Reporter's log: Eerie flooding seen up close
By Zhang Yu in Zhuozhou, Hebei |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2023-08-03 16:48
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But the fog had shrouded the place heavily. No other boats could be seen, nor any buildings at a distance.
"Keep blowing your whistle and use your flashlight to avoid a collision or capsizing," the driver behind me told another rescuer at the front.
I could see the whole picture — people huddling together, staring at each other in silence, and I heard the whistle and saw the flashlight, all in heavy fog.
It was all strangely familiar and surreal, like the end of the movie Titanic when Rose lay on a board, whistling with her last strength as rescuers with flashlights sought survivors.
But we were not in a film. This was reality.
