The cabinet meeting lasted until dawn, when Arthur and the cabinet ministers negotiated a more appropriate plan for disaster preparedness.

For this possible disaster, Australia will mobilize officials and forces such as the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Security, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with Prime Minister Evan in command, Arthur personally supervising, and the Ministry of Finance strongly supporting. If a typhoon does make landfall on Australia's southeast coast, then Australia will mobilize the whole country to quell the disaster.

The Australian government will contribute at least £500,000 to the care and resettlement of the victims.

The royal family will contribute 600,000 pounds to be responsible for the relief and livelihood of all the affected people. At the same time, a certain amount of compensation and assistance will be provided to Australians who have suffered significant property losses to ensure that they will not become refugees or zero-income groups because of this loss.

In the afternoon of that day, on the afternoon of November 7, 1903, the Australian troops training in the mountains west of Sydney were all fully equipped and gradually marched towards Sydney in the east.

Their current mission is to be stationed in the western suburbs of Sydney first, waiting for the typhoon to end and then quickly move to the southeast coast to carry out the initial rescue work.

The Crown Consortium's relief supplies are also being urgently prepared, and even in order to gather enough supplies, the Crown Consortium will jointly collect them in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and then use cars to transport them quickly.

The typhoon approached the southeast coast of Australia in the afternoon, moving northeast from the coast of Melbourne, and to the horror and joy of all Australians, the typhoon gradually swept southeast.

This was fortunate news for Australia, as the typhoon was once close to Australia's most important southeast seaboard, but only made a short stop offshore along the southeast coast before rerouting to the southeast.

For Australia, the casualties caused by this typhoon were not significant. With the exception of a few small vessels that were still offshore when the typhoon approached, the casualties on the coast did not occur.

After several confirmations that the typhoon was indeed sweeping towards the southeast, the entire Australian government relaxed and canceled the previous order on disaster relief mobilization, and Australia returned to normal construction.

However, although the order for the movement of various departments and troops was lifted, the aid and funds prepared by the government and the royal family were not returned to their original places.

To be precise, government and royal aid and relief funds have been cut from £500,000 and £600,000 to £150,000 and £300,000 respectively.

But these two aid funds are not for Australia, they are for Australia's southeastern neighbor, New Zealand.

New Zealand is located just southeast of Australia and is one of Australia's friendly neighbours and most connected countries.

And Australia's cabinet ministers are naturally aware of what Arthur is doing in New Zealand, and know that New Zealand is currently being co-opted, and it is very likely that it will join Australia one day in the future.

Cabinet officials are still eager to see this. Especially the former colonial governors, headed by Prime Minister Evan.

During the colonial period of Australia, New Zealand was part of Australia for a long time.

It is only 63 years since New Zealand officially separated from Australia, and a merger is still possible for the two countries and regions.

The typhoon is currently moving in a southeasterly direction and has the potential to make landfall in New Zealand. This is something that has to be prevented, and if a typhoon makes landfall in New Zealand, it will be a huge burden and disaster for New Zealand's current poor financial situation.

If Australia and Arthur were able to help at this time, it would be much better than New Zealand's development.

As long as it can firmly grasp the hearts of all New Zealanders, then New Zealand will also be a piece of fat in Australia's mouth, and it is impossible to fly out again.

In the early hours of November 8, 1903, Opunaki, a small city in the southwestern part of New Zealand's North Island.

It's a small, ordinary and quiet town in New Zealand, with a permanent population of just over 3,000.

If it weren't for the proximity to South Taranaki Bay, where residents could go out to fish, the economy would probably be similar to that of the towns in the South Island.

However, fishing is also a precarious job, and you can earn three or four pounds a month when you have a lot of fishing, or even less than a pound a month.

This has also created a more industrious character of the people who live here, who often go out to fish before dawn and do not return home until it is almost dark.

It's just past four o'clock in the morning, but there are already a number of small fishing boats hanging kerosene lamps on the shores of Opunaki ready to set sail, and they are heading farther into the Tasman Sea, where there are many natural fishing grounds with more abundant fish stocks, which will allow them to earn more money.

