When she woke up, she felt refreshed. After completing her daily morning exercise tasks, while having breakfast, Sun Yuan began to report on the status of Zhao Qing and others.
"Sir, according to your instructions, I will place them in a four-person suite on the fifteenth floor."
Li Mu said: "Where is the sick little girl?"
Sun Yuan said: "The little girl named Qing Ning's fever went away at around 1 a.m. last night. The girls took turns taking care of her at night."
Li Mu nodded: "You can go over and take a look later to see what they are missing and make arrangements."
Sun Yuan nodded: "Okay, sir!"
After breakfast, I went to the floor-to-ceiling window and used a telescope to observe the water level measurement marks everywhere. The average water depth on the surface was about 3.5 meters, and it exceeded four meters in many places.
Basically, whether it was a building or a villa, all the second floors were flooded, and some even had most of the second floors flooded.
On the road, there are still assault boats driving back and forth, doing some urgent rescue and disaster relief work with limited manpower.
In fact, the power supply in most places in the entire Cloud City has been cut off. Only some key places have their own power and are still being supported.
Even the mobile phone signal is intermittent. Although Li Mu asked the operator to install a special signal tower on the top floor of Muwu Building and was not afraid of power outages, the signal was still not very good.
Sometimes it takes a long time to load a video, so it is smoother to watch a pure text news. It can only be said that there is still a smooth information channel with the outside world, which is better than nothing.
At noon, Li Mu invited a few people to have a simple meal, and then stayed at home again.
In the evening, a piece of hot news came across. The Meteorological Bureau combined data from all aspects and made a guess. This heavy rainfall across the country will end in some areas within two or three days.
Li Mu studied the above analysis and various data, and it does make sense.
In the next two days, heavy rain continued. The average water depth on the surface has exceeded four and a half meters, and the water depth in many places has exceeded five meters. Not only the second floor was flooded, but the third floor in some places also began to get water.
Houses in many places cannot survive, especially in rural areas, and many tragedies have occurred.
Just when everyone was falling into pessimism and despair, the heavy rain that lasted for nearly ten days suddenly stopped.
Li Mu was taking a nap at the time and heard Sun Yuan's excited voice: "Sir, the rain has stopped... the rain has stopped!"
Li Mu opened his eyes, put on his slippers and came to the floor-to-ceiling window, and opened the curtain. Sure enough, the rain stopped, the sky was as green as a wash, and there was a rainbow in the sky, which was unusually beautiful.
He took the elevator to the top of the building, looked at the rainbow in the sky, and took a deep breath of fresh air. His whole body felt refreshed, his mood became better and better, and he felt the urge to shout.
He didn't shout, but others started shouting. Seeing that the water level was getting deeper and deeper, water began to enter in many places, even the third floor, which made many people fall into despair. Now, after the rain, the sky has cleared, and everyone has survived the disaster.
Everyone fell into ecstasy, and the whole city resounded with shouts and roars of joy from time to time.
At first, there were only one or two occasional sounds, but many people were emotionally aroused and joined in. The roars became more and more loud, and gradually they became one.
For a time, the whole city roared and cheered in an endless stream, surging back and forth on the water surface for a long time.
After standing on the roof for a while, I returned to the 33rd floor. I took out my phone and checked, but there was no signal.
There was still mobile phone signal a few days ago, but yesterday it was flooded somewhere and there was no signal. Now that the rain has stopped, there is still no signal. It seems that it will take some time for the signal to recover.
Next, wait for the flood to recede slowly.
The water level did not drop as fast as expected. It took a week after the rain stopped for the accumulated water to drain out, leaving the ground in a mess.
There are emergency and disaster relief teams everywhere on the road, and there is a constant flow of various professional vehicles.
Li Mu was still staying in the Muwu Building. He took out a high-powered telescope and looked at the river in the distance. He was stunned for a moment. It was still the same river! The width was several times wider.
Not only that, at night, the mobile phone finally had a signal. Although the Internet speed was a bit slow, I still saw a lot of shocking news.
For example, in a drone aerial video, the camera is pointed downward at a large, winding river that is one or two kilometers wide.
According to the introduction of the video, it is not the Yangtze River or the Yellow River, but a new river formed after this continuous heavy rain. Some of the rivers below are formed by small rivers, and some are directly farmland.
