Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: End of Rain Disaster (I)

[Time left before apocalypse: 45 Days and 16 Hours]

It was exactly day forty, since the first rain of the current on-going disaster hit the lands of Starship Country, when the rain finally started slowing down. By the time clock struck nine in the morning, the rain had died down to almost eighty percent of what it was just twelve hours ago.

The relief and hope that immediately washed over everyone couldn’t be hidden. They all were waiting for rescue teams to come to their aid as soon as possible.

The government didn’t slack off and new rescue missions were immediately launched. The central government first activated Emergency Command Centers throughout the country. They set up a centralized command center for coordination between national and regional governments, military, frontline workers, NGOs, and international aid.

Then, they deployed Emergency Teams. They mobilized search and rescue teams, including military, police, and trained volunteers, and other frontline workers to the most critical areas.

Hundreds of teams were deployed across the country to provide supply aid. They were to distribute MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat), clean drinking water, and water purification tablets along with first aid kits.

Makeshift hospitals started being set up immediately in the top floors of hotels around the cities and medical teams were deployed to treat injuries, prevent infections, and address diseases like cholera and dysentery.

Helicopters, drones, and satellites were used to assess flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage around the country. Such areas were identified that were above flood levels and could serve as shelters or logistics hubs.

For rescue operations, helicopters, boats, and amphibious vehicles were deployed to evacuate people stranded on lower floors of buildings or in high-risk zones. The mission was to relocate these survivors to the safe zones.

Emergency communication was set up to broadcast alerts and inform people about the evacuation missions through satellite radios. At the same time, efforts were also being made to repair power and communication lines. Engineers were deployed to restore essential utilities where possible.

Preparations were being made for disease control. Vaccines, hygiene kits, and insecticides were getting prepared to be distributed in order to prevent outbreaks of waterborne and vector-borne diseases.

For crowd management, military and special forces were deployed immediately along with police to prevent looting, maintain order, and ensure fair distribution of supplies.

The next important matter that needed to be taken care of was to manage the floodwater that had filled the entire nation. The primary focus of this mission were the extensively flooded cities.

There were several immediate measures that were taken to control the floodwater. First of all, existing infrastructure, such as floodgates and spillways, were considered to be used to release the flood water into less populated or designated flood zones, reservoirs, or rivers.

There were also plans to build makeshift canals, trenches, or dikes to redirect water away from urban centers. High-capacity water pumps were also deployed to drain flooded areas, directing the water to rivers, lakes, or temporary storage basins.

Also, machinery and manpower were being prepared to clear blocked drains and to also unclog other stormwater systems to improve the water flow. To install temporary drainage solution, large diameter hoses and modular drainage channels were deployed or opened.

To contain the flood, it was being planned to use sandbags to create temporary barriers around critical infrastructure such as hospitals, shelters, and power plants.

Along with that, portable flood defense systems were being prepared to shield important areas as a method of mobile flood barriers. All the basements of the buildings, subways, and underground facilities were being closed to prevent any further water ingress.

Unexpectedly, the government didn’t disappoint the citizens of Starship Country and immediately launched into the set missions.

It was around three in the early afternoon when a total of ten military boats arrived in Greenstone Residential Area along with two military helicopters. There were soldiers, police, firemen, doctors, and tons of supplies in those boats.

At this point, the rain had turned into a light shower. The police took over the job of supplying rations to every building according to the residents living in each unit. The rations were enough to last for ten more days.

The soldiers took over the duty to keeping everything in order, especially those people who were trying to create trouble. The firemen were tasked with the job of evacuating any possible survivors on the lower floors that were halfway submerged into water.

There were also several people who were in bad health condition, especially old and really young ones. These people were immediately registered to be taken to the hospitals and shelters while the medical staff started checking on them.

After all this help, there were still some people who couldn’t help but make scene about how they were being treated unfairly. Some demanded more food, saying they hadn’t eaten in days and they needed about double of what they had received. There were also those who started shouting at the rescue team for not taking them to the shelter homes.

Thankfully, the military’s presence kept these troublemakers from doing much than just complaining or throwing tantrums.

Grace and everyone related to her just silently accepted the rations and returned to their apartments. But they did receive some curious glances from the rescue team because of how healthy they appeared unlike everyone else. There was also Davian who was dressed in his official luxury suit and was carrying a clean hairstyle while there were those who looked homeless.

Thankfully, no one from the rescue team bothered to ask another question after they learned his identity. If anything actually surprised them, then it was to find him in such a simple residential area instead of a grand mansion.

All this time, Grace kept her identity hidden. It was not planned, she just couldn’t bother to intrude herself to anyone, especially when someone else was handling the job just perfectly.

It was actually a good thing. If worse came to worst, she was ready to throw Davian under the bus and leave unscathed… just kidding!