Can't Take My Eyes Off You novel Chapter 593

The girls listened to Chen Siyang with heavy hearts.

Jiang Yao sighed. "Human selfishness can only be blamed. The authorities would have issued orders when it was time to divert the water out."

If that happened instead, the tragedy would not have happened.

In Jiang Yao's memory, her village was never a victim of a tragedy like this. When the water level rose in the river, the residents would have temporarily moved to places on higher elevation or sought refuge in mountain caves. Strong and healthy men would remain to monitor the river condition.

This was the Jiang Village she remembered, a united community of people. She was still a young girl back then when she was taken to the caves up in the mountains, protected by her two brothers of course. They spent the night there. Fortunately, the rain stopped the next morning and the river returned to its usual water level. It was a false alarm.

Even though the harvest for the year was ruined, Jiang Yao remembered clearly the smiles of rejoicing on the residents' faces.

"Do you think the flood was caused by the same events similar to what happened back at my hometown?" Chen Siyang remarked, "It's outrageous if that's the case! There are so many more people living in the county, they are all human lives!"

"I suppose not. From what I have heard, the local government has done plenty of preventative measures in preparation for the worsening weather. It would be impossible for a mistake like this to happen," Jiang Yao replied.

Just as she finished speaking, they heard breaking news coming from the radio announcer.

"We received frontline news that a soldier from the search and rescue team of Province C's Ying County was seen falling into the strong currents of the flood and swept away after protecting a child from danger. He disappeared instantly and we don't know where he is right now."