Buzz——!

Just when the group of Hindus and the drivers were arguing at their height, suddenly, a piercing buzzing siren echoed throughout the city, resounding throughout Kolkata.

It's an air defense alert!!

Everyone stopped what they were doing, and their bodies were so nervous that they were like strings full of bows, and they raised their heads stiffly, looking at the sky, and their cheeks seemed to be dyed in seven or eight colors, red and blue, full of panic.

This is also normal, air defense alerts are used for civil air defense in wartime, and in peacetime they are used for disaster relief and disaster forecasting and emergency reporting in the event of sudden accidents, even if it is a simulated air defense alarm that is not a real situation, it will also make people associate with the occurrence of disasters, out of the nature of human beings to seek benefits and avoid harms, panic is a normal physiological reaction.

Buzz~Buzz~

Bite!

In the next second, drivers, passers-by, and Hindus touched their trouser pockets one after another, and even the mobile phones of a few people in the military vehicle also vibrated with messages.

He and Fatima took out their phones and saw that it was a text message.

"According to the Central Cabinet Disaster Relief Group, at 5:49 a.m. on October 17, the water storage in the Farakaku area has seriously exceeded the standard, and damage was found at the east connection point of the dam body, which may cause a continuous burst of the Hooghly River and a catastrophic flood, in order to ensure the safety of the people of the Kolkata metropolis and effectively reduce the harm caused by the flood, from 7:05 on October 17, 2024, the level I response to natural disasters will be launched, and the main urban area will be temporarily closed and controlled, and the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

1. All stores, shops, hotels, restaurants, enterprises, factories (except for people's livelihood security, food, power supply, and water conservancy), and schools in the main urban area will be closed, and large-scale supermarkets that provide basic supplies for daily life need to immediately contact the disaster emergency headquarters for docking;

2. Road traffic control shall be implemented in the whole area of the main urban area, and passenger lines and urban buses and taxis shall be suspended, except for military vehicles, police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, medical vehicles, engineering rescue vehicles, official vehicles and guaranteed supply vehicles with the pass of the Municipal Disaster Emergency Response Headquarters, as well as special circumstances, motor vehicles shall be prohibited from driving on the road;

3. All Kolkata Municipality Offices, District Council Officers, Police, Fire, Transport, Medical, Indian Army Eastern Military Districts, all engaged in emergency response operations;

4. All residents in the main urban areas shall be relocated to the planned safety zone of the disaster emergency headquarters in an orderly manner under the command of the office personnel of the nearest police, fire and disaster emergency headquarters;

Disaster Response Command of Kolkata Municipality, West Bengal;

Calcutta promised a mechanism for torrential rains and floods;

October 17, 2024. ”

"I didn't expect the municipality to move so quickly......"

After reading the text message, Fatima was not surprised by the contents.

Because whether it is the air defense alert or the lockdown text message, it was just a meeting between Gu Ji and the high-level officials of the state government on the airport runway to discuss, not only the text message, but also radio, television, and all information media channels, all of which are currently under the temporary control of the command set up by the municipal authorities.

In order to evacuate more than 16 million people, the conventional emergency response plan will certainly not be able to do it, and it is necessary to achieve unified command, the responsibility of different levels and departments, and the joint efforts of the party, government, military, and civilians, and all walks of life in the city, so that it can be completed in the shortest possible time.

Traffic control must first be carried out before these operations can be successfully implemented.

"Oh my God! The flood is coming! ”

"Let's go, let's go! Come on! Run, everyone! ”

"No, I'm going to pick up my child from school, my child is still in school!"

"I still have a lot of valuables at home, get out of the way, I'm going to go home and pack my things right away!"

"What do you care about at this time, it's important to save your life! Run! The police! Police, where the hell is the safe zone, tell us quickly......"

For a time, all the people fell into a panic, most of the people on the riverside crawled and crawled, fleeing from the shore like a plague god, and the vehicles at the intersection frantically honked their horns, trying to quickly escape from the place where there was water, for which there were even several collisions in a row.

But at this time, everyone doesn't care whether their vehicles are damaged or not.

Seeing that the vehicles were unable to move an inch, some drivers gave up decisively, opened the doors and fled south, at which point the motorcycles and yellow-green tricycles became the only means of transportation that could barely get around.

