Preface
In the night, the scarlet firelight swayed on the Meida Highway, the thick smoke obscured the stars and the moon, and the atmosphere of terror spread. A sudden landslide buried the bustling artery of life, and the hideous scars tore open. Dozens of carriages were buried alive, and the sound of crackling and engine roaring came and went, and the scene was like purgatory on earth. A witness was all apprehensive – a horrific scene that punctured people's ignorance and arrogance about nature, and would also open the way to life.
1. The night of the Meida Expressway was terrifying, and the mud and rocks drowned life
Dawn is approaching, the waning moon is low, and the night guards this tranquility with its last strength. No one expected that this tranquility would be completely broken. The gears of fate began to turn wildly, and a huge wound on the Meida Highway suddenly tore open! The mud and rocks surged down, covering the sky, and the vehicles were as small as ants in the rolling loess. Screams, loud noises, fires! Tragedy unfolded without warning. Those who witnessed it all had palpitations in their hearts - it was the evasion of life and death, the speed of life and death!
On this crazy Mei-Da Expressway, a dazzling cloud of gunpowder suddenly exploded over the Chayang Road section of Dapu, Meizhou. The cars were buried alive in the mud, and they overturned and burned, as if they had been bitten by a ghost. The scene was bloody, ruins, and panicked figures everywhere. A driver with blood on his hands trembled as the cars fell one by one, and the smoke was followed by a rolling sea of fire. A villager who rushed to the rescue wept silently, and in front of him was the countless vehicles buried alive and the heart-rending wails.
It's so cruel! This is an incomparably miserable night on the Mei-Dalian Expressway, a human tragedy! The scene is shocking, and time seems to freeze. The road was broken, the vehicles were buried alive, and the fires raged wildly in the smoke, but fortunately, there were also those heroes who went against the grain, who were not afraid of danger, digging with their bare hands, and relaying to save people. The flashlight flickered firmly in the darkness, illuminating the hope of regaining life.
Forty-eight innocent lives were lost forever, and 30 were injured in the fire. But more lives were born again because of those who were brave. This avenue, which once carried carriages and horses, now leaves only bloodstained scars.
2. Highway of Death Horror
The scarlet firelight flickered in the night, the smoke obscured the stars and the moon, and the air was filled with smoke and terror. It's a nightmare, but it's very real on the Meida Expressway.
Zhang Lixin, who was driving home, was experiencing a life-and-death crisis at the moment. The sudden tremor woke up the whole family, and the father slammed on the accelerator under his feet, and the huge tremor made them stagger. The car shook violently, the tires shot sparks on the broken pavement, and she saw the ripped crash barrier fall, and fear overwhelmed them in an instant. The father tried his best to control the steering wheel, and he snatched a life from the mouth of death.
At the same time, truck driver Wang Xiangnan is facing the shocking scene of the collapse. He was already driving on the edge of the collapse when he heard a loud noise, as if the whole mountain was rolling towards him. A large hole suddenly cracked in front of the car, and thick smoke began to billow, and several cars fell as if they had fallen into nine hells.
The scene in front of him put Wang Xiangnan in a nightmare, he witnessed cars being buried alive and burning, and the sounds of wailing, crackling, and engine roaring mixed into a terrifying noise. Without thinking, he immediately decided to cross the truck in the middle of the road, blocking the passage of subsequent vehicles and winning precious time for his life.
Black clouds overwhelmed the city, the flames soared into the sky, and the collapse was like a purgatory on earth. Fu Yuanwei, an excavator operator, saw several vehicles disappear in huge potholes. He watched as a father and son desperately crawled out of the hot mud, their daughter covered in blood and unconscious. Fu Yuanwei did not hesitate at all, he drove the excavator and struggled to carve out a passage, and the headlights outlined the ladder to life in the dark.
Until the early hours of the morning, thick smoke was still billowing and moaning was incessant. Flashlights weave through the night, casting a ray of hope. The people of Meizhou were in danger, temporarily set up stretchers, and passed the wounded one by one shoulder side by side........ Every inch of the road was covered with blood, and every corner was filled with the smell of death. But the power of life is also burning, and with courage and tenacity, we can regain hope again and again for our families, relatives, friends, neighbors, and strangers. Even when people are desperate, there is always a light flashing in the sky, guiding the way to rebirth.
Third, the root cause of Meizhou is inexorable, and the crisis is lurking silently
Meizhou has been a hot land since ancient times, giving birth to countless heroes and heroes. But in this fiery underground, there is a silent killer buried, always eyeing the tiger. The soil here is mixed with the harshness of nature, and the rocks have long been covered in bruises after hundreds of millions of years of rain and wind. Weathered by the sun and rain, they turn into soft and boneless clay, wrapped in thousands of years of hatred, ready to launch fierce revenge.
