Now, thanks to scientific measures, we've already passed the peak of the extreme rainstorm in a short period, and the accumulated floodwaters didn't even reach the towns before being diverted away.
In a few isolated spots where the floodwaters overtopped the embankment, accountability procedures have already begun—based on the facts, they'll determine whether there was any negligence in daily flood control and disaster preparedness.
Little Mustache was savoring the news, listening to the shop's customers exclaim about how, with so much rain falling in such a short time, they still managed to hold the line. The flood was brought under control and diverted within a single day. All these years of building up dykes and dams are really paying off.
Decades ago, the rainfall wasn't even this intense, and their area still got flooded.
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Wen Yan returned home, opened the cat carrier, and saw Sparrow Cat hugging a dry bone, licking it until it was covered in drool.
