It was this decision that made me experience the most unforgettable twelve hours in my life.
At noon on the 20th, I was on the high-speed train, chatting with teachers and friends in Kaifeng all the way. The teacher has booked a restaurant for dinner at 6: 30, just waiting for us to pass. They said that there had just been a rainstorm in Kaifeng and there was water accumulation. It is also said that when changing trains after Zhengzhou East Railway Station, first buy slippers and disposable raincoats to prepare for wading.
At 3 pm, the high-speed train arrived at Zhengzhou East Station. At the station, I began to look for places to sell raincoats and slippers, and searched all three floors. In fact, only a few stores sell umbrellas, and none of them have raincoats and slippers! I think it's incredible that in high-speed railway station with such a large passenger throughput, even basic daily necessities can't be bought, and there are only places selling specialty products everywhere?
What if the passengers have a headache or have any special needs? In case of sudden abnormal weather, passengers need to keep out the cold or shelter from rain and snow. Can an umbrella solve all problems? Isn't a raincoat more convenient for passengers than an umbrella if you are dragging luggage? I think from this perspective, the service of Zhengzhou Railway Station is very inadequate.
In a convenience store, I saw the shop assistant had slippers on his feet, which were quite new, so I asked her where to buy them, and could you help us buy two pairs? She said it was their own and suggested to the boss to buy some slippers to sell in the store, but the boss didn't agree.
I told the clerk, can you give me some plastic bags from the store? She said, you have to buy something before I can send you some. In desperation, I bought some unnecessary snacks in the store and got some plastic bags to use in case I need to pump water.
We went to Kaifeng at 4: 00 pm, but when we were waiting for the ticket, we couldn't see the ticket information. The queue has been stagnant, anxious passengers began to ask questions and were told by the staff that the train was late.
At this time, I began to hear the sound of a big bang coming from the roof of the waiting room on the third floor, which was so dense that it looked like a tribe passed by. The son said, is there a train passing by? I listened carefully for about two minutes and recognized the sound of rain, which was very loud and dense.
Then, we suddenly found that the crowd was very noisy. We turned around and saw a strange scene behind us: the roof of the waiting room was leaking! Intensive rain began to rush into the waiting room, one, two, three, and there were more and more leaking locations, which gradually turned into a drainage curtain cave and rushed into the waiting room with lightning speed, and the ground began to accumulate water quickly. Passengers were still taking pictures at first, and then they found that the water had spread in the waiting room before they began to evacuate quickly.
The staff began to evacuate the crowd. Let's wait in the lobby on the first floor. When we took the elevator to the lobby on the first floor, we were told by the people on the first floor that the first floor had been flooded and we couldn't get down.
In the waiting room on the second floor, I took such a scene and made a circle of friends.
The silly son of the landlord's family has never experienced such a scene and is still urging me: Mom, it's not safe here. Let's get out of here quickly, and it will be safe to get out!
I explained to him that I was sweating profusely: the water in the station was poured in by heavy rain outside, and it was dangerous to go out at this time. We can only wait for the water to recede, and going out now is equivalent to taking risks.
Anyway, he doesn't believe it. In order to make him give up, I accompanied him to carry the box and went down to the first floor from the safety exit to see it. After going down to the first floor, he saw with his own eyes that the water had flooded the stairs, and all the people who came in from the outside waded barefoot and rolled up their trouser legs before giving up the idea of going out completely.
When going upstairs, a big boy who came in from outside saw that it was a little difficult for one of his children to carry the box by himself, so he took the initiative to help him move it. He was embarrassed to let others carry it for him and never let go. The shy big boy wouldn't let go, so the two men lifted the box left and right.
My son was very moved. This may be the first time he felt the kindness of a stranger so close. I also took the opportunity to teach him a lesson and let him pass on his kindness when others need it in the future. I'm sure he will remember.
After waiting for a while on the second floor, we tried to go to the waiting room on the third floor. It was found that the leakage of rain had stopped and the staff began to clean up the accumulated water. We waited at the ticket gate for a while, only to be told that the train was late. At the same time, a large number of trains began to stop, about 6 o'clock, and we were told that all trains stopped.
At this time, watching the video sent by friends, most areas of Zhengzhou have been flooded and many vehicles are trapped in the water.
I can't go to Kaifeng I began to think about what to do tonight. I must live in Zhengzhou. So I asked my brother, what about the newly-built and renovated house in Zhengzhou? He sent me the route, and the taxi will definitely not work. If you take public transport, you need to change from subway to bus. In my judgment, it is definitely impossible to transfer to the bus. I'm dragging luggage belt with my children. It's raining and the ground is full of water. It's too dangerous.