According to a geologist, Meizhou's local granite, which is rich in acidic material, is rapidly eroded and weathered in this rainy environment, and hard quartz grains are encased in clay. The rain seeped through the crevices of the quartz, and those kaolinite and montmorillonite greedily absorbed the water, swelling, loosening, and spreading like crazy!
A cloud of dark clouds seems to be pressing down on the realm, and what kind of earth-shattering waves have been brewing in this land of hatred after days of torrential rain? The weather in Meixian County is always so inexplicable, whether it is sunny or stormy after the rain?
In April, the temperature rose and everything was full of life, but the rainfall in Meizhou hit a new high in 30 years! 663.8 mm of heavy rain fell, 3.5 times that of the same period in normal years. Since April 16, it has rained for 16 days, and when will the earth be able to drink enough after a long drought? This long rainstorm was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back. The mountain that had lost its support began to loosen and twist, and the seeping rain was like a sharp knife cutting through the clay body, and the mountain finally collapsed in a large area under the heavy blow.
"It's like a terminal cancer patient who suddenly has a stroke, and every part of the body starts to fail rapidly. An expert said that Meizhou already owes too many cursed bills. But the greater tragedy lies in the fact that Meizhou lacks a complete prevention system, and it is difficult to detect the last "critical signs" of mountain health. Even the day's rescue was hampered by the inability of rescue equipment to enter this loose quagmire area. In this way, a catastrophe occurred silently, a huge ecological system collapsed in just a few dozen minutes, and the tragedy will eventually become a scar in the collective memory.
Fourth, the road of life, prevention is better than prevention
After the tragedy, tears overflowed the peaks of Meizhou. The heavy smell of blood has not completely dissipated, and the devastated highway is like a living body, telling the fragility of life and the majesty of nature. We are too conceited and forget our reverence for the laws of nature in the illusion of development. Like the car buried alive in the mud, the short-sighted human being is gradually buried by his own ignorance in the habit of taking it for granted.
Looking back at this catastrophe, the alarm bell has already been sounding secretly, and even a glimmer of life is sounding the red alarm. Frequent rainfall, slow sliding of mountains, and blockages on rural roads are just some of the ominous signs that we have rightfully ignored.
How many pioneers and explorers have been in the quest to survive and have never forgotten the mysteries of nature? And we, the descendants of civilization, are so foolish to think that we can be above nature?
An ecological expert reluctantly said that the local granite lithology in Meizhou is already prone to weathering, forming clay layers. Torrential rains relentlessly washed away the soft soil, and the mountain finally crumbled under heavy pressure. Do we still have too many natural omissions that we have not yet understood, and we need to touch and experience them a little bit with more blood and life?
In the future, we must start from the root cause, re-examine the climate, geology, ecology and other environmental factors, explore the laws and internal connections, and formulate practical prevention and monitoring measures. Of course, is it enough to rely on human resources alone? We need to deeply integrate with the multidisciplinary science and technology, so that cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data can solve more problems for us.
In addition, in the event of a disaster, our emergency response and rescue capabilities should not be underestimated. In the aftermath of the accident, the number of casualties was largely out of control due to difficulties in accessing rescue equipment. This means that we need to equip key areas with corresponding emergency rescue equipment to improve the overall ability of rapid response and rescue.
Looking at the pain, every inch of the motherland's land may hide unknown risks. We need to be cautious and vigilant against hidden dangers. For only when the alarm bell rings for a long time can we find a way out of the darkness; Only when resources last forever can our boat of life be eternal; Only when the strength is there can the flame of hope burn brightly.
That night, the 48 flames of life dimmed. But what flickers on the land of Meizhou is more of the hero's fire, which is the power of life burning the prairie and illuminating the best side of human nature. And only by rebuilding courage and wisdom from the ruins can we find a way to survive the catastrophe and let more lives not repeat the mistakes of the past!
epilogue
After the tragedy, the peaks of Meizhou are still shrouded in the smell of blood, and the vivid highway seems to tell the fragility of life and the majesty of nature. We have been so conceited in our dreams of development that we have forgotten our reverence for the laws of nature. An ecological expert reluctantly said that the local lithology in Meizhou is already prone to weathering into clay layers, and the mountain finally collapsed under the relentless erosion of rolling rains. Do we still have too many unexplored mysteries of nature that we need to touch and experience with more blood and life?
Only by rebuilding courage and wisdom from the ruins can we find a way to survive the Shoah. Learn from the lessons and prevent them before they happen, so that more lives do not repeat the mistakes of the past. The light of scientific reason will guide the best, bravest, and wisest aspects of human nature, illuminating the path to life.