Chapter 158 The Trapped Train(2/2)
Fatima knew that he was doing this because he wanted to rely on the media to put pressure on the central government and the army. Otherwise, given the relationship between the central and local governments, it would be difficult to send additional support for a while.
Gu Ji asked the remaining young men in the carriage to continue to deal with the leaks in the remaining carriages according to the method he had just used.
After making all arrangements, he turned around and started dialing the number of Disaster Management Minister Anurag.
But the phone kept beeping and couldn't make calls at all. This was normal. Such a huge sudden flood not only submerged all nearby towns, but also destroyed part of the power system and communication towers.
This is why Gu Ji handed over the task of communicating with the state government headquarters and the central government to the train crew, because the train has the railway's exclusive trunk line satellite communication, and when the railway microwave relay communication and cables, optical cable lines, etc. are accidentally damaged or the train
When a large-scale accident occurs, voice, fax, and images of the accident scene can also be sent to the Ministry of Railways or the relevant transportation department in a timely manner so that superiors can direct rescue operations.
The hard work paid off. After Gu Ji broadcast it dozens of times in a row, a beeping sound finally came from the receiver, followed by Anurag's urgent question.
"Vidi, what's the situation over there? What you were worried about finally happened. The middle and upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River suddenly burst their banks, and a large amount of reservoir water rushed into the middle reaches of the river, causing massive floods and mudslides. The river has already been submerged.
Many villages and towns!”
"Minister, the situation is not optimistic. The train was derailed by the flood and fell into the mud of the nearby woods. Fortunately, the damage to the carriage was not serious. Currently, I am arranging soldiers and volunteers to repair the leak, but it will not last long.
At present, about 7 people are dead on the train, and at least 60 people are estimated to be injured. Rescue by a watercraft team is urgently needed!"
Because he didn't know when the call would be cut off, Gu Ji only focused on the key points and spoke very fast.
"God Shiva! Thank you for blessing the people of Assam!" Unexpectedly, Anurag breathed a sigh of relief after listening to his report.
That's right, a serious accident like a train derailing due to flooding, with 7 deaths is considered very minor.
In 2013, a train derailed in Spain, killing more than 80 people. In 2022, a passenger train derailed in Iran, killing more than 22 people. The number of people on the two trains was 247 and 430.
And theirs is a 60-car passenger train that is overloaded with more than 10,000 people!
Not to mention the crisis impacts such as flooding.
That's why Anurag was so excited.
But in fact, it was precisely because Gu Ji arranged enough people that the train was not washed away by the flood. In addition, it was stopped at the time of the incident. However, even if the train was running, the front of the truck was traveling very slowly and derailed.
The impact and damage caused are far less than those of ordinary passenger express trains.
The stone in his heart fell to the ground, Anurag said again.
"Floods in mountainous areas often only remain for a few hours or even recede within an hour, while the duration of floods on both sides of the river is several times longer than in mountainous areas. Currently, all rescue forces in Assam are deployed in riverside urban areas, where there is also a
More than ten thousand victims are trapped on the roof, and many government officials have not had time to move, but I will find a way to ask the Minister of Police to send two teams of boats to your side for support!"
"Minister, the two teams of boats can only transport some seriously injured patients. There are still 10,000 victims in this train. At 10 o'clock, it is the time when the tropical low pressure precipitation comes. By then, the water level will continue to rise, and the entire train will be buried alive by the rain.
, My suggestion is to contact the central government immediately and find a way to use large military transport aircraft to launch boat troops for rescue and evacuation before the heavy rain occurs!"
Something went wrong. My head hurts and I feel very sleepy. I woke up at noon and still wanted to sleep in the afternoon. I don’t know if it’s a sequelae problem or because I’m older and haven’t had a good rest. I’ll try my best to see if I recover well tomorrow and try my best to do more!
Chapter completed!