The roaring sound of the water was deafening, and the black river water rushed past. The water level gauge deep in the river was shaken weakly by the impact, and it would be washed away at any time. The river water had already overflowed the 26-meter mark of the water level gauge.
Along both sides of the river, the lower-lying areas were gradually swallowed up by the overflowing river water.
This is the Negro River, the largest tributary of the northern Amazon River in South America. It is a river monitoring point less than 1 kilometer away from the city of San Gabriel da Cachoela.
"25 meters, 25 meters, it was still 20 meters yesterday, how could it rise so fast..."
At a pier on the river bank, Bagbo, an expert from the local water conservancy bureau, looked blankly at the rushing floods. Several students next to him were also very confused.
What makes them confused is not the darkness of the river. The Negro River is one of the most famous black rivers in the world. Its name "Rio Negro" means black river. This is because the edges of the swamps along the coast are full of humus and silt.
The low content leads to this wonder.
They had long been accustomed to seeing this natural black, but today it looked strange in a different way, like the deep black of industrial pollution.
But even stranger is the water level.
Various floods of various sizes occur in the Amazon River every year, especially in this rainy summer. The Negro River can reach an average maximum water level of 27.76 meters, with a historical high of 30.48 meters. However, since May this year, upstream, here
The amount of rainfall is normal and not enough to cause such high water levels.
Even yesterday, perhaps even before this morning, the water level was only about 23 meters.
"Teacher, could this be related to the recent supernatural disaster?" student Matus asked in surprise. A disaster broke out in their country, Rio de Janeiro, just a week ago. It was one of the "Top Ten Disaster Cities in the World" and now strange things suddenly happened here.
, will it...
"It's very possible that we have to report this situation quickly." Bagbo immediately took out his mobile phone to make a call, but the signal here was never good, and there was no response at all. He murmured: "Everyone nearby wants to
Evacuated...the water level is still rising, and this place will become a disaster area..."
The water level was rising almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a short time, it rose from 25.3 to 25.7 meters.
The dark river water overflowed the stone embankment of the pier and hit their feet.
"Teacher, let's get out of here first." Another student, Inacio, said repeatedly. The pier has become very dangerous.
"Let's go." Bagbo nodded and followed the students worriedly to the vehicles parked on the river bank.
They work as water conservancy workers and face floods in the Amazon all year round. They know very well how insignificant human beings will be once a flood occurs.
Eleven years ago, a major flood with the highest water level in history broke out here, flooding the nearby area and leaving residents homeless.
This place is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Although it has a small population, it still exceeds 40,000, and there are a large number of tourists all year round. Most of the local population of more than 40,000 are indigenous from the surrounding tribes, and some even live a primitive life.
life; there are also biological reserves everywhere, with a large number of rare animals and plants.
Therefore, they are not only concerned about people's safety, but also concerned about the cultural heritage here, various things that have not been destroyed by modern society.
However, once the water level breaks through the height of the river bank, the flood will be unstoppable.
When a flood comes, all these can be wiped out in a few days, or even in a day.
The Negro River is the main waterway in the north and is located at the border of several South American countries. A large number of ships of all kinds come and go every day. The sudden rise in water levels caught these ships by surprise. As they walked towards the vehicle, they were far away.
There was a multi-story ship approaching on the river.
Under normal circumstances, the water level of 25 meters is high, but if the water flow is stable, the ship will not be greatly affected.
But now the water in the river is like a raging storm. The ship is already swaying in the storm, and half of the ship is tipping over.
"No, no..." Bagbo couldn't help shouting anxiously when he saw this scene, as if he could avoid bad luck by reminding the merchant ship.
But the surging black river water was about to swallow everything. It seemed as if a big hand pulled the merchant ship from the bottom of the river. Suddenly, the whole ship tipped over while shaking, and fell irretrievably to the water. The sound of its overturning was lost in the current.
The sound was drowned out, everything happened as if silently.
Also submerged were the shouts, cries for help, and screams of people on the boat...
Bagbo, Matus and the others saw the figures of crew members falling from the deck, and the figures of tourists falling from the cabin windows. They were all swept up by the river and disappeared. It was not just one or two people, but a connection.
The constant figures can't even make a splash.
In less than five minutes, the entire ship sank completely, and the Black River continued to surge.
Those of them standing on the shore couldn't do anything at all.
"Supernatural power, definitely supernatural power..." Bagbo said, suppressing shock and sadness and leading the students back. Matus, Inacio and others were either silent or murmuring.
God, a normal ship cannot capsize and sink that fast.
God, or God, has been called more recently. Many people say that the "Ten Plagues of Egypt" that occurred recently were miracles. Because people committed too many sins and did not repent, the Lord sent the Ten Plagues of Egypt to punish the world.
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Bagbo also believes in God and pays attention to current events. Of course he knows what happened in Rio de Janeiro and other disaster cities.
He didn't agree with this kind of argument before, but now that he has witnessed and experienced such a disaster, he doesn't agree with it at all. It's all nonsense...
God loves the world, so how could he do this...
"Ah." Pain flashed through Bagbo's head. The headache came suddenly and intensified quickly, making him dizzy like a flood.
In the hazy moment, there seems to be a huge thing occupying there... is it a pyramid?
Because of current events, Bagbo has been exposed to the pyramid countless times from the Internet and the media in the past few days. When he thought about it, the light and shadow that emerged in his mind became clearer, it was the pyramid... But when he wanted to see it more clearly
, and disappeared again.
Bagbo shook his head and reported the disaster quickly so that people could deal with it in time. He couldn't let the flood destroy this place. He loved it here.
They were already running, but the rushing water behind them was getting faster and faster, getting closer and closer.
The roaring sound of the water seemed to tell them that all resistance was in vain, and the black river water would eventually flood this place and other places further away.