Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 288 - 149: Devoured by the Torrential Rain

"Heavy Rain Orange Warning Signal: In the past hour, the central region of Assam has received 26 millimeters of precipitation; it is expected that in the next one to two hours, 25 to 30 millimeters of precipitation will occur. Please be mindful of urban flooding and road traffic safety; issued by the Assam Meteorological Department on October 10, 2024, at 19:13."

Warning Levels: Blue, Yellow, Orange, Red.

Unexpectedly, the meteorological station skipped the second level and directly issued an orange signal, indicating that the rainfall is rapidly increasing.

Most noticeably, the air pressure is significantly dropping.

Under normal conditions, ground air pressure is 1013 hPa, and during rainfall, the air pressure value must be less than 1013 hPa. It's worth noting that the center of the strong tropical storm "Sula" that landed on the coastal Hai Province of Xia Kingdom had the lowest air pressure of 985 hPa, meaning that Assam's air pressure suddenly dropping to 991 indicates a tropical depression might be approaching.

The so-called tropical depression is a type of tropical cyclone but belongs to the weakest level, further developing into a tropical storm and typhoon.

Assam is part of the Bengal Bay region where storms and tornadoes form every year in September and October.

Gu Ji immediately ran to the window and opened it.

"Phew! Splash..."

First, a strong cold wind attacked through the window cracks, and then there was the sound of torrential rain beating on the ground, even rain splashing on the windowsill.

He stuck his head out the window, turned on the flashlight, and took a glance at the ground.

Outside, there's rolling thunder, the heavy rain had already formed sheets, the gravel road was completely covered with water, resembling a flowing creek, with countless water blooms opening in a rush. Nearby, not a single shadow was on the street, and looking far away, the buildings and trees were all blurred.

"The drainage system in Dispur is already unable to handle this heavy rain…"

Gu Ji murmured to himself, taking a deep breath, vaguely feeling some stuffiness, this is actually the low pressure affecting the body's supply of oxygen. Once the pressure drops sharply in a short time, it can accelerate breathing and blood circulation, leading to shortness of breath, increased heart rate, even hypoxia, dizziness, headache, similar to altitude sickness.

He took out his mobile phone and dialed the fire department. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Even if departments like meteorology and water resources are off duty now, emergency rescue, power supply, police, and fire fighting are definitely on standby 24 hours.

Unexpectedly, the fire department's phone went unanswered for a while.

It was nearly half a minute later before a operator responded, and Gu Ji quickly and briefly informed the various abnormalities discovered in the afternoon.

But the fire department operator said that this was not under their jurisdiction and he could take responsibility for recording and reporting to the meteorology and water resources departments.

Helplessly, Gu Ji had only one last resort left: the Disaster Management Department!

This is a department established by the Indian cabinet government specifically for dealing with various natural disasters in the country, responsible for natural disaster agencies such as cyclones, earthquakes, floods, droughts, and landslides, similar to Xia Kingdom's Emergency Management Bureau.

After getting the phone number from the fire department operator, he hurriedly dialed again.

This time, the waiting time was even longer.

After a full minute, someone finally answered:

"Hello sir, this is Assam Disaster Management Department's public assistance hotline, I am the operator..."

"My name is Vidi, from the State Agricultural Department's office research group. I just saw the meteorological department's information center issued a heavy rain orange warning, and now the drainage system in Dispur's town is unable to withstand the strong rainfall brought by this downpour. The water level in low-lying areas is rapidly rising, estimated to soon face urban underground water backflow, and the fire department takes half a minute to connect dispatch, indicating urban disaster incidents are rapidly escalating and firefighting forces are heavily consumed."

"The current air pressure value is 990 hPa, already approaching the center low pressure value of tropical storms, and there's a high probability that a low-pressure belt from the monsoon post-season in Bengal Bay is landing, continuous heavy rainfall will likely cause floods in Assam's Brahmaputra River. Just from this afternoon's large-scale animal invasion into towns we can..."

Seeing the operator still sticking to this afternoon's meteorological department routine, Gu Ji hurriedly spoke to interrupt him first.

But whether it was because his speech was too fast, or the description of his information was too professional, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, until he finished speaking and reminded again, the operator finally reacted.

"Mr. Vidi, sorry, our Disaster Management Department has not yet received any abnormal warning information from the meteorological station monitoring center, and also please…"

"I only ask one question, are you now in Dispur? Have you heard how heavy the rain outside is? The meteorological department assured me this afternoon, saying no strong rainfall signal was detected, but in the evening, within just one hour, two heavy rain warnings were issued consecutively, and now the hourly precipitation has exceeded 26 millimeters."

"In terms of meteorological observation, tropical depressions are relatively loose in organization, those formed within monsoon troughs show more distinct monsoon low-pressure nature, with strong winds outside and weak inside, and convective hollows, making it difficult to recognize the low-level circulation center. If we really wait for the tropical depression to completely land or form a tropical storm, it will be too late!"

Gu Ji felt very grateful that since acquiring the "Crisis Management Game", he never neglected to research skills in the four major areas of the system, even if they were useless, he would at least ignite level one, which stored a lot of professional knowledge on the formation and handling of natural disasters in his brain.