Simulation Game: Crisis Management-Chapter 301 - 152: The Power of Nature (Part 2)

Completely isolated from the world, left to one’s own devices!

"Mr. Vidhi, I’m afraid you’re right. If the heavy rainfall continues, residents in towns and villages around the basin really need to be relocated as soon as possible!"

The secretary beside couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids.

From the time he followed the county chief until now, it was the first time he saw the county chief address a young person as "Mr.," showing Gu Ji’s current status in the chief’s mind.

After speaking, he began to ask Gu Ji for help in designing an emergency handling plan for Gauhati County.

Although the state government meeting in the morning had already formulated disaster relief measures and established a relevant emergency rescue command center, the situation varies with each county, and sometimes the strategies may not be applicable everywhere. Communicating with the disaster management department of the state government can be cumbersome.

It’s better to rely on someone like Gu Ji, a ready-made "crisis management expert."

Gu Ji did not refuse.

Nowadays, the more the government values him, the greater impact he can have within the areas he can access, saving more people, and ultimately receiving more generous rewards.

A win-win situation, why not do it?

After exchanging phone numbers, he learned that the county chief of Gauhati was named Kiran. Once Kiran left in a special vehicle, Gu Ji prepared to drive alone to inspect the real situation in Gauhati.

Before setting off, he rolled down the car window and leaned out to check whether there were any screws or parts damaged by the leopard earlier.

But what he didn’t expect was that there was no damage to the luggage rack; instead, there was a shadow in the corner.

Gu Ji leaned closer to take a look and found it was a leopard cub.

Indian leopards bear offspring in April or May each year. The young animals stay with their mothers until the next mating season before living independently.

The leopard came to bother Gu Ji earlier, seeking help to save its cub.

Unfortunately.

Gu Ji reached out to touch its chest, finding no heartbeat at all.

It had long since died.

This is the terror of natural disaster.

In the face of nature, all living beings are equal;

Whether you possess human intelligence or the physical prowess of a feline, under torrential rain, under nature’s wrath, all are vulnerable.

A crisis will not give you time for mercy.

Gu Ji took a breath and handed the dead leopard cub to a nearby staff member, then drove toward the banks of the Brahmaputra River.

It is one of the major rivers in Asia, originating in Fan Province, Xia Kingdom. The upper reaches are called the Yarlung Zangbo River. It merges with two other rivers in Assam, India, and becomes the Brahmaputra River, flowing into Bangladesh where it is called the Jamuna River. Ultimately, it converges with the Ganges at Gualundokade, forming the vast Ganges Delta, and empties into Bengal Bay, stretching a total length of 2,900 kilometers.

The downstream basin in India is precisely where Gu Ji predicted a future flood disaster.

According to data, India has built 3,800 kilometers of levees along the Brahmaputra River, with flood control works in 44 cities and river regulation projects.

However, looking at historical disaster incidents, it’s clear that these flood control infrastructures have not been effective.

One reason is natural disasters, with monsoons continuously bringing heavy rainfall. Another reason could be man-made, such as irrigation and water supply!

The Brahmaputra River Basin, especially the valleys and plains, has a high population density, one of the densest in the world. West Bengal and Bangladesh each have populations exceeding 100 million, with 200 million residents in the basin mainly relying on agriculture. The demand for water for irrigation is vast, yet the river’s flow is unevenly distributed throughout the year, with 60% to 70% of runoff concentrated during the flood season.

To ensure the water supply, dams must store water for use during non-flood or drought periods.

The dams India accumulates are often massive, tens or even hundreds of meters high, with the largest storing nearly 100 billion cubic meters of water. If these full dams are not discharged in time during periods of torrential rain and heavy precipitation, leading to consecutive breaches...

The consequences are unimaginable.

Keep in mind, Tangzhou West Lake’s water volume is 1.448 million cubic meters. Hundreds of billions of cubic meters of stored water, equivalent to hundreds of West Lakes crashing down simultaneously, would have a destructive power even more terrifying than a nuclear bomb!

It reminds him of the most tragic 75·8 flood disaster in Xia Kingdom’s history, resulting in 26,000 unfortunate deaths.

Gu Ji understood clearly.

Natural disasters, accidental disasters, public health incidents, human attacks...

Public health has the Plague of Justinian, with 100 million deaths; human attacking with World War II, approximately 90 million deaths; natural disaster with the Great Lisbon Earthquake, with deaths reaching 60,000 to 100,000; and accidents like Chernobyl, which resulted in 93,000 deaths over time.

The four major crisis domains are all formidable!

Arriving at the edge of Gauhati town.

It’s not that Gu Ji doesn’t want to continue forward, but he can’t. The town’s water level has already reached half the windshield of his SUV. If he insists on going to the riverbank, it might be his turn for self-rescue.

So Gu Ji backed the vehicle to a relatively safe place, rolled down the window, put on a backpack, and donned a life jacket.

It’s not that his swimming is poor.

In fact, since acquiring skills in maritime close-quarters tactical action training, his swimming abilities are akin to some provincial team athletes, especially excelling far beyond others in anti-drowning.

After all, special training focuses on stable adaptability in extreme conditions.