It took as long as half a month from the time the first drop of rain fell to the time when the city's water began to drain out.
In half a month, the highest water level on the surface reaches four to five meters. It can be said that except for some high mountains and ridges, the rest of the land is a vast land.
So much water will naturally be drained out and flow to the sea.
When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places. The water itself is four or five meters above the surface. It doesn't care whether it is farmland or a river...it will only flow through low-lying areas.
As the saying goes, there is no road in the world. If you walk too much, you will find a road. There is no river in the world. If there is more water and more erosion, a river will naturally form.
This is how this big river was formed.
Not only this one, but the half-month floods that affected the whole country gave birth to many new rivers, and even several rivers as wide as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.
Another more shocking news is about the issue of sea level rise. According to measurements by relevant units, sea level has risen by 85 meters since this year, most of which occurred in the past month.
In view of this, after the flood receded, while the weather was still cool, disaster relief and supplies were organized while large-scale population transfers were again made to the west.
Not only the coastal areas, I heard that the western areas are far away from the sea and less water vapor blows through. This time of nationwide heavy rainfall, the rainfall in the western areas was obviously much smaller, so many people in Yun City brought their families to the area.
Transfer to the West.
On this day, the garbage and soil brought by heavy rains and floods in the city were cleaned up, and order gradually returned to normal. Before the temperature rose, Li Mu took a rare trip to Muwu Building.
His Cavalier XV, Mercedes-Benz G63, BMW M5... These cars, thanks to the high load-bearing elevator installed by Li Mu in the building, were originally mainly used to transport various supplies. Before the heavy rain came, he also transported these cars to the building.
superior.
Not only his car, but also a batch of company vehicles of various models and purposes were all transported upstairs to prevent them from being soaked in water.
It is a pity that there are so many cars in the country. Most of them have become soaked in water. Some of them are even washed away. They have been soaked in water for too long and have basically been scrapped.
Driving the Cavalier XV, I left the Muwu Building. I haven't been out for such a long time, so it was quite nice to drive around outside.
In addition to him, there were also Zhao Qing, Jiang Hui, and Qing Ning in the car, all of whom wanted to come out and have a look. While driving, I listened to the chirping of several girls in my ears, and soon came to the main road.
Zhao Qing suddenly pointed at a motorcade and said: "There are so many cars and so much luggage, how come they look like they are moving."
Jiang Hui looked at it and said, "They probably moved westward!"
Zhao Qing said: "If you move westward, will the situation in the west be better?"
Jiang Huidao: "It should be because of this rainfall, less rainfall occurred in the west, the water level was not high, and there were fewer areas flooded."
Zhao Qing wondered: "Why? Didn't it mean that this was a nationwide heavy rain?"
Li Mu said: "The main reason is that the west side is far away from the sea. The water vapor on the sea needs a long distance to blow over. There is not much water vapor, and the rainfall is naturally not large."
"In addition, there are also terrain reasons. We are in the Great Plains, and the water flow will be evenly distributed everywhere. There are no places with particularly high or low altitudes that will be flooded together."
"In the western region, the terrain is more complicated, with undulating heights. Many cities are built on high places. If there is too much rain and floods occur, the water will flow to low-lying areas and the cities will not be affected."
"In addition, there has been less rainfall in the western region this time, so it is normal for the flooding to be relatively minor."
Zhao Qing's eyes lit up and she said: "Is it so good? If we move here, we won't have to worry about floods!"
Li Mu said: "With the amount of precipitation over there, as long as you are careful, it shouldn't be flooded."
Zhao Qing said: "No wonder everyone is moving westward. It turns out that the west is really good."
Li Muchao: "To look at the problem, we have to look at it from two aspects. From the perspective of rainfall and flood disasters, the western region is really good. It has less rainfall and is not afraid of the threat of floods."
"However, everything has a good side and a bad side. Less rain is naturally a good thing, especially during floods. At other times, don't forget that before it rains, the greatest threat to humans is high temperature. Thanks to the extension of more than one
The heavy rain last week brought the temperature down, otherwise it would be so hot now!"
"If you think about it, the western region has received so little rainfall this time, which greatly reduces the cooling effect. In the future, there will be less surface water available for evaporation than here, and it will not play a big role in regulating the temperature.
