Crisis Management Game

The person who opened the mouth in the bus was a middle-aged man wearing a rescue suit. He was of medium build, with chiseled cheeks, a majestic appearance, and a pair of round eyes.

It was Han Yue, the leader of the operational command team of this rescue team.

He sat next to Yan Qingwen, director of the Emergency Rescue Department, holding a high-precision topographic map of Punjab Province in his hand.

Gu Ji raised his butt and took a sneak peek. Two red earthquake circles were drawn on it.

"This should be a relatively rare double earthquake."

After a moment of consultation, Yan Qingwen, who was born in the Earthquake Bureau, opened his mouth to confirm the earthquake sequence.

An earthquake sequence refers to a group of sequential earthquakes that occur continuously in the same source body within a certain period of time.

In an earthquake sequence, the strongest earthquake is called the mainshock; the smaller earthquakes that occur in the same earthquake zone after the mainshock are called aftershocks; the smaller earthquakes that occur in the same earthquake zone before the mainshock are called foreshocks.

Therefore, according to the arrangement, earthquake sequences are divided into three major categories.

Mainshock type: The magnitude of the mainshock is high and very prominent. The energy released by the mainshock accounts for more than 90% of the entire earthquake sequence. It can be divided into two types: "mainshock-aftershock type" and "foreshock-mainshock-aftershock type" kind;

Earthquake swarm type: There is no prominent mainshock, and the main energy is released through multiple earthquakes with similar magnitudes. If there are two largest earthquakes with similar magnitudes in the earthquake sequence, it is called a double shock type;

Isolated type: Its main characteristic is that there are almost no foreshocks and almost no aftershocks.

The double earthquakes that Yan Qingwen refers to are earthquake swarms.

Under normal circumstances, mainshock type and swarm type earthquakes cause more serious disasters. For example, the 924 earthquake in Pakistan was a typical mainshock type, while the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey two years ago was a swarm type.

The earthquake outbreak in Pakistan was even more serious because it ran through Punjab Province and covered a wide area, and the affected areas were all densely populated areas.

This is indeed the case.

After leaving the city of Lahore, as the convoy gradually approached the earthquake area, the surrounding mountain roads changed visibly to the naked eye.

On the right side of the car, the mountain forest affected by the earthquake zone is devastated. The mountain is vaguely cracked with cracks. Huge stones and trees have been rolled up and scattered everywhere. The originally dense forest has now been destroyed to pieces, leaving only one piece. messy.

The river under the mountain road on the left is even more vaporous and the waves are raging.

The bridge dam in the distance has completely collapsed, and the fallen rubble and rubble are shining in the sunlight, filled with an aura of death.

The only geological disaster Gu Ji experienced was the underground building checkpoint in northern Myanmar.

But it was a subsidence after all, and at the time of the incident, he was in a completely closed building, so he couldn't feel the terror at all.

Only after seeing these ruins with his own eyes did he understand the destructiveness of earthquake waves.

"Pakistan is located at the junction of the Eurasian Plate and the Indian Plate. Affected by the collision of the two plates, strong earthquake activity is frequent and earthquake disasters are serious. According to data provided by the Pakistan Seismological Bureau, one of the characteristics of this earthquake is frequent aftershocks. The magnitude was high and widespread.”

"Only four hours after the first major earthquake, another magnitude 8.1 earthquake occurred 95 kilometers northeast of the epicenter. Within 24 hours, hundreds of felt aftershocks of magnitude 4 or above had occurred in the earthquake area, stretching for more than 300 kilometers. , so the risk of this operation is extremely high, everyone must..."

Yan Qingwen suddenly stopped in the middle of his words.

A dull sound came from nowhere. It sounded like breathing with thick phlegm stuck in the throat, which was very uncomfortable.

Subconsciously, Gu Ji and others noticed the insulated water cup on the small table in front of Yan Qingwen, and the water surface was shaking in ripples.

"Hmm..."

The rescue dog Xiao Jian beside him began to shake his body inexplicably and bared his teeth.

In the blink of an eye, the birds on the mountain forest on the right suddenly flew into the air in panic. The mountains in the distance were shaking slightly, as if something huge was awakening, and even the windows of the entire bus were "buzzing". Violent roar.

Detachment leader Han Yue's expression suddenly changed.

Director Yan Qingwen hurriedly shouted to the driver: "It's an aftershock! Hurry! Let the convoy speed up!"

“Boom—!”

Suddenly, a loud noise woke everyone up, the earth began to tremble, the river neighed, hundreds of tons of rocks and soil rolled down under the huge momentum, setting off a burst of smoke and dust, and the river-like gravel quickly It occupied the entire mountain forest, knocking down all the trees and shrubs that blocked its path along the way, making a deafening sound.

"It's too late! The driver stops the car! Tighten the handbrake!"

