Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 995 - 656: Can’t Leave for Real!

To let the officers and soldiers watch TV while eating, Han Yu had long instructed Zhang Erxiao to move the color TV from the development zone's Dunship Second Floor Command and Control Room to the big Dunship at Linghai Port.

Considering the poor television signal by the river, he also asked Zhang Erxiao to buy a small satellite TV receiver.

Since last year, TV stations in various provinces have successively launched satellite channels, which can now all be accessed. Using that small dish to receive the signal, they could even watch Hong Kong Phoenix TV.

With climate changes happening on Hanwu's side, Han Yu couldn't dare neglect the news and immediately asked Zhang Erxiao to find some people to move the color TV sponsored by Customs back to the development zone's Dunship Command and Control Room and to dismantle and install the satellite receiver on top of the development zone's Dunship.

The TV picture was very clear, but there was no weather forecast or news from Hanwu for the time being. Perhaps he was too sleepy and tired before, as he dozed off in the chair.

When he woke up, it was already broad daylight.

Han Yu opened his eyes and found a light quilt covering him.

"Vice Director Yu, I slept here last night, why didn't you wake me?"

"I was afraid that once awake, you wouldn't be able to fall back asleep."

Vice Director Yu of the Jingzhou Port Supervision Bureau Traffic Control Center walked over, poured a glass of water, and gently placed it by the edge of the desk: "Secretary Han, you must be very thirsty, have some water."

"Thank you." Han Yu was indeed a bit thirsty and gulped down the water in one go, then stood up and looked at the river, mumbling, "It didn't rain." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"It rained a lot over on Hanwu's side."

"How much?"

"Each profession has its own specialization; for specific amounts, you'd have to ask your father-in-law."

Han Yu put down the teacup, rubbed his eyes, and looked at 001 on the river: "Vice Director Yu, what are Captain Fan and the others doing?"

Vice Director Yu turned back to look and said, "They are assisting Master Xu and Master Yao in surveying the water situation. Master Xi left early in the morning, and Director Ge arranged for a car to send him off. When Master Xi left, he explained that from today on, 001 would serve as the Hydrological Bureau's mobile hydrological station."

Han Yu instinctively asked, "Mobile hydrological station?"

Vice Director Yu explained, "Sudden weather change, Hanwu's side is experiencing heavy rainfall, and Shashi's water situation has attracted great attention. From the National Flood Control Headquarters, the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters to the Middle Reaches Along the River Province, County and City Flood Control Command.

From flood relief troops, Armed Police, police to business and institutional flood control offices, from Shashi's Yanjiang ports, warehouses, docks, to citizens concerned about the Yangtze River flood situation, as well as news media from central to local levels, are all calling about Shashi's water conditions, the hotline at the Shashi Hydrological Station is nearly turning into a flood control hotline."

"Can't get through?"

"We can't get in, and they can't take more calls."

Real-time water conditions are the decision-making basis for flood control command departments.

Han Yu suddenly realized that as the Yangtze Flood Control Headquarters' flood control expert stationed in Jingzhou, Master Xi must constantly monitor the rise and fall, flow rate, and velocity data of the Jingjiang water level, which might be why 001 was requisitioned again out of concern for not getting first-hand water conditions.

"Vice Director Yu, is there any news from the anti-flood command?"

"Not for the time being."

"Alright then, I'll go next door to check on my father-in-law first."

Han Yu took a deep breath, walked out of the command and control room, and knocked on the door of the Meteorological Support Team's office.

Old Han was on the phone, with a pile of blueprints and several sheets of densely recorded phone logs by his side.

Han Yu stood in front of the ATM-like radar display and waited a while before Old Han hung up the phone and looked up.

"Dad, how is the situation on Hanwu's side?"

"You fell asleep not long last night when it started raining on Hanwu's side. The maximum rainfall was nearly 90 millimeters per hour. Rainfall on Parrot Continent was even greater and more urgent, far exceeding the highest level of severe heavy rain standards. Based on the current data, it has already broken the historical highest record for Hanwu since meteorological observations began."

Han Yu was stunned: "Raining that heavily!"

Old Han put down the phone, handed over a phone log: "Shihuang is also experiencing rainfall, and it's also severe heavy rain. What's more worrying is that based on observations from peers in various places, more and more scattered rainstorm cloud clusters are emerging in Xichuan, Mountain City, and Nanhu overnight. If they connect and expand, the Meiyu front will once again form over the Yangtze River Basin."

As he was speaking, Han Xiangmeng and Liang Xiaojun walked in.

Han Yu glanced at his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, asking with a wry smile, "Dad, didn't you say yesterday that the Meiyu front was over?"

"I did say that, but it doesn't mean the Meiyu front won't reappear."

Master Han was silent for a moment, then said worriedly, "Historically, such situations have occurred. Once it happens, it will bring widespread heavy rainfall, namely the infamous 'reverse Meiyu front' we often mention."

"Caused by the encounter of those two airflows?"

"Based on the current situation, it seems so, but whether it truly is requires confirmation from space observation results."

With the downstream Hanwu experiencing the largest rainstorm in history, if it rains again upstream and in the Dongting Lake basin, isn't Jingzhou caught in the middle at great risk?

If everything the father-in-law said were to happen, the Jingjiang water level could be higher than when the previous two flood peaks passed!

The previous flood peaks put both banks of the Jingjiang in peril. If a flood larger than before were to occur… Han Yu didn't dare think further, supporting himself on a chair and slowly sitting down.

It was just a prediction before; who would have expected that all signs indicated the worst-case scenario might very likely occur?

Old Han was filled with a strong sense of guilt, and suddenly slapped himself: "What a jinx I am, shouldn't have spoken carelessly."

Han Xiangmeng had never seen her dad slap himself before, and she hurriedly sat beside him, holding his arm: "Dad, it's just bad luck with the weather, it's not your fault, you just happened to guess right by chance."