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Published at 3rd of January 2022 12:38:20 PM


Chapter 267

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In the Safire Simpson system, category 5 hurricanes are the highest level. This system divides hurricanes into five levels from strong to weak. The wind speed of category 5 hurricanes exceeds 250 kilometers per hour, and the wave height caused by the storm is more than 5.5 meters. Where they pass, houses and trees are blown down, cars are blown away, and people can't stand.

Katrina is the product of the interaction between the remnants of 10L and the east wind wave. It was promoted to a tropical storm in the 20th. At this time, her path tended to Florida. Two hours before she landed in Florida, Katrina officially reached the hurricane intensity. The strength of the system weakened due to land crossing, but Katrina returned to its former strength one hour after entering the Gulf of Mexico.

After entering the high water temperature area of the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina's enhancement speed was significantly accelerated. On August 27, Katrina reached the intensity of category III hurricane. At this time, Katrina experienced a required course for TC with a certain intensity - eye wall replacement, which affected her enhancement, but it should also be a blessing in disguise. Therefore, Katrina's circulation doubled, After the replacement, Katrina reached the intensity of a category 5 hurricane on the 28th and climbed to the peak at 1 p.m. (CDT). The maximum wind speed near the center was 175 miles and the minimum pressure was 902hpa.

On the 29th, Katrina landed in Louisiana at 6:10 a.m. with a maximum wind speed of 125 miles and a hurricane wind circle radius of 190 kilometers. Then, she landed for the third time with a wind speed of 120 mph at the junction of Louisiana and Mississippi.

The low-lying geographical conditions of New Orleans are special. New Orleans is located between the 800 meter wide Mississippi River and ponchatre lake. It is in a bowl-shaped concave terrain. The average altitude is below the sea level, and the lowest point is up to three meters below the sea level. At ordinary times, it only depends on the flood dike, flood discharge canal and giant water pump to pump water to fight the flood. The huge waves and floods brought by Katrina destroyed the flood dike.

The most serious disaster is New Orleans, a city with an average altitude below sea level and a "regular customer" of hurricanes. However, it is estimated that its breakwater is difficult to withstand the waves caused by hurricanes above level 3. Therefore, when the hurricane strikes, the breakwater quickly collapsed.

The river and sea water joined together, inundating the whole city, with an average water depth of two and a half meters. The prosperous city has become a vast land, and there are even amazing rumors of sharks rushing into the city center.

Citizens fled and those who could not escape took refuge in high-rise buildings and large buildings, waiting for rescue. More than 20000 people took refuge in the Convention Center and Sports Center in the city center alone, waiting for rescue.

Where the hurricane passes, the damage to infrastructure is devastating. Houses collapse, roads and bridges are destroyed, and power, communication and water supply are interrupted.

The strong wind and rainstorm seemed to destroy everything. The main body of the villa was a reinforced concrete structure, which was still quite strong, but the huge wind speed seemed to blow the house away. Through the window, mark saw that the thick trees in the bucket were broken at the waist, and then blew away. He saw that a car on the roadside was blown down like a dustbin. All this was terrible, The hurricanes here, up to category 3, can imagine how amazing the category 5 hurricane just landed.

Fortunately, mark used wood to reinforce the window, otherwise the window would be blown out. There are eight people here, mark, Giselle and four assistants, as well as a housekeeper and servant of the villa. They are usually responsible for maintaining the villa. Mark asked everyone to hide in the basement, which is safer.

Now everyone thinks that Mark's approach is very correct. He doesn't panic when he sees so much food and water in the house. It's no problem if he doesn't go out for a month or two.

Mark asked the housekeeper to take out the two guns. Mark said, "the situation is chaotic in case someone takes advantage of the fire."

Mark oiled the gun and filled it with bullets. Over the years, he took time to practice shooting in the shooting club every month. A gun in his hand was like Rambo's body. Mark was full of pride and no one was afraid.

After the hurricane, it rained heavily and kept falling all night. It was already nine o'clock in the morning, but there were still dark clouds and no sunshine. At this time, there was a knock outside the door. The housekeeper went to open the door and found a family of four standing outside the door. Although they were wearing raincoats, they were all wet and embarrassed.

The housekeeper asked Mark for instructions: "the window of Shamir's house nearby is broken and the rain is pouring in. For safety, I want to come here to take shelter from the rain."

Mark pondered, "can you believe it? Safety comes first at this time."

The manager said, "they are all neighbors. They live half a kilometer away. Mr. Shamir is a good man and runs a small bar."

Mark nodded.

