. Wearing a raincoat and a hat, carrying a hoe barefoot, the raincoat was tightly pressed against him by the strong wind. Before he had taken a few steps, the hat on his head was not tied, and a gust of wind blew the hat far away. Just as Li Laohan was about to walk over to pick up the hat, he saw the village chief walking over with a young man in a police uniform.

"Lao Li, what are you going to do, the typhoon is coming, the county has an emergency notice, and everyone is not allowed to go out." When the village chief saw Li Laohan's dress, he hurriedly shouted.

"Village chief, I'm about to go to the field, I don't have a typhoon here, I'm used to it, what's the big deal." Li Laohan picked up the hat, shook the water on it, and said disapprovingly.

At this time, the policeman next to the village chief spoke: "This uncle, this time is different from before, it is very serious, and I also ask you to support our work." ”

"That's okay, I'll go back if I go, this comrade policeman (honorific title, no political significance) and the village head, go to the house to drink saliva."

"Then disturb the uncle."

Just as the three of them were about to walk into Li Laohan's house, the policeman stopped. Li Laohan's home is just a thatched hut, which looks a little old, and it is also a little tilted.

"Uncle, I hope you can move out of here and hide in the village primary school for a while, your house is very dangerous." The police grabbed the village chief and Li Laohan and said.

"Comrade policeman, I have lived in this house for more than ten years, and there is no problem."

"Uncle, just in case." The policeman explained, and before Li Laohan could speak, he asked the village chief again: "Village chief, how many such houses are there in the village?" ”

"There are quite a few such houses, not to mention a dozen."

Hearing the village chief's answer, the policeman thought for a while and said: "This kind of house is very dangerous, I came here this time to check the housing situation of the residents, it looks not optimistic, I hope the village chief will help me do the work of the villagers, tell them to bring valuable things, all transferred to the village primary school for temporary shelter." ”

"Okay, I'll give you my full support."

At this time, Li Laohan asked again: "Comrade policeman, is it really so serious?" ”

"Uncle, safety first."

"Well, I believe in the government, and I fully cooperate." Li Laohan nodded.

"Village chief, the primary school should prepare some drinking water, and gather some young people to prepare for some emergencies." After seeing Li Laohan agree, the police said to the village chief again.

"Okay, I'll take care of that."

"Without further ado, let's get moving."

Accompanied by the village chief, the police, accompanied by the village chief, persuaded the residents who were still living in thatched huts to put some valuable items in the classrooms of the primary school with the help of many villagers. The primary school also gathered many residents from several surrounding villages, who were persuaded to move because their houses were not secure. This scene continues to play out in HN and various regions of Guangzhou.

In the evening, the typhoon made landfall on Hon Island with heavy downpour, but due to the combined effects of ground friction and insufficient energy supply, the intensity of the typhoon slowly decreased, and by the time the typhoon made landfall in GX Province, it had already dropped to tropical pressure, and the damage was further reduced.