222: Food became the most pressing problem for those trapped underground!

"Quick! Come save them!"

"My father and mother are both trapped underneath! They're still alive!"

"My daughter is also trapped underneath! Please, please save her! Ya Ya just turned five yesterday!"

"Are you firefighters? Quickly come help over here! Someone's leg is trapped, and half their body is stuck in the rubble; they should be the easiest to rescue!"

"Don't worry, everyone! We will save everyone! Anyone who can currently confirm the location of their relatives can report it to our captain here!"

The noisy clamor reached his ears.

But the man knelt on the ground, his heart like dead ash.

Just one step too late! Just one step!

If the fire and rescue personnel had arrived a little earlier, perhaps after moving this boulder, his son wouldn't have been crushed to death! There would have been at least a glimmer of hope!

Rescue personnel passed by him.

The man felt as if someone was patting his shoulder. He looked up blankly, but only saw the other person's anxious expression, their mouth opening and closing as if speaking.

For some reason, he couldn't hear.

The rescue worker leaned close to his ear, shouting loudly.

Finally, the man heard the other person's voice.

"Brother! Are your relatives trapped underneath?!"

"If not, could you come with me and help? A mother's daughter is trapped underground over there; the little girl is only five years old!"

The man stared at the ground for a long time, then shook his head and slowly got up from the ground.

"No!"

"That's great! Then come with me and help! It's a race against time; we're all fighting against the King of Hell!"

"The little girl's mother will surely thank you!"

Leaving that remark, the rescue worker didn't linger and immediately rushed towards the young mother's direction.

The man glanced at the huge concrete wall beneath his feet, then turned with difficulty, slowly uttering words that only he himself could hear.

"Son, Dad is sorry!"

"Wait for Dad; Dad will come find you after saving people."

...Similar scenes were unfolding simultaneously in countless places at this very moment.

Countless parents, children, and elderly people desperately tried to save their loved ones, but individual strength was limited.

After enduring the natural disaster, the greatest and most glorious divinity in human nature was ignited in those who were fortunate enough to survive.

Prioritizing the rescue of those who were easy to save was their most scientific yet helpless choice!

Only by first rescuing those who were easy to save could everyone gather more strength to save their own relatives.

Witnessing this scene.

The hearts of viewers in front of their TVs and phones were filled with profound sorrow!

If not for the current extraordinary situation, who would be willing to abandon their family?

After a disaster strikes, courage is the primary weapon for saving humanity!

Before the national main rescue forces arrived, everyone had to rely on solidarity and concerted effort to save more people.

The optimal golden rescue time is only 72 hours!

Once this time is exceeded, the difficulty of rescue will increase sharply.

After all, most of those buried underground are physically injured. Even if not injured, a person who goes without food or water for three days will fall into an unprecedented state of weakness.

And those who are injured, during these three days, not only face a fatal physical challenge but also extreme mental torment!

Stuck underground in darkness, with no one to communicate with, and in immense physical pain.

To endure it, that is humanity's innate will to survive!

...Five hours after the earthquake.

The road into Wen County was fully cleared.

Seven hours later.

The first batch of large rescue teams finally arrived smoothly at the disaster center.

Eight hours later.

The first and second batches of rescue supplies were then delivered by transport vehicles.

Most of these supplies were food, primarily for the affected population after the earthquake. Fortunately, this earthquake still left some large supermarkets intact in the affected areas, providing a good amount of water and food resources.

This could cope with the immediate crisis in the short term.

Twelve hours later.

The second and third batches of support teams from all over the country arrived to assist in disaster relief!

Seventeen hours later.

After preliminary statistics, this major magnitude 8 earthquake in Wen County resulted in 223,243 injuries, 99,382 missing persons, and 3,414 deaths.

Twenty-four hours later.

A sudden heavy downpour swept through Wen County, and the difficulty of rescue increased sharply due to the weather!

Additionally, setting up temporary shelters became an urgent priority!

Twenty-five hours later.

After being scoured by the heavy rain, multiple landslides occurred again! The secondary disaster caused the deaths of 23 disaster relief personnel... Sixty-six hours after the earthquake.

Seventy percent of the search and rescue mission has been completed!

Apart from the few damaged and collapsed high-rise buildings, the rescue of affected residents in other single-story house areas has been largely completed.

Regarding this major earthquake, the Huaxia Country's efforts and response to disaster relief were unprecedented.

In addition to the united and concerted efforts of the entire nation, rescue personnel also worked day and night.

Calm strategies, advance planning, and timely measures in the face of disaster reduced the damage and harm from this devastating earthquake, comparable to one decades ago, to the lowest level.

It is no exaggeration to say that, regarding the subsequent handling of this earthquake, only Huaxia Country could achieve this level globally.

And currently.

Everyone's attention is focused on this final rescue mission.

As is well known, sixty-six hours of rescue time have already passed. Most of those who could be rescued have already been rescued.

At this moment, countless television media reporters nationwide are gathered in the collapsed high-rise area, which is the last area where comprehensive search and rescue has not yet been completed.

This is the most difficult problem in the entire rescue mission!

Three high-rise buildings, each over thirty stories tall, collapsed in succession. The rubble alone looks like a small hill, with countless people buried underneath.

Through the surveys of the past two days, the approximate locations of people still alive within ten meters of the ground have been identified.

However, the top rescue experts nationwide are also having a headache over the rescue of these individuals.

Firstly, they cannot use large excavation equipment to clear the construction waste on top of the rubble; they can only use manual clearing methods for small-scale removal.

This speed is not fast!

Although more people can improve efficiency, it is ultimately not the best option.

Secondly.

The affected people buried underground have already endured nearly three days, and most of them are close to giving up.

Without food and energy, it will be very difficult for them to persevere!

This is currently the most difficult problem to solve!