According to statistics afterwards, three-fifths of the collapsed houses in Jugang accounted for three-fifths of the city's buildings. Because it was early in the morning, some people had not gotten up yet and were directly buried by the collapsed houses.
Before anyone could be rescued, the people on the beach fled to the high ground in a panic, just like they did after any earthquake in the past.
In addition to these two cities, the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, 480 kilometers away from Badong County in the north, also felt a strong earthquake and caused the collapse of some houses and buildings.
In Yajiada, the capital 930 kilometers away in the southeast, the earthquake was still felt due to the distance, and some billboards on the streets were knocked down.
Seismic networks in various countries simultaneously released news of the major earthquake in Sumatra, and the reported magnitude was actually ten!
This has exceeded the magnitude of the Japan Islands earthquake, and is also an earthquake magnitude that has never been given on Blue Star.
Some people say that this will only appear at the end of the world, or in science fiction movies. Once it appears, it will be a disaster for mankind.
Therefore, just a few minutes later, various seismic networks revised the magnitude to 9.5, which is the same magnitude as the great Chilean earthquake in the 1960s.
Minutes after the earthquake, tsunami warnings were issued, and people in coastal areas fled to higher ground.
Here, there is the famous tourist resort of Bali. After the nuclear war warning, many people felt that life was short and needed to have fun in time, so they traveled one after another.
The flow of people here exceeds that of any previous peak season. Because it is more than 1,800 kilometers away from Badong County, the epicenter of the earthquake, people did not feel the obvious earthquake.
So when the tsunami warning came out, people here did not move to higher ground immediately.
What's more, many tourists didn't get up and missed listening to the tsunami warning.
Among them is Han Bing, a well-known actress from the East. She came here to film with a reality show crew.
The filming started too late last night, and the crew thoughtfully asked everyone to start today's filming in the afternoon, so many people got up late this morning.
When Han Bing turned on the TV as a habit, he heard the news broadcast that a 9.5-magnitude earthquake had occurred in Sumatra, which may trigger a tsunami. All people on the beach should leave as soon as possible and go to higher ground.
She was surprised when a rapid knock on the door came.
Han Bing quickly went over and opened the door, and saw the assistant and the crew director standing at the door. The director hurriedly said: "There may be a tsunami, let's get out of here right away!"
The assistant has already rushed into the room and helped pack things.
The director shouted: "It's too late, stop taking things and leave quickly."
Han Bing also said decisively: "Let's go, don't clean up."
She didn't even change into her pajamas. She wrapped herself in a coat and ran out with the director. At this time, the corridor was full of people, and some were pulling suitcases.
At the producer's invitation, some people from the crew ran down the stairs without taking the elevator.
This is a seven-story seaside hotel, only more than 30 meters away from the sea. If there is a tsunami, it will definitely not be spared.
When people ran downstairs and went out to the door, they saw the doorman rushing in in horror and then closing the glass door.
He shouted: "The tsunami is coming, don't go out."
When the crew and producer saw it, they immediately shouted: "Quick, let's go to the top floor!"
A group of people turned around and ran upstairs again. At this time, they heard a strange whistling sound, but they didn't bother to check at all. They just wanted to rush to the seventh floor in time.
Of course, they also prayed in their hearts that the tsunami would not destroy the seven-story building, otherwise everyone would be doomed.
What happened this year? Why are natural disasters happening one after another?
Is it true that the end of the world is coming?
When people ran back to the seventh floor, they found that the place was already crowded. Some people screamed in fear, and some cried hysterically.
Han Bing rushed to a room near the sea and looked out through the window.
The scene before her eyes immediately revealed a desperate expression on her face.
In the distance on the sea, a huge wall of waves was pressing towards the beach like a mountain.
This wave wall is actually 30 meters high, which has exceeded the height of the tsunami caused by the 8.9-magnitude earthquake, which was 25 meters high.
Unlike the tsunami that hit the eastern coast of the mainland when the Japanese islands sank, it spread for hundreds of kilometers and was resisted by the continental shelf.
The epicenter of this tsunami was in the seaside area, triggering multiple earthquakes of magnitude 7 or 8 under the sea, thus generating a tsunami.
This power was not weakened by anything at all, and it naturally washed ashore directly.
Han Bing knew that whether he could survive could only depend on the strength of the building.
She exited the room, and her assistant followed her closely, "Sister Bing, what should we do?"
"Find something that can float, hide in the room near the sea, and open the window. If the building cannot hold up and collapses, we will jump out of the window holding the floating object."
"Ah? It's so high, wouldn't he fall to his death?" The assistant felt that Han Bing must have been frightened.
Han Bing searched for a long time, found a table, and immediately said: "Come, let's move the table to the window, and let's hide under the table."
The two moved the table to the window and opened the window. At this time, many people ran to the rooms on the other side of the corridor. Everyone was worried about the big waves coming, and the rooms near the sea would not be immune at all.
"Sister Bing, why are we hiding here? You haven't said why you want to jump out yet."
The sound of the waves is already very loud.
Han Bing showed a determined expression on his face and said: "If the big wave rushes in and destroys this building, which way do you think the building will fall?"
The assistant thought for a moment, then made a sound, pointed to the room across the corridor and said: "Fall that way!"
"After it falls, will we be on top? If we jump out of the window, will we be able to float to the surface instead of under the water?"
"Sister Bing, you are so smart." The assistant's eyes were filled with little stars.
"I don't know if we can escape yet. The two of us will work together and hold on to the table. Maybe we can escape. Of course, if we can't escape, we will die."
"Sister Bing, I listen to you. If I can be with you, I won't be afraid."
The two of them didn't say a few words before they felt countless objects smash into the room, and then seawater rushed into the room quickly.
Just when the two of them were thankful that the building did not collapse, they arrived and the building shook for a while and began to tilt.
"Sister Bing, the building is really going to collapse! We are sliding over there!"
"Stop talking and hug the table!"
Just as Han Bing finished shouting, an even bigger wave surged in. Just when the two of them were about to fall to the other end of the room together with the table, they were suddenly lifted up by the sea water.
Han Bing and the two hugged the table tightly, and the table immediately floated out of the window under the buoyancy of the sea water.
At this moment, the surroundings were surrounded by turbid seawater, with all kinds of debris floating, and even coconut trees washed down on the beach.
The table is big enough and provides enough buoyancy to support two people, but things bump into it from time to time in the water.
The danger is not far away. Once something hits their heads, it will be fatal.
Han Bing struggled to raise his head from the water and saw that the water was still rushing inland.
However, the intensity was already weakening. As long as the two of them were not hit by anything along the way, they might have escaped this disaster.
Suddenly, the assistant screamed and let go of the table.
"Sister Bing, save me!"
Han Bing noticed a stream of blood floating through the water. She swam hard and reached out to grab it, feeling as if she had caught something.
Then she struggled to pull back, and as her body was floating and sinking, she saw clearly that she had caught one of the assistant's feet.
She was suddenly overjoyed. She held on to one of the table legs with one hand and held on to the assistant's feet with the other. At this time, she could not take any further action and pulled the assistant back to the table. She could only pull like this.
I hope to wait until the sea water calms down further before pulling the assistant over.
Time seemed to pass very long, but in fact it was only a few minutes.
After the sea water further eased, the table Han Bing was holding hit a spot and became stuck. She immediately struggled to pull the assistant back.
When the assistant's head resurfaced, Han Bing felt a chill in his heart.