All factors combined, the temperature will definitely be higher than that in Yun City."
Jiang Hui interjected: "What Li Mu said makes sense. I just searched on the Internet. Today's temperature here is 35 degrees. The average temperature in the western region is 39 degrees. In some places, it has exceeded 40 degrees.
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Zhao Qing covered her mouth and said: "It's much higher than Yun City. I'm more afraid of heat than floods. It's better to drown than to die from heat."
As he spoke, he looked towards the street again. At this time, another migrating convoy passed by. Zhao Qing said: "The weather over there is hotter than here, why are so many people going there?"
Li Muchao: "After all, there is no threat of floods, which is a huge attraction for many people. Besides, there are no other options in coastal areas."
"As for Yun City, I didn't expect so many people to move westward. I don't know if they can bear the hard life there. Anyway, there are fewer people in Yun City, the pressure is less, and less resources are consumed, making it easier to maintain
There is order and the atmosphere is more harmonious.”
Zhao Qing asked curiously: "Why do you say you have to live a hard life?"
Li Mu said: "Do you know how many people migrated westward?"
Zhao Qingdao: "Coastal areas, plus cities like ours, plus the population migrating westward, there are probably several hundred million."
Zhao Qing widened her eyes and said, "So many!"
Li Muchao: "It's not too much. After all, the economies of coastal cities are good and their populations are large. Coupled with the population migrating westward from other areas, it's normal to have several hundred million."
"With so many people moving west, think about how much food, housing, and materials are needed..."
Zhao Qing was dumbfounded.
Li Mu continued: "Let's talk about houses first. Although the real estate industry has developed in recent years, the western region, especially the high-altitude areas in the northwest, has a limited economic size. Even if a lot of real estate is built, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the demand of hundreds of millions.
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"Think about it, with so many people flocking there, where will they go? Even if the country resettles them, how much can be built in such a short time. How many places can there be for so many people."
"In addition, there are food and supplies. Such high temperature weather is a fatal blow to agriculture. There is no solution. Now we are eating less food."
"Although the country has transported a large amount of food and materials to the west, there will always be a day when it is finished. For long-term considerations, some restrictive measures are also necessary, and the materials may be distributed according to quotas."
"Finally, there is the water problem. The northwest is already short of water, and the rain is not heavy enough. The little water in the river is quickly evaporated. Next, everyone has to face the problem of water shortage.
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Zhao Qing was a little dumbfounded. She originally thought that moving west would be a good idea, but she didn't expect that life there would be so miserable. She could only be glad that she didn't rush there blindly.
A few people chatted and soon arrived at the villa area.
Jiang Hui said in surprise: "Let's go back to the villa!"
Li Mu said: "Two days ago, I hired someone to clean the villa and pump out the water in the basement. It will take some time to completely restore it to its original appearance. Let's go over there and see the progress."
Soon we arrived at the place, and everyone got out of the car. The yards of the two villas had been cleared, and several water pumps were humming, pumping water out of the basements continuously.
Everyone walked around, but there was nothing to see. It would probably take a long time to return to the villa.
Li Mu said: "Let's go and walk around on the street."
Everyone agreed in unison.
The car quickly left the villa and started driving on the Yunshi Highway. There were very few cars on the road, most of them were riding bicycles, and some were walking because they couldn't get bicycles.
When they saw Li Mu's luxurious armored jeep, they all paid attention.
Qing Ning suddenly said: "There used to be so many cars in Yun City, and there were traffic jams every day. Today there are too few cars on the road, why are there so many people riding bicycles and walking."
Li Mu glanced at her with a smile and said, "They couldn't help it. The rain was too heavy and too long. So many houses were flooded, and the car couldn't run."
"Nowadays, almost all trucks in the city are soaked in water, and some of them are completely broken. Only a small number of them have been prepared in advance, and the trucks have been saved."
"In addition, high temperatures and floods have had a great impact on production, such as oil. Nowadays, overseas oil lines have been cut off, and we all rely on domestic production."
"In the future, oil will also be a scarce commodity, and many people may no longer be able to afford to drive."
Qing Ning nodded and looked at Li Mu longingly. She thought of the way he came to the villa to hug her when she had a fever, and her face turned slightly red.