They could have evacuated earlier, but their blind confidence convinced them otherwise. After all, that region was the most water-scarce in the world; it seemed impossible that it could flood. Yet, just a few days later, it did.
If other places had disappeared quietly without causing much of a stir, Africa was definitely a disaster zone. Now that everyone had just settled down again, with nothing much to do all day, they constantly refreshed news feeds and social media.
Every day, reports detailed how much various places had flooded. However, casualties in Huaxia were not severe. Except for some people who drowned on the day the floodwaters arrived, other losses were relatively minor.
