When Yue Zhiyun and the others withdrew from the observation point, the wind speed had already exceeded 20 meters per second, reaching a wind strength of eight to nine. (.) The strong winds mixed with the rain formed an indiscriminate attack on the entire port area, some arm-thick trees were quickly broken or uprooted, and most of the boat-shaped houses in the resettlement sites were blown to the ground, and a considerable number of boat-shaped houses were removed from their roofs within ten minutes of the arrival of the strong wind.

Soon, some of the tents and huts in Base 1 that had not had time to be reinforced were also damaged in the heavy wind and rain, but for safety reasons, the Executive Committee asked everyone not to go outdoors until they received a clear order.

The phones in the office of the Executive Committee were ringing one after another, and the continuous reports of damage from various places made the members of the Executive Committee a little anxious. Even though we had a disaster prevention plan in place, we were given clear warnings in advance, and some precautions were taken, but in such bad weather, it was impossible to avoid various losses.

After the storm lasted for an hour, the situation gradually stabilized, and under the intensity of the storm, most of what could be blown away had already been swept away. According to the latest figures, the current wind strength should be between 9 and 10, and the rainfall in the first hour reached 20 mm, which is already a good level of heavy rain. The only good news is that there is no trend of further wind strengthening, and the weather forecasting team believes that it is unlikely that the tropical storm will evolve into a typhoon.

However, the tropical storm continued until the next morning, when it began to weaken significantly, but the rainfall did not decrease much, and it remained in a state of heavy rain. In the afternoon, taking advantage of the decreasing rain, the Executive Committee seized the time to organize manpower to repair some of the buildings that were not very damaged, and urgently dredged the drainage ditches inside and outside the base to avoid the continuous heavy rain forming a silted quagmire in the base.

It has to be said that when the Ministry of Construction built the No. 1 base, the foundation works were relatively solid, and the drainage ditches of various sizes inside and outside the base have withstood the test of 24 consecutive hours, and there has been no severe blockage or poor drainage. Although the water level of the moat outside Base 1 has risen considerably, there is no threat of backfilling into the base for the time being.

The inland Tiando Industrial Zone is obviously in much better condition than the port area, and although the two places are only separated by a dozen miles, due to the mountainous terrain of this coastal area, the intensity of this tropical storm when it arrives in the industrial zone is much weaker than that of the seaside, and the wind is only six to seven at its highest, causing relatively limited damage. After receiving the notice, Tiandu Industrial Zone also carried out the suspension and evacuation in accordance with the arrangements of the Executive Committee, except for the damage to some houses, there is no particularly large loss at present.

The only place where the situation is more severe is probably the Yanchang Commune, although some disaster prevention and mitigation measures have been taken in advance, there are still nearly 6,000 catties of salt that have not been recovered indoors in time, and the brine in dozens of salt ponds has also been washed clean by this storm. In addition, since almost all of the building materials allocated to the salt works were used for production and renovation projects, most of the members of the company still live in the boat-shaped houses built during the development of the salt works, and as a result, the houses were severely damaged during the storm, and several people were injured by the collapse of the houses. According to the preliminary loss estimate sent by Anxi, the direct economic loss of the Yanchang Commune in the first 24 hours has exceeded 800 yuan, and the expenses of the subsequent renovation and aftermath are likely to take all the fruits of the hard work of the entire Yanchang Commune in the first two months.

Crops have also suffered some damage, especially in rice paddies due to heavy rainfall, which has caused large-scale lodging. At present, the farm commune has also organized a large number of laborers to go to the fields in the rain to straighten the rice and speed up the drainage of the fields. Fortunately, the rain has decreased significantly, and as long as there are no major disasters in the future, the resulting loss of food production will be limited.

In general, the most severely damaged buildings were the residential parts, and according to the statistical results, there were more than 70 boat-shaped houses damaged in the first day of the storm, and at least half of them could not be repaired. The industrial facilities were not damaged much because they had certain strength requirements at the beginning of construction and some precautions were taken in advance. All the storage facilities have been prepared for waterproofing in advance, and the stored materials and food have not been greatly affected, which also makes the Executive Committee greatly relieved.

In terms of casualties, a total of 34 people were injured in the storm on the first day, most of the injuries were caused by damage to houses, but fortunately there were no human lives, and the most serious injuries were only broken bones, which were not life-threatening for the time being.

The Executive Committee originally thought that this short-term tropical storm would soon pass, but they did not expect that after the gale basically stopped, the rain showed no signs of stopping, and it continued like this.

