The period before 8 o'clock passed extremely slowly for Li Sa.
The people hiding outdoors had no idea that a disaster was coming. The sky was bright and the wind was sunny, creating the illusion that the earthquake was about to end and today was a beautiful new beginning.
It's a new beginning, but it's not beautiful.
When the surrounding neighbors returned to their houses, Liu Huizi also planned to help her grandmother enter the house.
Li Sa grabbed her arm and said, "Wait a few more minutes."
Liu Huizi looked at Li Sa's serious expression and thought that she was somewhat uneasy when she mentioned the tragedy of the earthquake in her dream, so she forgave Li Sa's neurotic behavior. Grandma whispered a few words, and Liu Huizi comforted her, but the two of them did not enter the house immediately.
It was delayed like this for a few minutes, and the next moment, the ground shook violently.
Even people like Li Sa, who had strengthened their bodies, felt unsteady on their feet, and Liu Huizi and her grandmother were caught off guard and fell to the ground.
Li Sa said nervously: "I am strong enough to carry grandma on my back. Let's go to the shelter first. I always feel that the shock this time is greater than before."
Liu Huizi nodded: "Well, I'll listen to you, please."
Liu Huizi and grandma were both petite and thin. Li Sa adjusted her shoulders to her chest and could easily carry grandma on her back. Liu Huizi took the suitcase and carried her and her grandmother's small bags. No longer caring about the reactions of others, they hurriedly evacuated to the mountainside shelter.
Almost all the people who were on the road were staggered by the shock just now, and those with sensitive bodies even experienced brief dizziness. Then, as if something was about to break out of the ground, the ground shook violently.
Someone shouted: "There's an earthquake, a big earthquake."
Liu Huizi also became nervous at this time and called the neighbors in the island Mandarin: "Quick, everyone go to the shelter."
"I'll send grandma up first." Li Sa let go of her speed at this time and ran ahead. She was the first to rush to the entrance of the shelter. She put down her grandma and ran back to pick up Liu Huizi and help her carry it. The box quickly arrived at the door of the shelter.
At this time, the door of the shelter had been opened, and more people arrived in the open square in front of the door to gather. Everyone lined up to enter the shelter in an orderly manner.
The feeling of the ground shaking stopped at this time.
This is very unusual. Usually the violent shaking just now is followed by a huge earthquake. Unexpectedly, it stopped midway, like a sleeping earth dragon twitching and turning over, and then fell asleep quietly again.
Some people who had just ran over couldn't help but hesitate to enter the shelter first. There were no collapsed houses on the street, and the earthquake just felt was not too strong, maybe it was just a small earthquake, not serious compared to previous violent earthquakes.
Li Sa took Liu Huizi and quickly entered the shelter.
Thinking about her grandmother who had already entered first, Liu Huizi did not hesitate any longer, and together with Li Sa, they were among the first batch to enter the shelter.
Li Sa carefully looked at the layout of the shelter.
Different from the domestic air-raid shelters, this shelter was renovated and reinforced after the earthquake in the island country more than ten years ago. In addition to the large open space that can accommodate everyone to rest on the ground, it also has sanitary facilities and warehouses. It is said that there are always medicines, food and daily necessities. With independent water and electricity, once the external municipal water supply and power supply are no longer available, the shelter can maintain self-sufficiency for a week or two in closed operation.
People who entered the shelter consciously found a place to sit on the ground, basically as a family unit, and tried not to interfere with others.
When the three of them found an open space against the wall and were about to settle down, the ground shook violently again.
The lighting fixtures in the space flickered a few times and suddenly went out. A timid child screamed, and then the emergency lights automatically turned on, and everyone's panic dissipated.
The shelter is a reinforced bunker that utilizes the original rocks of the mountain, which actually reduces the impact of the earthquake to some extent. Even though it is so strong, many people are still unable to stand due to the severe shaking of the ground. They sit down and curl up and hold their heads, subconsciously preventing the top of their heads from collapsing and falling.
At the same time, there was a lot of noise at the gate of the shelter. It was visible to the naked eye that many people were squeezing in, and someone behind them was shouting: "Let me in quickly. It's a big earthquake. The houses outside have collapsed! There are several big holes in the ground." "
Liu Huizi looked at her phone and found that there was no signal.
Originally, this mountain was a base station, and the signal would be very strong. It seems that the earthquake affected not only the municipal power supply, but also the telecommunications transmission.
Li Sa also confirmed that regular communication was interrupted. However, he opened the terminal and was able to log into the Players' Friends app. On the home page, he could actually see the news that had been updated a few seconds ago. There should be no problem with Yao Fei'er. The base station is still there, and the app can still be used to communicate within a certain area of the city.
Li Sa said: "The app has updated the news. Not only the earthquake in Qiugang City, but also a major earthquake occurred in the Beijing area almost at the same time."
Liu Huizi had never looked at the app carefully. Now that other websites and media could not read it, she had no choice but to open the app, pull out the updated news and read it carefully. Then she said in surprise: "This message seems to be sent simultaneously with the earthquake, indicating that the long-distance communication is still there? Is it only our area that is out of order?"
"I don't know, but Dr. Yao said that the server system used by her app can be switched to a system that is independent of regular network telecommunications signals. At least it proves that she is fine there and still has time to update information."
Liu Huizi looked at the pictures accompanying the news and said hesitantly: "But she seems to live closer to the source of the earthquake, in the port area off the coast of Qiugang City. The earthquake there will be stronger than here, and a tsunami may follow. "
"I suggest that everyone enter the shelter as soon as possible so that the door can be closed. Otherwise, when the tsunami hits, the sea water will flow in..." Li Sa reminded.
It was hard for Liu Huizi to imagine that a tsunami could reach such a high place halfway up the mountain. However, Li Sa's dream about a big earthquake has now come true, and she is not willing to make fun of her own life.
She whispered a few words to her grandma, and then said to Li Sa: "Then please take care of my grandma. I will negotiate with the local government to see if they have received a tsunami warning for their next arrangements."
Liu Huizi's grandmother sat quietly against the wall, closing her eyes in a state of exhaustion and not speaking. There was a language barrier between Li Sa and her. After confirming that the other party was fine, he did not disturb her rest. Instead, he took the time to take a look at the situation on the terminal. The barrage indeed brought new news:
[The podcaster I watched was so miserable that he was killed by a falling billboard and was eliminated. I quickly came here to relieve my mood. ]
[Didn’t that person hide in the shelter in time? I feel that islanders have a strong awareness of disaster prevention and there are many evacuation facilities. ]
[The new guy was near the port. He didn't run to the shelter in time. The earthquake was so severe that he had to run to the pier to find a boat. His friends couldn't hold him back, so he died. ]
[Our podcaster was still smart and entered the shelter as soon as the ground started to shake. ]
[The broadcaster doesn’t seem to have stocked up, and he doesn’t know how many days the supplies in the shelter will last. ]
[The location of this shelter is higher, and it is estimated that you can avoid the tsunami, but you cannot hide in it all the time. The player's task is to rush back to Country Z within the time limit, which feels a bit difficult. ]
[Survive first and then follow up. Come on, blogger, give me a reward of 1,000 yuan! ](End of this chapter)
