Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies novel Chapter 231

Chapter 231: Severe Drought

The dried riverbed of Changlong River was stained with blood, as fights often erupted over a mouthful of polluted water.

In Juncheng City, not a single blade of grass grows. The survivors have already chopped down roadside trees and those on the mountains for firewood in extreme cold, leaving not even tree bark to eat.

People suffering from prolonged hunger have become emaciated or developed swollen stomachs. A long-term lack of water and salt has led to dizziness, trembling, weakness, fatigue, and even hair and tooth loss.

Despite the high temperatures, many survivors still grit their teeth and go out in search of supplies and water. Instead of waiting for death at home, most people still choose to fight for their lives.

Although insect pests, cholera outbreaks, and viruses have disappeared, heat stroke happened everywhere, causing countless deaths each day.

Even if the survivors knew their family members had heat stroke, they didn't dare to send them to the hospital during the day because of the rising heat wave and surface temperatures. By nightfall, however, many of the heatstroke patients have already passed away. Their bodies quickly decomposed, and their families had no choice but to burn them.

As soon as people leave their apartment buildings, their shoes burn, and large blisters form on the soles of their feet. These blisters burst immediately, causing them to scream in pain. Those who attempt to drive to the hospital soon find their tires melting on the road and are forced to find a cool place to hide. If they delay, they risk sun poisoning or severe burn injuries.

During the day, the city was empty, but within each apartment building, there were irritable roars and sorrowful cries. Staying indoors by day and going out at night have become survival patterns for the survivors.

Though nighttime temperatures remain high, the lack of direct sunlight reduces the risk of heatstroke or sudden death from exposure. However, this also increases the risk of being robbed when people go out to search for supplies.

As people gradually adapt to the high temperatures, the lack of water has become a critical problem that must be solved immediately.

Since the water level receded, temperatures have continued to rise. The ground has cracked, the earth has dried up, and even the tree stumps that died from extreme cold have dried and spontaneously combusted.

Fires of all sizes occur daily in Juncheng City. Rescuers want to put out the fires, but there is no water.

With no water to extinguish the flames and the survivors unable to find any even outside the city, many have died of thirst while searching for water and never returned home.

Shi Xuan and the others have water, but they use it sparingly. Even when their bodies and homes smell bad enough to make them nauseous, they don't dare waste water to clean them. They use water only for drinking and refrain from using it for cooking, washing clothes, or bathing. _{freewebnσvel.cѳm}

For this reason, everyone has to shave their heads to conserve water for drinking. Except for Yao Ran and Long Yu, who still bathe daily, everyone is smelly and dirty.

Ten days after the cholera outbreak ended, the military sent experts to dig wells around Juncheng City. Soldiers also went to Fengcheng City and Yucheng City to transport water back by truck.