At this time, other family members began to contact me and asked me to go to my cousin's house in Zhengzhou and take the subway directly, but after getting out of the subway, I need to walk about 1 km. The son said, why don't we ask the staff first to see if there is a subway? After asking, I was told that the subway was also out of service, and the idea went away.
Only at this time did I know that there had been a scene that broke the hearts of countless people on Metro Line 5.
I couldn't start a tour group because of the bad signal, so I contacted my brother and asked him to help me book a nearby hotel. He searched and found that the nearest hotel was also 2.5 kilometers away. On second thought, it's still not feasible. At this time, as long as you leave the station, it will be dangerous. The safest place should be the waiting room. As long as the roof no longer leaks rain and the terrain is so high, the safety factor is still relatively high. So I decided to spend the night at the train station.
At this time, the railway station was cut off due to heavy rain, and the network signal was not good.
I didn't bring food. I plan to buy it the next morning. My brother asked me to buy it as soon as possible because I don't know if I can go out tomorrow. There are so many people stranded at the station. If I need to buy more, maybe the food has been robbed.
I think that's why I left my son in the waiting room. Don't run around. Watch your luggage. I'll be right back. I didn't expect this to come soon, and it took nearly two hours.
Due to the power failure, most supermarkets can't continue to operate. Only a small supermarket on the third floor is still open, which has been wiped over and over again, and the shelves have been almost swept. I felt that I had no choice, so I took two boxes of instant noodles and some eight-treasure porridge drinks to queue up for payment.
There are more and more people in the supermarket, and all the passages are blocked, so they can't get in or out. Because there are not enough people, the supermarket is not organized, and people who buy things flock to the checkout counter from all directions, and the payment team is stagnant.
It is a good thing that there is basically zero distance between people and they are not squeezed. The boss couldn't pull down the gate, and all the people who paid the bill left through the back door with small tickets. At this time, I was sweating from head to toe, just like doing a sauna. I'm afraid it's not safe for my son to stay in the hall alone. He couldn't get in touch without a phone watch, so I discussed with the person in front to see if I could queue up, and everyone said helplessly that it was all the same. They left the children alone in the hall to look after their luggage before they came up to buy things.
At this time, I am in a hurry and can't move. It's really hot Don't buy it. I don't know how long I will be stuck in the station for fear of running out of food. Waiting in line to buy, I don't know when this queue will last. I'm also worried about leaving my children alone in such a crowded waiting room.
More and more family members began to learn the news of the rainstorm, worried about our safety, and frantically called me one phone after another. I didn't bring my charging treasure when I went shopping. There is only a little power left in the mobile phone, still waiting to pay the bill. Didn't dare to answer any of them. I can only consider returning the goods after buying them.
I finally arrived and was told that I could only accept cash because of the bad signal. I had no cash on me, so I borrowed 100 yuan from a kind stranger and paid in cash. I added his contact information after I went out, and I will call him when the signal is good. Thank you very much
When I came back, I found that my son was already anxious and wanted to go out and find me. I was pressed by an old woman with a child beside me and told him to wait where he was and not to run around. I am very grateful to that grandmother. Give my son a lesson by the way. In this case, the priority is: first, wait for me in the same place, and second, you can call me on someone else's phone. The traffic at the station is too heavy, so you can't move.
After all the dust settles, sit down and wait.
At this time, I began to have time to process messages on my mobile phone. Friends and relatives in my circle of friends, as well as customers, have left messages, private letters and telephone calls asking about my recent situation, all trying to find ways for me. I replied one by one, informed the situation and reported peace.
Unspeakably touched, friends who usually have their own lives and have little time to contact all sent news of worry and sympathy at the first time, not to mention close friends, family members, teachers and dear customers. The mobile phone is fully charged and used up. Fully charged, then used up, and so on.
There is a band in high-speed railway station, which should have gone to Shanghai to perform and returned to Zhengzhou, and was also trapped in Zhengzhou East Station. They spontaneously organized themselves and played a song for everyone. I remember the first song was My People，My Country. Many people went to see and take pictures, and more people sang along. My son wanted to join in the fun, but I wouldn't let him, so he stood on tiptoe and sang along, with a little excitement on his face.
In this case, I suddenly have a strange feeling that reminds me of the Titanic. Before the shipwreck, in order to appease the people, there was a band playing for everyone. At that time, I had mixed feelings, including worry, fear, nervousness and a little fear.
Pay attention to the news sent by various groups on the mobile phone and the latest development of rescue.
The photos and videos of the victims of subway line 5 sent by my cousin, the current situation of the flood outside by the mass media, and the unfavorable news that the Changzhuang Reservoir may bring danger to Zhengzhou in case it cannot be kept.
