Chapter 269 Erupting Volcano
The Shiretoko Peninsula is located in the northeast corner of Hokkaido. It has a cold climate. Sea ice appears in the surrounding waters every winter. The peninsula, which is only more than 60 kilometers long, is full of undulating peaks. The volcanoes belonging to the Thousand Islands Volcanic Belt are arranged almost in a straight line in the center of the peninsula.
Most of the volcanoes here are not extinct volcanoes, but dormant volcanoes, and there are even active volcanoes. Frequent volcanic activity has created a large number of volcanic lakes, scattered among the volcanoes.
Where there are volcanoes, there will naturally be no shortage of hot springs. In addition, there is a lot of snowfall here and the snow melts late in the season. The beautiful scenery of snowflakes and cherry blossoms can appear together. In addition, the natural landscape is unique, attracting a large number of tourists here. Visited one hot spring resort or ski resort after another.
At this time, it coincided with the end of March and the beginning of April, which was the time when there were the most tourists. However, unexpected events suddenly happened at night. The earth shook, the mountains collapsed, and the houses collapsed, accompanied by rumbles coming from the ground. The loud roar is like the low roar of a giant beast from the wild.
Although the locals were scared and worried, they were not too panicked. They hid in corners, under tables and other places according to their usual drills, waiting for the vibration to pass before leaving the house. But that was not the case in those resorts. Most of the tourists living there were I had never encountered an earthquake before, but when I encountered such a strong earthquake, it immediately turned into a mess, and everyone ran out in panic.
I finally ran outside the house, only to see a horrifying scene. A mountain in the distance was like fireworks, spewing bright flames, billowing smoke and lava.
The pyroclastic flow formed by high-temperature gas, rock fragments and erupted volcanic ash rolls down the hillside under the influence of gravity, submerging everything along the way. The gray torrent roared against the ground with billowing smoke and dust.
Countless red stones of different sizes were thrown high into the sky by the huge pressure. Thousands of red lights cut through the night, as beautiful as a meteor shower, bringing But there is endless murderous intention. These stones fall on the ground and create deep pits one after another. When they hit the house, they can easily penetrate several floors.
Dark red magma spreads from the top of the mountain, touching the white snow, and screams! Bah! ’ turned into water vapor with a slight sound, making the beautiful snow scene disappear instantly, but it was far from enough to stop the flow of magma, which was still flowing slowly and methodically down the mountain.
If earthquakes can be taken for granted, even the locals cannot turn a blind eye to the volcanic eruption. They rush out of their homes regardless of the shaking that has not yet subsided, supporting the elderly and the young, driving and running to escape from their homes.
The road, which was not wide, was suddenly blocked by the sudden increase in vehicles, ‘Beep! drop! The rapid sound of horns sounded one after another, but it was impossible to use sound waves to clear the blocked roads. Seeing that the volcano was still erupting, the pungent smell of sulfur could already be smelled. Many people simply gave up their cars and moved forward on foot, further aggravating the road congestion. .
Ahead is a blocked road, behind is an erupting volcano, and pyroclastic flows that will spread over who knows when, bringing great psychological pressure to people, with cries and noises mixed in. The sound of car horns and the blast of volcanic eruptions formed a sonata called escape.
The news of the eruption of Mt. Mt. Mt., an extinct volcano, quickly spread all over the world through the power of the Internet and the media. People in other places said "Oh" when they saw the news and continued their work. In life, only people with leisure time may click in to see the excitement.
People can be indifferent to disasters that have not befallen them, but TPC cannot. They responded immediately. As soon as the volcano erupted, they immediately mobilized the rescue forces in the base and took transport planes to rush there. Going to the scene to perform disaster relief tasks, TPC's powerful mobilization capabilities are fully demonstrated at this moment,
The shelters that were upgraded and renovated half a year ago also came in handy. They were immediately opened to accommodate victims. However, before the resettlement of the victims was completed, tents and other tents were set up. The eruption level of Wumendake volcano increased again, and the volcanic ash The approaching two shelters were classified as dangerous areas, and the people who had just entered were immediately evacuated and moved to the farther shelter. The loudspeaker kept repeating the words "The shelter is closed, move immediately". The panic in the people's hearts turned into anger, venting it on the TPC staff who came to help them, blaming TPC for letting them run around and complaining about TPC. He was unable to prevent the volcanic eruption and cursed that the TPC only investigated and failed to predict the volcanic eruption. But when the pyroclastic flow approaches, no matter how angry people are, they will flee this shelter in a panic.
TPC’s disaster relief work has a variety of plans and processes. It does not require too much attention from the top management. The people responsible for this work are busy, so they naturally need to rest and sleep. , we cannot stop eating, drinking or sleeping just because a certain place is hit by a disaster.
But all this changed after Zongfang knocked on the door of Hui Jianhui’s room in the middle of the night. Zongfang, who entered Hui Jianhui’s room, only said one sentence: “He thinks Golzan may be at the fog gate. Yue."
"Wumen Yue? That volcano that erupted again?" Jian Hui was shocked and immediately said, "I'll go find the director now."
Megumi immediately went to the area where the director lived. In the name of an emergency, he asked his secretary to wake up Director Sawai who had fallen asleep. Although he was disturbed in the middle of the night, Director Sawai did not show any displeasure. He did not even have time to change his clothes. Pajamas came out of the bedroom in a hurry and asked, "What happened?"
He knew Jujian Hui, so calling him in the middle of the night was definitely not a small matter.
Jia Jianhui said with a serious face: "Director, I think it is necessary to conduct a detailed investigation of the underground of Kirimondake volcano."
Director Sawai's sleepiness disappeared and he immediately asked Said: "Why?"< br>
"Golzan who first appeared in the grassland crossed the ocean from the underground to Akita." Before Megumi finished speaking, Director Sawai replied: "Do you suspect that the re-eruption of Kirimondake volcano is related to Golzan? Like? ”
"Yes!" Hui Jian nodded and said: "The eruption of Wumenyue volcano is still continuing, and the intensity is getting higher and higher each time. This is so strange. If it is really Golzan who is causing trouble, then the disaster may exceed It’s beyond our imagination.”
Mr. Sawai. The prisoner's face also became serious. He turned on the display screen on the wall and found the map of Wumen Mountain. It was only fifty kilometers away from the place where Golzan was buried. Thinking of the cooling lava appearing in the burial place of Golzan, Ze Director Jing couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
If it was Golzan who really caused the eruption of Kirimondake volcano, then things would be too bad. He could make an extinct volcano erupt, and it would definitely be easier to make dormant and active volcanoes erupt, and Shiretoko The peninsula lacks everything except volcanoes.
(End of this chapter)