"Brother! Wait, please take me, I'll give you money!! ”

"Pull me! Pull me!! I give money! ”

"Rs 3000 for one person! There is one last parking space left! Who is going to be on? ”

"Rs 3000! You're dark, aren't you? ”

"Damn boar! Get the hell out of here! This car is now Lao Tzu's! ”

"Ahh My motorcycle! My car! Don't run! ”

……

Fear drives people crazy.

Three-wheeled taxis, which usually sell only 12 rupees a kilometer, now dare to ask for 3,000 yuan, and some sturdy young men even go to grab other people's vehicles on the spot, the weak old people are pushed aside, young children sit on the ground and cry, panicked men and women are scattered, rolling and crawling in the stagnant water, like hell on earth.

Fatima seemed to be frightened by the crazy scene in front of her, and her tongue stiffened a little.

"How did it become like this......

"It's normal for people to forget themselves, forget everything, only lose their minds in their sensory fears, subconsciously vent their emotions and protect themselves, purely out of instinct."

Gu knew early on that doing so would cause panic among the people, and violence, looting, and crime could happen.

But he can't help it, if he doesn't tell the people the truth, or to use some mild words, he can't express the severity of the devastating floods, and many people may not pay attention to it, either go home slowly, or refuse to cooperate with the government army, and finally the flood hits, and it is only themselves who will be hurt.

In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken.

"Marlowe!"

"Understood!"

Hearing Gu Ji's shout, Marlowe "clicked", neatly loaded the AK-203 in his hand, turned the fast and slow machine to single-shot mode, pressed the window, poked out the muzzle, dada!

The movement of the AK gun system is not small, and the rapid gunfire explodes over the crossroads, like a switch, shutting down the whole world.

It's as if even time has stood still.

The streets that had been noisy and smashed just now were now only the ticking sound of heavy rain, and the mob that was rushing frantically and ignoring the rules of the Headquarters' disaster emergency response rules was secretly moving to the side little by little, trying to avoid Marlowe's muzzle fire, and more people were lying on the ground with their heads in their hands, not daring to move.

Or is it the military that has control.

Gu Ji took the opportunity to take out the megaphone, also opened the car window, and shouted at the top of his voice:

"Listen, everyone, we are the staff of the Disaster Emergency Response Mechanism, I hope that you will immediately abide by the provisions of the response notice issued by the municipality, immediately park your vehicles on the side of the road, restore traffic, everyone must believe in the government and the military, believe that we have the ability to deal with this disaster, but if anyone dares to disobey the order of the notice, or take advantage of the chaos to commit crimes, we will not let go, and will immediately take strong measures!"

"Sir, where are we going now?"

"Can't you go on a motorcycle?"

"Sir, my son is still in school, I ...... I've got to pick him up! He's only eight years old, and he can't do it alone! ”

Ma Luo and Gu Ji's red and white faces scared those panicked and crazy citizens to recover their senses on the spot, but there were still many people who were worried about this and that, and they surrounded the military vehicle they were in, chattering and asking questions.

Fatima also drilled out and explained:

"Rest assured, whether it is a school or a hospital, the municipal authorities have arranged for the corresponding management personnel to carry out the evacuation in a unified manner, everyone rushes over now, it will only be a waste of time, so, for your own safety and for the sake of your family, please rush to the nearby command point as soon as possible, and follow the emergency response staff to arrange the evacuation!"

Under the persuasion of the two and Marlowe's black gun, the people restored order.

At this time, the municipal traffic police also arrived at the scene, and the drivers returned to their vehicles one after another, and under the command of the traffic police, they began to stop on both sides of the road, and the traffic lights at the intersection also became red lights.

Dada......

In the sky, military helicopters flew overhead one after another, and Gu Ji looked in the direction, it was to the north, where was the slum of Kolkata, and it was also the most densely populated area, something serious must have happened.

Because he noticed a change in the task progress bar in the lower left corner:

[Current death count: 2/200]

Just at the beginning, there were already two deaths, and Gu Ji couldn't imagine how many people would have died in this disaster if he hadn't blown up the two dams in front of him and forcibly persuaded those high-level officials of the West Bengal government to carry out an emergency response transfer!

