Chapter 783 The most tragic earthquake in the world!
This was an earthquake without warning, and it was also a super earthquake that swept across the entire Japanese archipelago!
Yes, super earthquake!
Countless buildings collapsed, countless factories overturned, and countless lives were lost in this unprecedented and horrific earthquake!
Japan, Tokyo, a remote and empty place.
Originally, this was just an inconspicuous place, and no one would take it seriously. But today, high-level officials from the Japanese government gathered here.
From the Emperor and Prime Minister of Japan to every cabinet minister, senior government official, and their relatives and family members, all gathered here!
There are many tents set up in the open space.
Around the open space, rows of soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition were standing guard, with one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps, closely monitoring everything.
In addition, there are helicopters in the open space next to it.
At this moment, inside a spacious tent.
“Has the statistics of losses and casualties after the earthquake been calculated?”
The Japanese Prime Minister sat at the top and asked with a gloomy face.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, only the Tokyo area has been counted, and the data from other areas have not been sent yet!"
A cabinet minister whispered.
"Damn it! Why hasn't it been delivered yet?"
The Prime Minister punched the simple table and said angrily.
"Shortly after the earthquake, the data was delayed, which is inevitable. Moreover, the scale of this earthquake was too great. Various regions were hit hard. I don't know what happened!"
"Damn it! Wasn't such a big earthquake predicted in advance? What do the people of the Seismological Bureau do for food?"
The Prime Minister was extremely angry and spit.
A group of ministers lowered their heads and remained silent. This earthquake was too violent, too sudden, and too violent. There was no warning at all before!
predict?
How to predict?
"Urge! Urge me!"
"I want to know the earthquake casualties and losses as soon as possible!"
The Prime Minister shouted sullenly.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have urged you many times..."
A cabinet member was helpless. At this moment, another government official rushed in, holding a pile of information in his hand.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency Prime Minister!"
The Japanese Prime Minister was shocked, his eyes shot at this man like a knife, and shouted: "How is it, have the losses and casualties been reached?"
"It's already here, right here!"
The man nodded repeatedly, but his face was a little pale and he was obviously not objective.
"Give it to me quickly!"
Before the person could deliver it, the Japanese Prime Minister rushed over, snatched the form over with almost a grabbing gesture, and quickly browsed it.
At this glance, his whole body was shaken and his face turned pale.
"Your Majesty Prime Minister..."
The other cabinet ministers looked at the Prime Minister with doubts in their eyes.
However, when they saw the Prime Minister's face gradually turning pale, their hearts sank and they secretly thought something was wrong.
Are the losses and casualties very serious?
"Koizumi, have you read the intelligence? How is it? How is the loss?"
One cabinet minister couldn't hold himself back and even asked the person who sent the information. The other ministers also looked at that person.
The man shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was about to answer when he heard a "pop" sound and saw the information fell from the Prime Minister's hand. The Prime Minister also slumped in his chair and murmured: "How could this happen? Why is this happening?"
This scene shocked the entire cabinet even more.
"Xiaoquan, tell me how much it is!"
A cabinet minister asked impatiently.
The man replied: "Dear ministers, this earthquake caused extremely serious casualties. According to preliminary statistics compiled by no one just now, 387,609 people were directly killed, 19,814,370 were injured, and 62,937 were missing!"
"Death...380,000 people died?"
"This, this, this...how could this happen?"
"hiss……"
When all the cabinet ministers heard this, they couldn't help but gasp, their eyes widened with disbelief!
380,000 dead!
380,000 dead!
This number is so scary!
It's really scary!
"How can I explain this to the people?"
The Prime Minister of Japan slumped in his chair, picked up the information with trembling hands, read and read, and counted again, his heart was bleeding.
At this moment, he hoped that he was wrong.
However, the bright numbers are there, clearly explaining everything, 387,609 people, one, two, three, four... six digits, it is 380,000 people!
"It's trouble, it's big trouble!"
The ministers' mouths were dry and the atmosphere in the tent seemed unusually silent. They looked at each other and saw horror in each other's eyes.
Yes, shocking!
380,000 people, this death toll is horrifying and has reached an unbearable level. If it is not handled properly, the prime minister will have to resign, the cabinet will have to be reorganized, and even the entire government will be destroyed!
You know, although Japan is an earthquake-prone country, there have been several horrific earthquakes in history. Not to mention the distant past, there have been five of the most tragic and devastating earthquakes in the past century!
In 1923, the Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 100,000 people and left more than 40,000 people missing.
In 1933, the second major earthquake in Sanriku killed 3,008 people and injured 12,053 people.
In 1896, the Meiji Sanriku Earthquake killed as many as 22,000 people and also affected Hawaii.
In 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake caused no deaths and caused losses of US$100 billion.
In 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Northeast China killed tens of thousands of people and triggered a nuclear leak.
However, no matter that time, it was not as serious as this time!
380,000 people!
Much more than in the past hundred years combined!
"How should I explain this to the people?"
The Japanese Prime Minister was stunned, his eyes were dull, his whole body was trembling, he was staring blankly at the form in his hand, his face was frighteningly pale.
"3...380,000 people, this..."
Time passed very slowly, and the atmosphere in the tent was extremely depressing. No one spoke, only the murmur of the Japanese Prime Minister echoed clearly!
I don’t know how much time passed, half an hour, or an hour, but someone finally entered the tent, breaking the oppressive tranquility.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, the Emperor would like to ask, have the losses and casualties of this earthquake been reported?"
This is a middle-aged man, a personal attendant of the Emperor.
As soon as these words came out, the Prime Minister was shocked and his eyes returned to clarity, but with blood in them, he looked at the middle-aged man with confusion.
The middle-aged man also stared at him.
"Go back and tell His Majesty the Emperor that the damage and casualties have not yet been reported. I will personally bring the information when it is reported!"
The Prime Minister said in a low voice with a hoarse voice.
The middle-aged man frowned, took a deep look at the Prime Minister, then nodded and said: "Then I will go back and tell His Majesty!"
"Trouble!"
The middle-aged man left, and the cabinet's eyes also fell on the Prime Minister, waiting for his speech. They knew that the Prime Minister had concealed the facts just now, and there must be his reasons!
In fact, they were also panicking at the moment!
Facing everyone's gaze, the Japanese Prime Minister stood up, his face recovered a lot, and his voice was hoarse: "Everyone, this earthquake has caused huge losses, with 30,000 people dead in the population alone!"
