Chapter 783: The Worst Earthquake in the World!
It was an earthquake without warning, and it was also a super earthquake that swept across the entire Japanese archipelago!
Yes, super earthquakes!
Countless buildings collapsed, countless factories overturned, and countless lives died in this unprecedented and terrifying earthquake!
Tokyo, Japan, a remote and empty place.
Originally, it was an inconspicuous place that no one would normally take seriously, but today, it is home to many high-level officials of the Japanese government.
From the Emperor and Prime Minister of Japan to every cabinet minister, senior government officials, and their relatives and families, all gathered here!
In the open space, many tents were set up.
And around the clearing, rows of heavily loaded soldiers were standing guard, three steps and one sentry, five steps and one sentry, closely monitoring everything.
In addition, there are helicopters in the open space next to it.
At this moment, inside a spacious tent.
"Have you counted the casualties after the earthquake?"
The Japanese Prime Minister sat at the top and asked with a gloomy face.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, only the Tokyo area has been counted, and the data from other regions have not yet been sent!"
A cabinet minister whispered.
"Damn! Why hasn't it been delivered yet? ”
The prime minister slammed his fist on the improvised table and said indignantly.
"Not long after the earthquake, it is inevitable that the data will be slow, and the scale of this earthquake is too large, and the regions have been hit hard, and I don't know what happened!"
"Damn! Wasn't such a big earthquake predicted in advance? What is the Earthquake Bureau's rice bucket for? ”
The prime minister was furious and spittle.
A group of ministers all lowered their heads and remained silent, this earthquake came too violently, too suddenly, too violently, and there was no warning at all!
Forecast?
How to predict?
"Urge! Give me a push! ”
"I want to be the first to know the damage caused by the earthquake!"
The Prime Minister shouted with a gloomy face.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I have urged it many times......"
A cabinet member was helpless, and at this moment, another government official rushed in, still holding a stack of materials in his hand.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"
The Japanese prime minister was shocked, his eyes shot at this person like a knife, and shouted: "How is it, have the losses and casualties arrived?" ”
"It's here, right here!"
The man nodded repeatedly, but his face was a little pale, obviously not objective.
"Give it to me!"
Without waiting for this person to deliver it, the Japanese Prime Minister rushed over directly, almost snatched the form with a snatching posture, and quickly browsed it.
At this glance, his whole body shook violently, and his face turned pale.
"Prime Minister......
The rest of the cabinet ministers looked at the prime minister with doubts in their eyes.
However, when they saw the prime minister's gradually pale face, their hearts couldn't help but sink, and they secretly said that something was wrong.
Could it be that the loss of casualties is very serious?
"Koizumi, have you read the information, what is going on? What about the losses? ”
One of the cabinet ministers couldn't hold back, and even asked the person who sent the information, and the other ministers also looked at the person.
The man shook his head and smiled bitterly, and was about to answer, but when he heard a "snap", he saw the information fall from the prime minister's hand, and the prime minister also sat down in his chair, muttering: "How can this be?" Why is this happening? ”
This scene shocked all the cabinets even more.
"Koizumi, how much, tell me quickly!"
A cabinet minister asked impatiently.
The man replied: "Ministers, this earthquake has caused extremely serious casualties, according to the preliminary statistics that no one has just put together, 37,609 people have died directly, 94,370 have been injured, and 62,937 are missing!" ”
"Dead ...... 30,000 deaths? ”
"This, this, this...... How so? ”
"Hiss......"
When all the cabinet ministers heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, their eyes widened, and they looked full of disbelief!
30,000 deaths!
30,000 deaths!
This number is terrifying!
It's really scary!
"How can I explain this to the people?"
The Japanese prime minister sat slumped in his chair, picked up the materials with trembling hands, looked at it, counted it and counted it, and his heart was dripping blood.
At this moment, how he wished he had seen it wrong.
However, the bright numbers are there, clearly explaining everything, 37,609 people, one, two, three, four...... Six figures, that's 30,000 people!
"Trouble, big trouble!"
The ministers' mouths were dry, and the atmosphere in the tent was unusually silent, and they looked at each other, and they all saw horror in each other's eyes.
Yes, appalled!
30,000 people, this death toll is appalling, it is already too big to bear, if one is not handled well, the prime minister will have to resign, the cabinet will have to be reorganized, and even the entire government will be finished!
You must know that although Japan is an earthquake-prone country, there have been several terrible earthquakes in history, not to mention that in the past 100 years, there have been five of the most tragic and devastating earthquakes!
In 923, the Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 00,000 people and left more than 40,000 missing.
In 933, the second major earthquake in Sanriku killed 300 people and injured 2,053.
In '96, the Meiji Sanriku earthquake killed 22,000 people and spread to Hawaii.
In 995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake killed no one and caused a loss of $00 billion.
In 20 years, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Northeast China killed tens of thousands of people and triggered a nuclear leak.
However, no matter that time, it was not as serious as this one!
30,000 people!
That's more than in the last 100 years combined!
"How do I explain to the people?"
The Japanese prime minister was already stunned, his eyes were blank, his whole body was trembling, and he was staring blankly at the form in his hand, his face was pale and frightening.
“3…… 30,000 people, this ......"
Time passed slowly, the atmosphere in the tent was extremely oppressive, no one spoke, only the murmur of the Japanese prime minister echoed clearly!
I don't know how long it was, half an hour, or an hour, when someone finally entered the tent and broke the oppressive silence.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the Emperor asked, has the damage and casualties of this earthquake been reported?"
This is a middle-aged man who is a close attendant of the emperor.
As soon as these words came out, the prime minister was shocked, and his eyes returned to clarity, but he looked at the middle-aged man with blood in his eyes.
The middle-aged man also stared at him.
"Go back and tell His Majesty the Emperor that the losses and casualties have not yet been reported, and when the report comes, I will personally bring the information over!"
The prime minister's voice was hoarse and whispered.
The middle-aged man frowned, glanced at the prime minister deeply, then nodded, and said, "Then I'll go back and tell Your Majesty!" ”
"Trouble!"
The middle-aged man left, and the eyes of the cabinet fell on the prime minister, waiting for his speech, they knew that the prime minister had just concealed the facts, and there must be a reason for him!
In fact, they are also panicking at the moment!
Facing everyone's eyes, the Japanese Prime Minister stood up, his face recovered a lot, and his voice was hoarse: "Everyone, this earthquake has caused huge losses, and 30,000 people have died in the population alone!" ”
30,000 people?
Everyone was stunned!