In an ordinary fishing boat on the coast, Eric Theodor Cartman and his wife, Osora Aquinas, are carefully checking things to make sure nothing is forgotten before preparing for a new day's sailing.

"Erik, why do I suddenly have a bad premonition?" As she prepares to leave, Ossola Aquinas suddenly frowns and says to her husband, Eric Theodor Cartman, somewhat uncertainly.

"Huh? It's okay, Ossala. You should be too tired during this time, or should you go back to rest today? I can do it alone. Eric Theodor Cartman is stunned for a moment, then comforts.

"Maybe it's my delusion, my dear. It's okay, I can also hold on until I come back in the evening and rest, one more person is also a helper, isn't it? After hearing her husband's explanation and comfort, Osora Aquinas also felt that she was cranky due to poor rest, and shook her head lightly and gave up all distractions.

As the two spoke, several fishing boats were already sailing in the direction of South Taranaki Bay, and Eric Theodor Cartman accepted his wife's offer to stay behind and help, so the two hurriedly drove the fishing boats in the direction of the Tasman Sea.

The Gulf of South Taranaki was as calm as ever, except for the occasional small fishing boat passing by, and the rest of the time seemed to be in a quiet darkness, except for the sound of water and the roar of steam engines.

As the fishing boat gradually sailed out of South Taranaki Bay, Osola Aquinas's uneasy feeling became stronger and stronger, and the waves around him gradually rippled and made Osora Aquinas feel panicked.

"Honey, what's wrong with me? Why do I always feel like something bad is going to happen? Ossola-Aquinas finally couldn't help it and asked Eric Theodor Cartman next to him again.

Eric Theodor Cartman doesn't smile and comfort and explain this time, and the instinct of a veteran fisherman also makes him sense the unusualness of the sea he is currently in.

As the waves ahead of him became more and more violent, and even gradually evolved into layer after layer of waves, Eric Theodor Cartman's face became more and more solemn, and he turned to Ossora Aquinas and said, "Maybe you're right, Ossara. You can't fish today, so hurry back and inform everyone that there may be a typhoon coming! ”

As he spoke, Eric Theodor Cartman began to steer the fishing boat around and return to Opunaki.

"Oh my God. No, are you sure it's a typhoon? Ossora Aquinas looked incredulous, without the slightest joy at the confirmation of his uncertain prophet.

"It's not a complete guarantee, but it looks likely. Ossola, you go and tell all the neighbors to evacuate as much as possible, and I'll go to Mr. Mayor and ask him to tell the other surrounding towns to evacuate as well. Eric Theodor Cartman said to Ossola Aquinas with a heavy face as he steered the fishing boat home.

If it is really a large typhoon, the damage for New Zealand is huge. Even if the typhoon does not make landfall, it will cause a lot of casualties and property damage to fishermen in the Tasman Sea and the Taranaki Gulf in the north and south.

The small town of Opraki alone is now home to dozens of fishermen, not to mention other towns in the North and South Taranaki Bay, and I am afraid that at least hundreds of fishermen have gone out to fish, and I don't know if half of them have managed to escape back.

Because Eric Theodor Cartman was using the fastest speed, the fishing boat quickly returned to the small port of Opunaki.

Ossola Aquinas and Eric Theodor Cartman also have no intention of packing up their fishing boats, so they quickly get off the fishing boat and run towards their destinations.

By the time Eric Theodore Cartman arrives at the mayor's house and successfully wakes him up, the typhoon has actually arrived at the beach in Opunaki.

Under the influence of the typhoon, Opunaki had a rainstorm that had never been seen before, and this rainstorm also woke up many people who were sleeping, and when they looked at the sky, they were also instantly shocked by the huge raindrops.

Because it is a coastal town very close to the bay, the original advantages of Opunaki have now become fatal disadvantages, and at the same time, all the residents of the town can clearly see the huge typhoon vortex in the distance.

Without much hesitation, the first reaction of all the residents was to quickly wake up their family members, and they hurriedly fled towards the interior of the North Island.

Unfortunately, how can the speed of human running keep up with the speed of a typhoon? As soon as he ran out of the town, a monstrous wave more than five meters high rushed towards Opunaki, instantly submerging the century-old town.

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