At the Jiangnan Municipal People's Government Disaster Relief Command Center, a group of senior officials in white shirts, black trousers, and black leather shoes stood in front of the big screen with solemn expressions. Everyone had a solemn expression on their faces, and no one dared to breathe loudly.
Song Lian, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Wang Huasheng, the mayor of Jiangnan City, were standing in front of the big screen. Their faces were bare, and they looked worried.
Song Lian stood at the head of the table and said in a deep voice with a grim expression, "Comrades, this is a heavy rainstorm that is rarely seen in a hundred years. At present, the cities in the north and west of our province are experiencing floods of varying severity. However, in our city, the rainstorm has caused the most serious disasters.
I believe everyone here knows that Jiangnan City is located in a low area surrounded by mountains. Above us is the Yujiang River and the Longze Lake Reservoir. Below us is a major traffic route to Longze City. Once there is a heavy rainstorm,
Once a heavy rainstorm comes, our city will inevitably have problems such as water accumulation on the city's roads. The arrival of today's heavy rainstorm has suddenly put our city's drainage system in a difficult position. At present, all the major streets in our city have shown signs of rising water, and the water depth in many areas has reached more than 30 centimeters. Comrades, this is a disaster given to us by God, and also a test from God. "
While Song Lian was chattering away, a short man wearing glasses suddenly rushed in from outside. He was drenched from head to toe, and his glasses were covered in rainwater. It was obvious that he had just been drenched in the rain.
He rushed in and directly interrupted Song Lian's speech, shouting anxiously, "Secretary Song, Mayor Wang, something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"
Song Lian was in the middle of a speech, so he was naturally unhappy to be suddenly interrupted. He turned his head and glared at the person. When he saw that it was Liu Hongye, the director of the Municipal Party Committee Office, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"What's the matter? Why are you making such a fuss? Say it quickly! "
At this time, everyone also turned their eyes to Liu Hongye. Liu Hongye took off his glasses and wiped the rainwater off them, then hurriedly put them back on. Only then did he see Song Lian's position clearly. He ran in front of Song Lian and suddenly fell to the ground, crying, "Secretary Song, it's over, it's all over, it's all over. Longze Lake, the dam of Longze Lake has collapsed!"
"What did you say?"
Song Lian and Wang Huasheng spoke at the same time. Their voices were filled with shock and fear.
Longze Lake was a large reservoir that crossed Jiangnan City and Longze City. It was located at the junction of the two cities and was an artificial lake built in the 1950s. The entire reservoir covered an area of 18,000 mu and had a water capacity of 180 million cubic meters. It was the only man-made reservoir in the south apart from the natural lakes.
The main function of the reservoir was mainly irrigation and power generation. It also took into account various comprehensive benefits such as flood control, aquaculture, and tourism. It was a treasure house jointly owned by Jiangnan City and Longze City.
When it was built, the area where Longze Lake was located belonged to the Jiangnan area. At that time, Jiangnan City and Longze City were not prefecture-level cities, but administrative districts under the jurisdiction of the Jiangnan area. Later, when the districts were dissolved into cities and counties, Longze Lake was divided into two.
Half belonged to Jiangnan City, and the other half to Longze City. Jiangnan City was low-lying, so the dam project in Jiangnan City had cost a lot.
In the 1990s, the once-in-a-century rainstorm was a wake-up call for the rulers. Last time, the embankment of Longze Lake in Jiangnan City almost collapsed. Later, the embankment was saved by releasing the flood. However, the price of releasing the flood was also huge. That was, the crops of hundreds of thousands of people in Jiangnan City were sacrificed to save the embankment.
However, at that time, the rulers had ordered the release of the water for the safety of the masses. If they had not released the water at that time, then when the water level of Longze Lake rose to a high level, it was very likely to cause a huge flood disaster. At that time, the victims would not only be economic losses, but the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city would also be in danger.
Now, 20 years had passed, and the dam of Longze Lake had been refurbished. However, the leaders had never expected that the newly built dam would collapse in less than 20 years. The hundreds of millions of cubic meters of lake water would flow directly from the spillway into the Jiangnan area. The consequences were simply unimaginable.
Song Lian only felt that his head was spinning at this time, and his head was dizzy.
At this time, Song Lian also muttered, "It's over, it's over, the three million people of Jiangnan City are finished. I'm going to become a sinner for all eternity!"
While Song Lian blamed himself bitterly, he patted his chest.
A group of leaders nearby couldn't help but be frightened when they saw the situation of their leader. They all came forward to comfort him. At the critical moment, it was Wang Huasheng who was calm. He supported Song Lian and said loudly to him, "Secretary, you can't fall. If you fall, who will save the three million people of Jiangnan City? We should first figure out the situation!"