The rain caused great trouble to the follow-up disaster relief work, and because hundreds of people had lost their homes, the civil affairs department was so busy arranging for these people that they had to temporarily revise the safety terms and take in many elderly and weak women and children in the No. 1 base.

The caravan of "Fu Ruifeng" was also left in Shengli Port because of the rain, and the current executive committee is busy with disaster relief, and there is no manpower for the materials that have been reached for the time being. Of course, Schneider also apologized to Li Nai for this, and also presented him with a set of specially customized glass stationery as the heart of the executive committee.

Li Nai did not feel dissatisfied because of this, it was not the fault of the Haihan people that such a natural disaster occurred, and they did not suffer any disadvantage when they lived here, and the three hot meals and hot dishes were still delivered to the residence on time, including the entourage, boatmen, and sailors they brought, all of them were treated well, and there was really nothing to find fault with. As a gift in return and a gesture of friendship, Li Nai also donated 100 taels of silver to the Executive Committee on behalf of "Fu Ruifeng" to help the local post-disaster reconstruction work.

The only thing that makes Li Nai feel a little unhappy is that the weather is really annoying, he can't walk, he can't go out for a walk, he can't go out for a walk, there are mud puddles everywhere out of the No. 1 base, and there are no sedan chairs and carriages and other means of transportation here. Those Haihan people can run around on two-wheeled carts, but Li Nai can't do this thing.

Li Nai was eager to see the mysterious area in the interior, and according to some of the people from the Tiandu area who were temporarily taken in by the base, Li Nai knew that the Haihan people had a larger production base in the inland than the Shengli Port site, not only with various workshops, but also with an iron ore mine and supporting smelting furnaces. It is said that the munitions, soaps, matches, and other goods ordered by "Fu Ruifeng" were produced by the workshops there. In addition to a large number of workshops, it is said that there are also various self-moving mechanisms made by the Haihan people, which have the power of thousands of people, and are extremely ingenious, which makes Li Nai very itchy.

Li Nai also made several requests to Schneider, who was in charge of receiving him, but was politely declined by the other party each time. However, one day, when he went to the Inspection Department to chat with Wei Ping, he heard that Luo Shengdong, the general manager of Yazhou Water Village, who had a close relationship with the Haihan people, had visited the Haihan people's workshop, which was also what Wei Ping heard Luo Shengdong say on the way to Shengli Port. The observations relayed by Luo Shengdong, coupled with Wei Ping's unknown exaggeration, made Li Nai even more fascinated when he heard it, and his desire to take a look became more and more intense.

After waiting for another two days, the rain finally stopped, and Li Nai, who came out for breakfast, was shocked to find that the Haihan people were sorting out a few sailboats on the beach, apparently planning to go to sea.

Schneider, who accompanied Li Nai, quickly solved the question in his mind: "This storm not only caused trouble for us, but also hit Yazhou along the coastline westward, and caused big trouble there. We have received news that there are now thousands of homeless refugees inside and outside Yazhou, and the Yazhou government obviously lacks a response to this sudden situation, it is said that many of those refugees have fallen due to hunger and disease, and we plan to pull some people back by boat from there to relieve the pressure of the Yazhou government in disaster relief. ”

Schneider's words were high-sounding and leaky, and even Li Nai didn't realize that this was the Haihan people who wanted to go to Yazhou to rush the refugees in the name of disaster relief, and really thought that the Haihan people were simply trying to share the worries of the government and rescue those refugees who lacked food and medicine.

Li Nai took the initiative to say: "Since it is such a good deed, then the contempt is at the right time, and you can't stay out of it." If it is convenient, I am willing to send a boat to follow you to Yazhou, and there is also a doctor in the entourage this time, who can do a little bit to help save the victims. ”

Since it was Li Nai's initiative to make a request, Schneider quickly reported the situation to the Executive Committee, and of course the Executive Committee would not categorically refuse Li Nai's kindness, so it agreed that "Fu Ruifeng" would send a boat to Yazhou to load people. If you go to one more boat, you can at least load one or two hundred more people, and the number is not small.

In order to commend and thank Li Nai for his good deeds, the Executive Committee finally decided to agree to Li Nai's request and arrange for him to visit Tiandu Industrial Zone. Of course, some of the more important production links, such as casting cannons, manufacturing barrels and other processes, must not be allowed to Li Nai to visit. Schneider also made it very clear that Li Nai was only allowed to go alone, and after arriving there, without the permission of the entourage, he was not allowed to talk to the staff at will, he was not allowed to enter unauthorized places, and he had to obey the arrangement in every move. But even if there are rules to follow in this system, Li Nai is still very excited, and he has a hunch that his trip will inevitably have great gains.