Chapter 682: Black River Water [Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Subscription]
The roaring sound of the water was deafening, and the black water rushed by, and the water level gauge deep into the river was shaken weakly by the impact, and it could be washed away at any time, and the river had already overflowed 26 meters of the water level gauge.
On both sides of the river, the low-lying areas are gradually being swallowed up by the flooding water.
It is the monitoring point of the Negro River, the largest tributary of the northern Amazon in South America, less than 1 kilometre from the city of San Gabriel da Cachoera.
"25 meters, 25 meters, yesterday it was still 20 meters, how could it rise so fast......"
At a wharf on the bank of the river, Bagbo, an expert from the local water conservancy bureau, stared blankly at the rushing floodwaters, and several students next to him were all very confused.
What they don't understand is not the darkness of the river, the Negro is one of the most famous black rivers in the world, and its name "Rio Negro" means black river. This is due to the abundance of humus at the edge of the marshes along the coast, as well as the low silt content, which leads to this spectacle.
They have long been accustomed to seeing this natural black, but today it seems to have a different kind of weirdness, like the deep black of industrial pollution.
But even stranger is the water level.
The Amazon River experiences a variety of floods every year, especially during the rainy summer, when the Negro River can reach a maximum level of 27.76 meters on average, with an all-time high of 30.48 meters. However, since May this year, the rainfall in the upper reaches and here has been ordinary, and it is simply not enough to cause such a high water level.
Even yesterday, maybe even before this morning, the water level was only around 23 meters.
"Teacher, could this have something to do with the recent supernatural force disaster?" Student Matus wondered if something strange was happening here when something strange happened in his country, Rio de Janeiro, which was one of the "Ten Disaster Cities in the World" a week ago......
"Chances are, we'll have to report the situation quickly." Bagbo immediately took out his mobile phone, but the signal here was never good, and there was no reaction at all, he muttered: "Everyone nearby is going to evacuate...... The water level is still rising, and this place will become a disaster area......"
The water level is rising at a rate that is almost visible to the naked eye, from 25.3 to 25.7 meters in a few moments.
The jet-black water overflowed the stone embankment of the pier and hit their feet.
"Teacher, let's get out of here first." Another student, Inacio, said in a loud voice that the dock had become very dangerous.
"Let's go." Bagbo nodded, worriedly following the students to the car parked on the riverbank.
They are water conservators, and they have faced the floods in the Amazon all year round, and they know very well how small human beings are once the floods erupt.
Eleven years ago, the area was flooded with the highest levels in history, leaving residents homeless.
This place is the northernmost city in the Brazilian Amazonas, with a small population of more than 40,000 and a large number of tourists all year round. Most of the more than 40,000 local people are indigenous to the surrounding tribes, and some even live primitive lives; It is also full of biological reserves with an abundance of rare flora and fauna.
So they are not only nervous about the safety of people, but also about the cultural heritage of the place, all kinds of things that have not been destroyed by modern society.
However, once the water level breaks through the height of the river bank, the flood will be unstoppable.
When the flood comes, all of this can be wiped out in a matter of days, or even a day.
The Negro River is the main waterway in the north and is located on the border of several countries in South America, and a large number of ships of all kinds come and go every day. The boats were caught off guard by the sudden rise in the water level, and as they approached the vehicle, a multi-story steamer approached the river in the distance.
Under normal circumstances, the water level of 25 meters is high, but if the current is smooth, the boat will not be affected too much.
But now the water of the river was like a raging storm, and the steamer was already shaking in the storm, and half of the ship was overturning.
"No, no......" Bagbo cried out in a hurry as he saw this, as if he could be reminded to save the merchant ship from doom.
But the rushing black water was about to swallow everything, and it was as if a great hand had pulled the merchant ship from the bottom of the river, and suddenly, the whole ship toppled in a shake, and fell irretrievably to the surface. The sound of it toppling over was drowned out by the sound of the water, and everything seemed to be silent.
Also drowned out were the shouts, cries for help, and screams of the people on board......
Bagbo and Matus saw that the figures of the crew fell from the deck, and the figures of tourists fell from the cabin windows, and they were all swept away by the river immediately, not just one or two people, but the figures that were constantly connected, and they could not make a splash.
In less than five minutes, the whole ship sank completely, and the black river was still rushing.
Those of them who stand on the shore can't do anything at all.
"Supernatural forces, definitely supernatural forces......" Bagbo said, holding back shock and sadness as he led the students back. Matus, Inácio and the others were silent, some muttered to God, and it was impossible for a normal ship to capsize and sink so quickly.
Recently, God or God has been called more and more, and many people say that the "Ten Plagues of Egypt" that happened recently are miracles, because people have committed too many sins and do not repent, so the Lord sent down the Ten Plagues of Egypt to punish the world.
Bagbo also believes in God and follows current events, of course knowing what is happening in Rio de Janeiro and other disaster cities.
He didn't agree with this kind of argument before, and now that he is witnessing such a disaster, he doesn't agree at all, it's all nonsense......
How can God be so loving about the world......
"Ahh Bagbo's head flashed with pain, and the headache came and grew so suddenly and rapidly that it swelled like a flood.
When it was dim, it seemed that a behemoth occupied it...... Is it a pyramid?
Because of current events, Bagbo has come into contact with the pyramid on the Internet and the media for an unknown number of times in the past few days. When you think about it this way, the light and shadow that emerges in your mind are clearer, and it is the pyramid...... But when he wanted to see it clearly, he disappeared.
Bagbo shook his head, hurry up and report the disaster, let people deal with it in time, can't let the flood destroy this place, he loves it.
They were already running, but the rushing water was getting faster and closer behind them.
The sound of the roaring water seemed to tell them that all resistance was in vain, and that the black river would eventually flood this place and beyond.