Although Yan Qingwen is an earthquake expert, Han Yue has participated in earthquake rescue all year round and knows very well that with the speed of a bus, there is no time to escape from this kind of earthquake landslide. "Everyone get off the car!!"

"Quick! Quick! Everyone get out of the car immediately!!"

"Ignore the equipment! Get out of the car first!"

"quick!"

The moment the bus door opened, Han Yue and several team leaders immediately stood up and desperately urged the team members to evacuate.

An armed police medical staff member tried to get important equipment from the luggage rack, but was scolded by Han Yue on the spot.

Human lives matter.

Gu Ji quickly jumped out of the car door with Xiao Jian in his arms. The earthquake-swaying mountain road was like stepping on a springboard. Fortunately, his core control was very strong and he did not fall.

His eyes flashed, and after quickly observing the surrounding terrain, he determined that the only place to save himself at the moment was behind the car!

So he hurriedly stretched his neck and shouted: "Everyone, go around the back of the car and take shelter!"

Han Yue in the car heard the noise, glanced at him through the glass, and followed the instructions: "Quick! Everyone hide behind the car! Put on your helmet tightly, lean against the car, and squat down with your hands around your knees!!"

"Everyone, move quickly!!"

"Time is of the essence!"

Several detachment and team leaders shouted one sentence each.

In an instant, all the rescuers began to obey the command. They crowded shoulder to shoulder on the back of the bus, squatting on the spot with their backs against the tires and the iron sheet of the bus.

The next second, there was only a "crash" sound, and a piece of gravel the size of a football suddenly smashed the car window glass, fell from above their heads, rolled down the mountain road, slid into the rough river at the bottom of the mountain, and disappeared. .

And this is just the beginning.

Next, a large amount of gravel rolled down the mountain road and piled up crazily on the body of the bus. The bus was like a big metal bell, "dong dong dong", making a soul-stirring sound. The endless dust and mud formed a suffocating sandstorm. Sweeping in, swallowing everything.

Some rescue workers subconsciously became nervous and couldn't help but close their eyes.

In the endless darkness, Gu Ji could only hear the constant "creak" sound of the car body, and a thrust was continuously transmitted from his back, moving his buttocks and soles.

The bus is moving down the hillside! !

Once the bus is pushed downhill by a boulder, everyone may fall down, but at this time, no one dares to get up and leave, because without the obstruction of the bus body, fighting against the gravel slide with your body will only lead to faster death. !

"Everyone, listen, once the bus falls down the hillside, be sure to grab the tree trunks at the bottom and never fall into the river! Did you hear that?!"

"yes!!"

At the critical moment, Han Yue took the lead and shouted.

Everyone responded in unison, and it was precisely this voice that seemed to make you less afraid. Even if the rescuers are facing danger now, you still have teammates accompanying you.

As the last stone rolled down.

Somehow, the world seemed to become silent all of a sudden. Apart from the breathing of my companions, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of running water down the hillside.

Gu Ji and others slowly opened their eyes.

Through the misty dust, he looked down and saw that the toes of his black hiking boots were about two centimeters beyond the edge of the mountain road. With a slight movement, a lot of gravel and sand rolled down the slope.

That is to say.

As long as the bus is pushed another 10 centimeters, they will be pushed down the mountain!

"Everyone, please don't move until it's safe!"

Seeing that the landslide had stopped, Han Yue first reminded the rescue team not to panic, then stepped forward on his own initiative and moved slowly close to the bus, preparing to explore the road conditions.

Seeing this scene, Gu Ji couldn't help but sigh.

This Han Yue is worthy of being the operational commander of this international rescue operation.

Rich experience and decisive orders;

In case of danger, give priority to evacuating your subordinates;

When the danger is over, he will be the first to take the risk to confirm safety.

No wonder soldiers are always the first force in earthquake relief. Based on these points alone, many ordinary civilian command posts cannot compare.

"Huh... it should be safe. Everyone listens to the order and prepare to get up. Try not to touch the bus body and move quickly towards the front of the bus, but be sure to pay attention to safety!"

"yes!"

The team members shouted and began to stand up slowly.

Since the bus squeezed into an extremely narrow space, everyone could only move sideways.

Gu Ji always held Xiao Jian, followed the team member in front, slowly raised his feet, and at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from behind him.

Hearing the movement, Gu Jiteng turned around and quickly caught the red shadow that had fallen outwards.

With a sudden force, he pulled him back.

"What's going on behind the scenes! Why did I hear someone shouting!"

"Report to Detachment Han! No, it's okay!"

"Shut up if it's okay! Everyone, speed up!"

Hearing Han Yue's scolding, the figure behind Gu Ji hurriedly answered, fearing that his mistake would affect the entire team.

Afterwards.

While the team was moving normally, he whispered behind Gu Ji's ear: "Brother, thank you for saving my life. My feet were numb from squatting and I couldn't stand firm for a while!"

