North America was a land blessed by nature. The soil here was fertile, plains, mountains, rivers, and various geographical features. In particular, there were a lot of plains suitable for farming. It was almost the best choice for a natural farm.
And because of its geographical location, North America, especially the United States. Although there were long coastlines at both ends of the United States, the danger of tsunamis was rare.
And earthquakes were rare. From a certain point of view, this land was the most suitable place for human survival. Natural disasters were extremely rare in this place.
Of course, few didn't mean none. The United States, located in North America, had its own most important and frequent natural disasters. That was the terrible wind disaster.
The probability of wind disasters in this country was very high. There were many of them every year. All in all, the direct economic losses caused by wind disasters in the United States exceeded two billion dollars a year.
Whether it was the terrible tornadoes that appeared in the inland areas or the hurricanes that occurred in the coastal areas. When the violent air currents passed through, they would take away all the things that could be blown into the sky.
Including trees, roofs of houses, cows in the wild, fish in the fish pond, and even the car parked in the back garden. In some areas where hurricanes or tornadoes occurred frequently, almost every family had a shelter.
Usually, a basement with a depth of about two to three meters was opened in the corner of the yard. The opening was usually made of steel, and the foundation was extremely solid. One or two ventilation devices or windows were usually connected to the ventilation equipment of the house.
Most of the experienced and well-prepared family owners would purchase emergency supplies before the arrival of the wind season. Including batteries, diesel (for generators), emergency lights. There were also all kinds of high-calorie foods that could be stored, such as sealed candies, chocolates, and cookies. And most importantly, a lot of clean water and a diesel generator.
After the weather forecast predicted that a hurricane would pass through and evaluated its power. Generally, parents would choose to deal with it according to its power level.
If it was a gale below grade eight, most people would choose to stay in the house. But if it was a strong hurricane above grade eight, or even grade twelve. Then as long as there was a shelter at home, the best choice was to go to the shelter.
Hurricanes were relatively easy to predict because the direction of the eye of the wind could be observed in the atmosphere and clouds to determine the size and route of the hurricane.
Hurricanes in the inland areas were an even more terrifying existence. This was because most of the time, the formation of whirlwinds or tornadoes was very sudden and rapid.
Temperature, pressure, and other factors would affect the formation of a tornado. From F0 to F5, the different levels represented the difference in power. F5 was the highest level of power for tornadoes.
The wind speed exceeded 330 kilometers per hour, which could easily sweep up a train and completely destroy an ordinary house.
Even if you're hiding in an underground shelter, you'd better pray to all the gods you believe in and ask for their blessings. An F5 tornado would not stay over your head for too long. Otherwise, no one would be able to ensure that you and your shelter were safe and sound in the next second.
This was a country with frequent wind disasters. Many people had experience in self-rescue and emergency response in the face of wind disasters. This was because many people knew that no one could be relied on when disaster struck. Only the gun in his hand and the emergency supplies in the fallout shelter were essential.
Generally speaking, the speed of the government's disaster relief had not been very satisfactory. For example, this was how Reynold felt. Even though they had made a lot of preparations, things were still very bad now.
Because the hurricane in Florida brought a lot of rain, the entire city was flooded. He could only salvage a small amount of the things he left in the fallout shelter.
Most of his house was destroyed, and the entire roof on the second floor was completely torn off.
Reynold's family sat in the only master bedroom on the second floor that was still intact.
"Let's find a way to leave this place." This was what Reynold said to himself, his wife, and his eight-year-old son. "I don't know how many supplies can be found in the city, but our emergency food can only last our family for three days, and there's no electricity."
"My phone just barely received a signal. The government is still doing the same thing. First, they let the army in to maintain law and order. We don't know when the follow-up rescue work will begin. We also don't know when the supplies will return. We can't just stay here and wait for death. " Reynold looked at his wife and said seriously, "Now that the hurricane has stopped and traffic has resumed, we can try to leave this place first. We'll come back after the water level recedes. It's not a good choice to stay here. There must be people who weren't prepared. Maybe someone has been starving for an entire day. "
"Those people won't have good tempers, and I don't want to get into a conflict with them." Reynold's words made his wife purse her lips tightly.
She said nervously, "But there will be danger on the way too."
