[Hurricane hits the Principality of Arran Peninsula! Belfast falls! 】
"Walson Post"
【Sudden hurricane, a new wave of disaster warning? 】
"Daily News"
[The Immortal Giant disappeared in the waters near Wanghai Cape!]
In addition to the Daily News, two other well-known newspapers in the Principality of Arran Peninsula used the hurricane as front page news.
This is true for Shadow Town, which is 200 miles away from the coast. It is foreseeable that Belfast, which is close to the ocean, will suffer even more severe damage.
Compared to the first two newspapers, the last one concerned Lu Li a little because of some coincidence: more than ten hours ago, he encountered a fishing boat sailing in a hurricane during a storm.
Lu Li knew about the Immortal Titan. He read the newspaper every day and knew that this big ship started its maiden voyage three days ago. Because it was very similar to the Titanic on Earth, and also used "unsinkable" as a boo, Lu Li paid more attention.
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Now it seems that the fate of the so-called "eternal" and "immortal" ships is not good.
[The Kodak Sirson lost contact around last night... it suddenly lost all contact when passing through the sea area of Cape Point in the Farmland... There were 1,871 passengers and 426 crew members. Among those who disappeared with the big ship was the director of the Hodkin Royal Sailing Company on the ship.
Commander, Count Levis... The Kodak Sirson has the most advanced communication system in the world, and it is impossible for it to suddenly disappear... According to scholars' analysis, the disappearance of the Kodak Sirson may be related to the increase in speed. It was originally expected to arrive in 23 days.
Belfast was forcibly shortened to 15 days... The Queen of the Principality of the Lennon Islands and the Hodkin Royal Sailing Company are communicating with the Cultivated Garden to explore the news of the big ship at this time...]
There is a black and white photo attached to the side of the text, which was taken on the day of sailing. The length of the ship, which is more than 200 meters, is not comparable to the dilapidated ships Lu Li saw on rainy nights.
The "Daily News" devoted a full page to reporting on the disappearance of the Kodak Sirson, and the second page was about the hurricane that hit the Principality of Arran Peninsula.
Lu Li first looked at the accompanying picture. The picture showed a bird's-eye view of the entire Belfast from Sugard Hill. Belfast's neatly arranged streets, which are most talked about by outsiders, stretch downwards. In the distance, most of the fishing boats in Rodster Port have already arrived.
Farther away from the port, on the sea, a dark cloud covering the sky rolled in.
(before the hurricane arrives)
The shooting time is stated in parentheses under the picture.
Every morning's newspaper was written and published in the afternoon of the previous day. At that time, the sky over Belfast was still covered by a hurricane. The news did not tell the specific situation in Belfast, but only gave a general summary and the person involved said it orally.
This hurricane came suddenly, and it was said that when people discovered it, it was less than 50 nautical miles away from Belfast. Before that, there was nothing unusual in the weather and no official warning.
In fact, Belfast has an advantageous geographical location. There have been only three recorded hurricanes in the past 100 years, and they all raged inland before turning to Belfast. This was the first time in history that a direct impact was made.
According to summary, the first ones to suffer were the fishing boats on the sea that were too late to return, followed by the Port of Rodster. The only good thing is that the damage to the houses was not serious due to the moderate wind speed, which means that residents can stay at home to escape.
Storms reduce some casualties.
But only part of it…
The fishing boats that set out early yesterday morning were hit by a hurricane, and most of them failed to return before nightfall.
As of the publication of the newspaper, there were only a few ships that had successfully returned, and they were all relatively large ships or ships that had not left the port too far.
Seeing this, Lu Li was thoughtful.
The missing ships, the ships in the hurricane... seem to correspond.
It's just that the direction is wrong. The ship came from inland and headed towards Belfast.
The content of the remaining two newspapers is almost the same, and the second page is about the disappearance of the Kodak Sulson cruise ship.
The Allen Gazette has more oral accounts than the other two newspapers, which describe the situation of some Belfast residents after the hurricane.
"...Everyone was crowded in the church, and the sky was filled with lightning outside. The strong wind was like the roar of the devil. The windows of the church were broken. Everyone was screaming and hiding in the corner and trembling. Later, the nun took us to hide in the cellar...
…”
"...Everyone gathered on the street, staring blankly at the terrible dark clouds coming from the sea. The scene was like the end of the world. I thought I was going to die, so I ran to hug my wife and said I loved her."
"...It's not as bad as I thought. My house is made of wood. It's a miracle that the roof wasn't blown off. But the ground was soaked. The rain was so heavy that the wind blew the water and it couldn't flow out of the house.
…”
It looks like Belfast's losses are still being tolerated.
The low wind speed prevented this hurricane from being the executioner that destroyed Belfast. The only people who really suffered were those poor people who had no time to take shelter in their houses before the hurricane arrived.
Wow——
Putting down the newspaper, Anna's disappointed murmur sounded in her ears: "I thought Belfast would be very safe..."
She is worried about the detective agency den.
"The sculpture is in the detective agency, it will take good care of it." Lu Li said, not worried about seeing a ruin when he returned.
The sculpture doesn't like to move, but that's just because it doesn't like to move. What will it do when something happens?
"Yeah." Anna nodded, looking a little depressed.
After reading the rest of the three newspapers, Lu Li picked up the nearly cooling bread and put it into his mouth.
It is also made of finely ground wheat flour, but the taste of Mrs. Philling's bakery is much better than that of Shadow Town.
The heavy rain turned into moderate rain at noon and never changed again.
Lu Li raised his head and looked at the distant sky. The rain curtain that obscured his vision could not stop him from observing the bloody tentacles, even if they were hundreds of miles away.
Of the first eight bloody tentacles, one penetrated into Lu Li's mind and disappeared. Three of them were dealt with by him one after another. The remaining four bloody tentacles spread out from the depths of the clouds, three fell inland, and the last one fell behind the mountains.
Behind Belfast, somewhere in the leaden deep sea.
Hopefully Richard won't keep him waiting too long.
The journey is boring and bumpy. I heard that steam trains have been introduced, but they have not yet rolled out in the Principality of Ellen Peninsula. At this time, a distance of 200 miles often means traveling for a whole day without stopping.
In the evening, with less than an hour before dark, the carriage finally returned to Belfast after the hurricane.
Horse hooves trampled across the bluestone road, and the streets were as noisy as ever, with crying and sadness accounting for the majority.
Under the rain, residents were helping dig out their neighbors' collapsed houses and clearing garbage and debris on the streets. Church nuns and medical staff were bandaging the wounds of injured residents.
The current situation in Belfast is just as the newspapers said, smaller than imagined.
But in the end many people died in the hurricane.
Perhaps after a period of time, these pains will gradually be healed by time.