"polite."

Gu Ji communicated more with him. On the one hand, the danger had not been completely eliminated and he did not want to be distracted. On the other hand, he had not yet fully understood the interpersonal relationship of "Bian Shizhang" and did not dare to talk nonsense.

After getting out of the bus completely.

All the rescuers couldn't help but widen their eyes and took a deep breath.

Looking around, the scene was a mess, with mountains of stones and dirt covering everything around it. The two assault vehicles in front had been completely buried in dust, while one of the two passenger buses in the back was still intact.

As for the car Gu Ji was in, the side facing the hillside had been completely squeezed and deformed by the boulder, and the window glass was all shattered. It was unimaginable that if there was no cover, people might be crushed directly.

"Each team will count the number of people immediately! Report any injuries!"

"All the search team is here! No one is injured!"

"The rescue team is fully staffed!"

"The medical team is complete!"

"The technical and support teams are complete, one person, one person is fascinated..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hearing the words "squint your eyes", everyone couldn't help laughing, as if they were celebrating the survivors.

After confirming that there are no casualties on our side.

The disgraced Yan Qingwen picked up the walkie-talkie, stared at the assault vehicle buried in mud and boulders, and kept calling, "Pakistan Emergency Fire Brigade, what's going on over there! Please answer! Please answer!"

But the only response to him was the sound of "Zizzizi".

"The geomagnetic field must have interfered with the wireless communication." Han Yue made a quick judgment, "All members of the second search and rescue team!"

"arrive!"

"Gather the rescue tools in your hands immediately and prepare to save people!"

"Wow!"

The moment he gave the order, a hand suddenly stretched out from the dirt of the buried assault vehicle, and then a man's head wearing a red safety helmet popped out, waving and shouting: "Hey! Hey!"

"It's the Pakistani firefighters! Two people are following me!"

Han Yue finished his sentence and rushed over.

Without saying a word, Gu Ji put down Xiao Jian and caught up. He put on rescue gloves while running, and followed Han Yue to quickly remove the soil around the firefighter. After confirming that he was not injured or oppressed by heavy objects, he carried him alone. An arm pulled him out of the dirt.

"Woof! Woof!"

At the same time, Xiao Jian, who rushed up another slope, suddenly sniffed the soil, sat down on the spot, stretched out his dog's head, and shouted to Gu Ji.

"Han Detachment! There's a situation!"

Gu Ji, who received the dog training mark, immediately understood the meaning of a rescue dog. After a reminder, he first observed the structure of the slope and confirmed that it was stable before climbing up, digging in the soil with his hands, and quickly caught a hard object.

With a swipe, it's part of the red helmet!

“Pakistani firefighters found!”

Gu Ji shouted while continuing to dig, and finally saw the whole picture clearly.

It's a pity that the person has fallen into a coma due to lack of oxygen, and his legs are trapped between rocks and cannot move. "The medical team comes here to save people! Rescue team, get a hydraulic support pole!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Ji finally reacted.

He spoke too much. He was now a dog rescuer, not a captain, so he looked back at Han Yue, who was rescuing people on the other side, and added with a slight embarrassment: "Hey, you said Is this how it should be, Detachment Han?”

Han Yue raised an eyebrow and seemed to remember.

When the aftershocks broke out, it was this black boy who was the first to shout for everyone to hide behind the bus.

"Yes, put on the hydraulic strut!"

After hearing Han Yue's order, a figure hurriedly followed up, holding a hydraulic strut in his hand and reaching into the gap between the boulders. "Hey, leave the rescue work to me!"

Gu Ji heard this sound somewhat familiar.

When he turned his head, he saw a young man with the same dark skin, small eyes, and a somewhat simple look, smiling stupidly at him, showing his white teeth. There was a name sewn on the combat rescue suit on his chest: Wang Yuexi.

"You don't recognize me? The one you pulled just now, my name is Wang Yuexi, from the rescue team. Seeing that you are older than me, just call me Xizi!"

"Recognized, my name is Bian Shizhang."

Only then did Gu Ji figure it out.

The 62 search and rescue team members assembled for this operation should be drawn from different detachments, and they should not be particularly familiar with each other. Otherwise, someone would have talked to him along the way.

I watched Pakistani firefighters being rescued one after another.

Gu Ji knew that he must be fine.

After all, this was just a landslide caused by an aftershock. If we had been on a flat road and squatted in an open space, nothing would have happened.

But this is a hillside road.

Seeing that the road ahead was completely blocked by mud and large gravels, it meant that the road had been completely blocked, not to mention that their bus was also smashed to pieces and could not start at all.

He looked down at the mission time limit in the lower left corner.

More than half an hour has passed.

In other words, he only had more than 80 minutes left before arriving at the earthquake source point.

The road is closed and there are no cars.

How does he go?