Reynold took out a revolver from the drawer in the bedroom and started to load it. "Yes, but it's about the same if we stay here. At least before enough supplies arrive, this city will be very dangerous. People who are extremely hungry will do anything. The entire city is flooded, and there will be very little food left. "
After Reynold loaded the revolver, he handed it to his wife. His wife took a deep breath and took the revolver. The child in her arms seemed a little nervous.
Reynold touched his son's head. "It's okay, don't worry. Daddy and Mommy are here." He forced a smile.
At the same time, he took out a short-barreled shotgun. After a disaster, the city wasn't much safer than the forest in the wild. It wasn't the first or second time that there were all kinds of robberies after a disaster. Sometimes, people were much scarier than beasts.
When everything was ready and some emergency supplies were packed into their backpacks, Reynold prepared to leave with his family. He noticed that his youngest son was missing.
Just as he was about to look for his son, his youngest son actually walked in with a box of his toys. It seemed like he wanted to take these toys away with him.
"No, we can't. Raymond, we're not going out to play. You can't take so many toys with you. "Reynold had a headache, and his temper was a little irritable because of the terrible situation.
Therefore, he unconsciously increased his tone, as if he was roaring, "Put those toys back now! Go now! "
Reynold's behavior scared his eight-year-old son, Raymond. He stood there with his mouth puckered, and it seemed like he was about to cry from his father.
"You scared him!" Reynold's wife ran to her child and hugged Raymond in her arms. She was dissatisfied with her husband's overreaction. "Raymond is only eight years old! You can communicate with him properly, but don't yell at him! This time, the disaster scared Raymond. He just wants to bring something that he's familiar with with him! "
Reynold touched his tightly furrowed brows. "Alright, my reaction just now was a bit too much. Raymond, listen, you can bring one. Just one toy, okay? "
Raymond nodded. He chose his favorite toy from the box, a Marvel toy, Iron Man. Currently, Iron Man had already made an animated film and was playing it. It was one of Raymond's favorite animated characters.
There are other superhero dolls in his toy box, most of which are Marvel products. This included Spider-man, Iron Fist, Captain America, and so on.
Reynold sniffed. "Alright, Raymond, bring your precious Iron Man." Reynold still had something he didn't say out loud: Bring it, bring it. Anyway, these bullsh * t heroes wouldn't really appear. It was just like the government's rescue. They never appeared when they were really needed!
Just as Reynold's family was about to leave, bang bang bang. This was the sound of someone knocking on the window. Reynold vigilantly took out his short-barreled shotgun and pointed it in the direction of the window sill.
"Who's there!" Reynold asked nervously. He had never fired a gun at anyone before, and he hoped that he wouldn't in the future.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." The two people who jumped in from the window sill looked strange. They were wearing strange clothes. It was a little like the masks of superheroes in the movies.
It was a man and a woman. Both of them had a label on their chests: Justice League. Furthermore, they were carrying two boxes in their hands.
The man with the Justice League label placed a box of purified water in his hands on the window sill. He also placed a box of compressed food that his female companion brought on the window sill.
Then, he smiled and said to Reynold, "We don't have any bad intentions. We're just here to help."
Reynold put away his shotgun and said a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, I was a little nervous. Which government department are you from? " Reynold was a little puzzled. He had just received a message in the morning saying that the government was preparing to send troops to maintain law and order. How did the aid arrive so quickly?
"Not the government department! I know! I know! They're New York's Superhero League! "The eight-year-old Raymond suddenly pointed at the two Justice League members excitedly.
The two of them made a very cool gesture to Raymond, then said to Reynold, "Sir, I think you might not have to leave here. Because all of us are here. "
"What? What do you mean by all of you are here? " Reynold asked, a little confused. He wasn't very clear about what the New York Justice League was.
Suddenly, a noise came from above his head. The male Justice League member pointed to the sky and said, "You'll know when you see it."
Reynold walked to the damaged roof and looked up. Dozens of helicopters flew over his head.
Raymond excitedly leaned on the window sill and shouted, "It's Iron Man!"
One after another, the Iron Man "Egos" flew past Raymond's line of sight. This time, it wasn't a toy, but a real Iron Man.
Reynold moved his fingers. When he turned back to look at the window sill, the two Justice League members had already disappeared.
Reynold looked at Raymond, who was shouting excitedly by the window, and his wife, who was checking the water and emergency supplies that had just been sent over.
He finally looked at his son's box of toys. Reynold shook his head.
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