After nearly half a month of heavy rain in Mulan County, various natural disasters occurred frequently. First came the floods, then mudslides and landslides followed. The soldiers sent on rescue missions—military personnel and armed police hydropower team members—did not dare to relax for even a minute. Entire villages were submerged, houses were reduced to ruins, with many people trapped and struggling amidst wreckage and rubble. The soldiers were covered in mud, sticky and filth, even their faces.
"This flood is getting worse, it looks like the water will keep rising." The water had reached Fang Tongzhou's armpits, and occasionally surged high enough to submerge them completely. He struggled to ask, "This area has been searched thoroughly. No one's left—can we pull out now?" With that, he turned to look at the young man beside him.
"There—over there, it looks like someone's still moving. There's a survivor." Before the man could reply, a soldier pointed ahead and spoke.