Wang Huasheng's words instantly woke Song Lian up. He pulled himself together, stood up, and pointed at the nose of Liu Hongye, the director of the Municipal Party Committee Office, and asked, "Tell me clearly, what is the situation?"
At this time, Liu Hongye finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "Secretary Song, just now when I went out to observe the dangerous situation, I found that the water in the city suddenly exploded more than half a meter high. The first floor of our flood control center has been completely submerged, and all the cars have been submerged. The water on the streets outside has also reached the second floor, so I boldly guess that there is a big problem with Longze Lake. Maybe the dam has collapsed."
"You son of a b * tch, why didn't you confirm the situation before telling me? Are you trying to scare me to death?" Song Lian instantly became angry. He didn't expect Liu Hongye to conclude that the dam of Longze Lake had collapsed just by looking at the water level outside. That was nonsense.
But at the same time, Song Lian couldn't help but feel a little nervous, because in his heart, he also somewhat believed Liu Hongye's words. At this time, the heavy rain had been pouring for four hours. Although it had lasted for a long time, it was not enough to cause the water level in the city to suddenly rise so much. Under such circumstances, there were only two possibilities. One was that the water from Yu River had flowed into the city, and the other was that Longze Lake had collapsed and the water from the lake had poured into the city.
But no matter which of the two was the case, it was something that could kill people. Let's not talk about the Longze Lake reservoir first. Let's talk about the Yu River. Yu River was a branch of the Zhang River. The water from Yu River flowed through the Zhang River to the Yangtze River, and finally into the sea. Now, if the water from Yu River couldn't flow to the Zhang River, it must mean that the water level of the Zhang River was also rising, which was very likely to cause the water to flow into the city. In addition, Longze Lake, the source of the Yu River, was crazily releasing water into the Yu River, so all the water had nowhere to go. It would inevitably rush into the city, where the terrain was the lowest.
At the thought of the whole city being submerged in the flood, Song Lian couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his body.
The ruler governed a region in order to ensure the safety of the people, ensure the prosperity of the region, and let the people live a well-off life. But before these goals could be achieved, a sudden heavy rain had thrown Song Lian into confusion.
Liu Hongye had been frightened by the ferocious flood just now, so the first thing that came to his mind was that the dam of Longze Lake had collapsed. However, after being scolded by Song Lian, his mind immediately cleared up. He immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing just now.
He said fearfully, "Secretary Song, whether the dam has collapsed or not, we'll know after making a phone call to confirm."
As soon as he finished speaking, a quick-witted staff member immediately picked up the landline and phone book and began to search for the phone number related to Longze Lake. Once he found the phone number, the staff member immediately dialed it.
But when he picked up the phone, he only heard a beeping sound coming from the phone.
The phone line was disconnected!
The fact that the phone line was disconnected at such a critical moment scared the staff member. He hurriedly picked up the phone and dialed the number, but he was dumbfounded again. He said to Song Lian and Wang Huasheng, "Secretary Song, Mayor Wang, we can't reach the phone number at the reservoir!"
"Secretary Song, Mayor Wang, we can't reach the phone number at the reservoir!"
Song Lian and Wang Huasheng had been eagerly waiting for the staff member to pick up the phone. Now that they heard the staff member say that the phone number at the reservoir could not be reached, the two of them were quite shocked.
"We can't reach the landline. Since the line was washed away by the flood, we'll call the phone if we can't reach the landline," Wang Huasheng said resolutely.
So everyone took out their phones to search for the phone number of the leader at the reservoir. But after a round of searching, everyone realized that they didn't have the number of the leader at the reservoir.
The leader of the reservoir was just a small leader. Everyone was a high-ranking official in the municipal party committee and city government, so where would they have the time to remember the phone number of a small leader at the reservoir?
This really put everyone in a difficult position. Without the phone number, they had no way of contacting the people at the reservoir. They didn't know what the situation was like there. This really made everyone anxious.
At this critical moment, a typist who worked at the command center outside said weakly, "I have a cousin who works at the reservoir. I know his phone number."
Song Lian hurriedly grabbed the female typist and said to her eagerly, "Then hurry up and call your cousin."
The female typist also knew that the situation was urgent, so she didn't dare to dawdle. She hurriedly took out her phone, found her cousin's number, and dialed it. After a few rings, the phone was picked up.
When Song Lian saw that the call was connected, he hurriedly snatched the phone and shouted into the phone, "I'm Song Lian, the secretary of the Jiangnan Municipal Party Committee. May I know who you are?"
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