Chapter 363
In the current situation, we can only wait in our respective safe places and wait for the heavy rain to pass.
But this rain seemed endless, having lasted for over half a month without a cease.
At that time, flowing water was everywhere outside, and some houses’ roofs had collapsed. Those who were previously prepared had hidden by the walls and were not crushed to death. However, with their houses destroyed and their sweet potatoes waterlogged, there was nothing they could do but resign themselves to fate.
Ultimately, the base had no choice but to dispatch armed tanks to rescue those trapped, and while at it, deliver food to each building. The tanks available from the base were limited as they were strategic assets not intended for initial use, but there was no other option now.
However, tanks had their drawbacks—they couldn’t reach the houses directly, so people still had to run to the tanks under makeshift shelters; this part was the most dangerous.
Rescuers would throw a rope for the victims to tie around their waists so that even if they fell into water pits or were stunned by the rain, the rescuers could still pull them through. Of course, this was still highly risky; hitting a rock or falling into a hole and getting stuck made the chances of losing lives quite high.
But there were no alternatives; people either had to stay in their houses and die or make a desperate attempt to survive. No one could have predicted the rain would be so severe.
In the villa area, soldiers delivered supplies in the same way, using ropes to swing them over, often requiring several attempts to catch them.
It was somewhat better near the apartment buildings where tanks could get closer to the buildings and throw supplies into the entrance of the apartment buildings, with the apartment manager handling distribution.
Luckily, where Gu Pan and his group were located, the delivery went smoothly.