"The car in front of you has moved away, drive over immediately!"

"Okay captain!"

Under the command of the traffic police, the intersection was finally cleared, and as soon as Marlowe gave the order, the driver stepped on the accelerator and turned onto the edge of the river on the left.

Whoa......

As the Hooghly River became turbulent due to heavy rains, the waves crashed against the stone embankments on the shore, and many firefighters were busy evacuating the Hindus who were praying.

Yes.

Even under the premise that the air raid sirens sounded, the municipal authorities announced, and the people rioted, there were still people who refused to leave the edge of the riverbank, as if they were isolated from the world, and the influence of the outside world had nothing to do with them, but they just closed their eyes, crouched in the stagnant water on the bank, and smeared the mud from the riverbank, even though the heavy rain would soon wash it away, and at the same time they did not know what to say.

Gu Ji never believed in these things, but he respected faith.

But now the situation is really urgent, he raised the megaphone to explain the seriousness of the matter, these devout believers are still unmoved, "No way, Marlowe, you immediately lead someone to forcibly take these people away from the riverbank!" ”

"Good! Teams 1 to 5 follow me! ”

Today, India's Eastern Military Region has already entered Kolkata, and Marlowe now not only controls the two special border force groups of the 57th Mountain Division, but also has an entire army column of nearly 1,500 people.

"Let go of me! Don't disturb my prayers to Lord Shiva! ”

"Let go!"

"You vulgar soldiers, let me go! I'm not going to leave here until the prayer is done! ”

"Ah——! Damn it! ”

The soldiers didn't expect these disciples to be so determined, and even an old Indian man in an orange sand robe bit the soldier's wrist on the spot.

Just as the soldier was about to strike back, Fatima shouted in time:

"Stop! For your safety, old man, you must leave here immediately, the flood will soon pour into the city of Kolkata, and then the water of the Ganges will be everywhere, as long as you are sincere, you can continue to pray in the safe zone! ”

Not to mention, her words really touched many disciples.

Gu Ji stretched out a thumbs up.

"Alright, Fatima, you can steal this concept!"

"The fact is that the Hooghly River, where they pray, is not a tributary of the Ganges, and the flood that the Hooghly River pours into the city is also Ganges water!"

Fatima brushed the ends of her rain-soaked hair, "Vidi, what should we do next after the riverside matter is settled, is it really too late to transfer?" ”

"I don't know, the main key point is the speed of the transfer of the slums in the North District."

Although Gu Ji arranged for technicians to keep an eye on the situation of the dam on the slope near the Faraka Dam and report to him and the headquarters, no one can speculate on when the embankment will burst.

Fifteen minutes later, with the cooperation of firefighters and army soldiers, within 20 meters of the riverbank, there was finally no one left.

Gu Ji followed closely and asked Marlowe to lead the army to the North District Civilian Cave for support.

"Now the main problem is the vehicle, even if the traffic has been closed and controlled, but there are still too few buses, especially in several hospitals in the North District, the medical conditions are poor, there are many serious patients, and the lack of medical equipment is likely to cause death on the road if forcibly transferred, so the evacuation speed is very slow!"

"Then find a way to draw 10 more buses from the central and southern regions, as well as steamers, you can increase the number of three rounds in the northern section, and let the transport vehicles of the military region also draw 10 volumes, all of which will be transferred to the northern region, quickly!!"

On the off-road military vehicle, Gu Ji was busy talking to the chief secretary Lanat.

Now that the streets of Kolkata have been completely taken over by the National Police Agency's Traffic Bureau, private cars, motorcycles, three-wheelers, bicycles and other vehicles are all parked on both sides, and the middle of the road is clear, it is hard to imagine that India, as one of the most congested countries in the world, will have such a smooth day.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he hung up the phone here, Fatima on the side handed over the phone with an anxious face, "The technician in charge of monitoring the Faraka Dam just called, saying that a landslide has just occurred on the eastern slope of the dam, and I'm afraid the dam won't last long!" ”

"Now only half of the people in the main city have been transferred......"

Gu Ji gritted his teeth, if he continued at this pace, he was afraid that it would be difficult to complete the action plan before the flood came.

Thundered......

(End of chapter)