The housekeeper went out and brought in the Shamir family. There were four people, Shamir and his wife and a pair of daughters. Seeing that they were all wet, the two little girls shivered with cold and brought them clean in September

Changing their clothes and towels and drinking warm milk, Shamir thanked mark: "thank you very much for taking us in, Mr. mark Wang." he recognized mark.

Mark said, "you're welcome. Helping others is a joy." he said to the two little girls who looked curiously at the food in the hall, "isn't it great? The room is full of food. Here is a free supermarket of your choice. You can take what you like."

The two little girls said happily, "really? Really don't want money?"

Mark said, "yes." the two little girls looked at their mother. When their mother nodded, they ran happily to choose snacks.

Shamir looked at the room full of food and the wooden windows and said, "you are well prepared."

Mark said, "there's nothing wrong with making more preparations, Mr. Shamir. How many families are there nearby? If they don't have a place to go, I still have some rooms here to accommodate some people."

Shamir was overjoyed and said, "God will bless you. The residents of the town should have taken refuge in schools and air raid shelters. However, there are more than a dozen families nearby. Their houses are of reinforced concrete structure. They think there is no problem and don't go out. They take shelter from the wind at home or in the cellar. We are the same, but the windows are broken and a lot of rain blows in. I can go and visit them."

Mark said, "it's raining hard outside."

Shamir said, "I can drive. There's no problem driving slower."

Mark said, "I'll go with you."

Shamir asked suspiciously, "you?"

Mark said, "I'm not a city man who can't bear hardships." as a result, as soon as they got to the door, more than two dozen people came in three cars. Their houses were flooded, so they had to rush to the largest villa nearby in the rain for help.

Mark and Shamir drove to pick up more than a dozen families nearby. The hurricane intensity was far greater than estimated, and each house was damaged to varying degrees. Now mark and Shamir extended a helping hand and moved here immediately.

Mark is considerate. He made it clear to Shamir that he only accepts those with families, preferably women and children. He refuses to accept those hooligans and gangsters. Shamir also understands that his wife and children are also in the villa, and he doesn't want them to stay with those black sheep, Therefore, he has silently avoided such people.

When they came back in the afternoon, it was full of people and as lively as a hotel. Giselle commanded several assistants to greet the guests. Here, they can generate electricity by themselves, but the power is not large. It is limited to power supply. The water is pumped into the water storage tank by digging a well, which has not been affected.

It gives people a warm and happy feeling. Almost everyone exclaimed as soon as they came in: "it's full of food."

When Mark returned, they thanked the host for his warm hospitality. Now it's still raining heavily outside and the communication has been interrupted. It's said that the small wharf has been flooded and the only bridge outside has been washed out by the flood. The people in the town can't go out and the people outside can't come in. Everyone is worried. No one expected that the destructive power of the hurricane is so strong, Now it's raining heavily. Who knows what will happen?

Seeing that people were so worried, mark and Shamir drove to the town again. It rained heavily and visibility was very low. They had to drive slowly.

This is a small town. The mayor and the sheriff are the same person, and the mayor and the sheriff's office are also together. They come here because there is a radio and they can contact with others.

However, when they came to the police station, they saw a very hot scene. Several guys who knew they were not good birds faced off with the police with guns.

When Shamir saw it, he took out his gun, pointed at the gang and shouted, "mad dog Billy, do you want to become dead dog Billy?" mark also raised his shotgun and pointed at each other.

Billy, the mad dog, faced off with the police and didn't lose the wind, but the back road was copied, and the situation turned around immediately. He shouted, "damn Shamir, don't worry so much if you want to see God." the guy next to Shamir with a shotgun gave him a headache. The gun blew over and hurt him if he didn't die.

The policeman grew up and said, "crazy dog Billy, you have the upper hand. If you want to leave here alive, put down your gun. The governor has ordered that those who take advantage of the fire can be shot immediately."

Mad dog Billy saw the white faces of his men and knew that they were afraid and didn't dare to work hard. He bit his teeth and snapped, "I'm going to leave here. Those who block me will die."

Mark opened the insurance and said, "really? As long as I push the trigger, you'll all be finished. Do you want to try? "

The sheriff said, "go to jail for up to three or five years. Shoot and you'll die. Do you really want to die?" they are now fighting back and forth, suppressing each other. They just take the opportunity to take these criminals. These people dare to rush into the police station with guns. God knows what else they will do. He doesn't want to miss it.

Billy, the mad dog, was sweating in a cold sweat. He made a miscalculation today. He couldn't save his brother and rob the goods. He even had to get in. He couldn't decide whether to surrender or kill out.




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