It turns out that this rainstorm is more serious than I expected. At first, it was once in a hundred years, then it became once in a thousand years, and then it was directly characterized as a rainstorm disaster.
While brushing the news, I listened to the urgent rain coming from overhead, and I didn't mean to stop at all. My hand holding the mobile phone began to tremble a little. For the first time, I felt that rain could turn into a disaster, and for the first time, I felt so close to the disaster.
Later, when I read the news that the troops had arrived, rescue vehicles and personnel from neighboring provinces also came one after another, and my heart was a little more solid.
I thought for a moment, opened the box and began to rearrange my luggage. Put cash and certificates, charging treasure, clean clothes and toiletries in our backpacks. Other items are put in boxes, and gifts for friends and children are put in separate bags.
I began to explain to my son which luggage we should lose first, and then what luggage we should lose in case of danger. If necessary, put aside everything, save your life first, and the rest are outside the body. It's not a pity to throw it away. If we are trapped for a long time, I will only have dinner with him first. What should he do in case of danger? ...
My son began to feel scared after listening to my serious tone. He asked me with tears: Mom, is the situation really so serious?
I sighed and said, I'm just preparing for the worst. The most dangerous situation I said may not happen, but you should be prepared mentally. I still believe that the country and the government will come back to save us, but only if you insist on coming to the rescue team!
After midnight, the waiting room began to quiet down, and more and more people lay on the floor and fell asleep in various positions in the rain. This special night, I believe that people who have experienced it will never forget it.
My son can't sleep, he is a little anxious, and he is still wandering around. After a while, I was told that there were many people waiting in line at a ticket gate. Let me go and see what happened. I got up and asked, it turned out that the car from other places passed by Zhengzhou and was trapped by heavy rain, so I had to go back the same way. In order to evacuate the crowd, the station staff can get on the bus and leave as long as they are in the same direction as the passengers' destination.
That train is going back to Wuhan. When I find it is full, I will go back.
The two of us discussed that as long as it is a bus to Henan, no matter where it is, we should get on the bus first and leave Zhengzhou. At two or three o'clock in the evening, my son found that there were many people waiting in line, so he asked me to have a look. This is the train to Beijing, which is a little off our plan. We hesitated, ready to wait until dawn.
2 1 at 4 o'clock in the morning, I told my son to sleep. The stool is too small for him to sleep in the nest. I just lay on the stool, put my tripod on the box and let him lie on me and straighten up for a while.
Just sleeping for a while, I suddenly heard a passenger next door say that there seems to be a bus passing through Zhoukou. I woke up in an instant, and after confirming with that person, I quickly woke up my son, put on my shoes, stuffed the scattered luggage into my bag, and dragged it to the ticket gate.
You don't have to buy a ticket, check your ID card or check your luggage. We got on the bus smoothly and found two seats to sit down. When the high-speed rail began to move slowly, we suddenly had a feeling of the rest of our lives. Looking out of the window, we still cling to the city that is still flooded.
We have left the city in danger, but many family members are still trapped in it. I just hope that the rainstorm will stop as soon as possible, and more rescue teams will come after dawn, so that everyone can survive this disaster safely!
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I have been paying close attention to this rainstorm for several days after I came back. I also learned something I didn't know at the time.
My heart ached for the stranger who died on Metro Line 5. On such an ordinary day, they just go to work and get off work as usual, but their lives are always fixed on July 20. You can imagine how sad their family must be. In such a long life, parents lost their children, spouses lost their lovers, and children lost their parents. ...
From the initial subway 12 people were killed, to the subsequent search and rescue investigation, the number of victims has risen to 302. Pray for these strangers who lost their lives in the same disaster: I hope you will be safe in heaven and your families will be strong! Actually, it's no use talking more. The pain of losing loved ones is the greatest pain in life!
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I also pay tribute to the ordinary heroes who helped strangers in the flood. Human beings are small, but human nature is great!
From moon clubs, cinemas, to hotel owners who quickly cut prices; A rescue team spontaneously organized to the masses, an old man who opened the manhole cover to drain the accumulated water in the rainstorm, and a child who reminded the driver to pay attention to the accumulated water area. ...
Too much, which makes us see once again the natural reaction of the people of China in the disaster, and this kind of cohesion can not be possessed by any country in the world except China. I am proud to be born in such a country. Although there are still many shortcomings, we all know that the country will not give up any of us in the event of a disaster!
It took so long to write down this experience, and I still want to leave something behind. As the saying goes, after one thing, you gain wisdom. People are maturing through constant experience and begin to put themselves in other's shoes, so they will begin to have a deeper understanding of everything around them!