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Football Player Chapter 343: Volcanic Eruption

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    The weather in November has turned cold, and something happened this month that Zhao Chen didn't expect. That was a volcanic eruption in Colombia. The death toll was the largest natural disaster in recent years.  This is the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia, and it was a large-scale eruption twice in succession, causing a large amount of magma and rocks to engulf several towns around the volcano. The death toll is so high.  Just imagine.  It must be said here that the population density of Colombia is far less than that of many countries. If such a large-scale volcano occurred in a populous island country, the death toll would probably increase many times.  The volcano erupted for the first time on the afternoon of the 13th, and then erupted again in the evening.  Among them, the most severely affected town was the town of Amero. After the volcanic eruption, this small town was completely buried by seven to eight meters of magma, rocks and volcanic ash. As a result, 80% of the residents were estimated to have died. The death toll  It can be said that it accounts for the majority.  As the accumulated snow around the volcano melted all year round, the water levels in several nearby rivers rose sharply, threatening the lives and property of tens of thousands of people in the river basin below. The disaster area reached 30,000 square kilometers and 130,000 victims were affected. As for the material losses, there were even more  It's hard to estimate.  It can be said that this volcanic eruption alone has caused countless economic crises to the country of Colombia, and the country's economy will have to regress for unknown years. At least it is much greater than the damage caused by the so-called 911 in the United States.  After receiving news of the volcanic eruption, Colombian President Betancur immediately convened an emergency meeting to analyze the disaster situation, take disaster relief measures, and classify the 180-kilometer area around the volcano as a disaster area.  After the volcano erupted, a large number of Colombian soldiers, Red Cross members and volunteers gathered in the disaster area to rescue and evacuate the victims.  Thousands of citizens and many official and private organizations donated cash, tents, food, medicine, household appliances and other relief items to the disaster areas.  Only the capital, Bogota.  More than 1,000 tons of donated disaster relief materials and about 30,000 US dollars were collected in two days on 14 and 15. Among them, the Bogota Expo venue has now become a centralized place for donated disaster relief materials.  At this time, people spontaneously formed a cohesion, and residents from all over Colombia drove their cars, rode motorcycles or bicycles, or even walked to deliver items there.  Many people, including children, took off their clothes on the spot to help the victims.  After a disaster occurs.  Countries around the world, especially Latin American countries, immediately mobilized to assist Colombia.  A large number of ambulance personnel and disaster relief materials from various countries are being continuously transported to the disaster areas.  In addition to these Colombian residents, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to generously provide emergency assistance to Colombia to help Colombian victims rebuild their homes.  Among them, the funding alone supports nearly 30 million US dollars, but the funds provided by the Inter-American Development Bank account for the majority of these funds, which makes people have to lament how "generous" other United Nations members are.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT  The amount was less than $20,000.  In addition to these funds and various supplies, the U.S. government decided to send 12 helicopters to the disaster area shortly after the disaster occurred to assist the Colombian government in finding, rescuing, and evacuating victims.  In fact, this disaster could have been prevented, and at least most of the losses could be reduced.  Because this volcanic eruption had obvious signs, the Ruiz Volcano, which was covered with snow all year round, had begun to eject fine sediment, and the sediment particles were gradually increasing.  The snow melted rapidly at night, causing huge waves of mud and sand to pour downward.  At that time, someone from the village near the volcano called to report the situation, but the response was dubious. Among them, Mayor Rodriguez and Pastor Osorio kept urging residents to rest assured.  I think the situation is similar to what happened in August 1985 and there shouldn't be a big problem.  Not only that.  Among them, the pastor also led everyone to celebrate mass at 5 pm that day, and said in public that everything would be safe and sound, which made most people who were hesitant believe it.  It was not until 11 o'clock in the evening that the mayor hurriedly gave a radio speech asking residents to evacuate immediately. Unfortunately, it was obviously too late by then.  Twenty minutes had not passed since the order to evacuate was given.  The huge flow of mud and sand first destroyed the substation, causing the whole city to be dark for a while, and then quickly entered the town of Amero, which is located in the canyon. The mayor himself was not spared.  Without any preparation, the casualties can be imagined.  It can be said that this volcanic eruption is the largest naturally occurring disaster in Colombia's history.  Although the intensity of this volcanic eruption was relatively small, the resulting volcanic ash and gas accompanied by melted ice and snow formed a mudslide.  When the mudslide rolls down,The continuous addition of soil and rocks greatly increased its volume and density, causing the terrifying 39-meter-deep mudslides to sweep across inhabited river valleys at extremely fast speeds, destroying everything in their path and causing road damage.  This volcanic eruption is enough to be included in the top ten catastrophic volcanic eruptions in history, and the loss compared to the death toll can even enter the top five. At the same time, this is also the most serious disaster for mankind in recent years.  It is far larger than the two aircraft damage incidents in 1984.  However, due to the low-key reputation of Colombia, this volcanic eruption has undoubtedly shrunk a lot in reports from other countries. After all, this is Colombia, not the so-called developed countries such as the United States and island countries.  After the volcanic eruption, D¨ªaz, the secretary of the Lleida Church who personally experienced the disaster, made a sad report: "When dealing with nature, we cannot rely on experience and imagination. We should adopt a scientific attitude!"  In his opinion, the losses would not have been so great if the top management had not been dubious and did not take any measures.  The death of so many people has directly damaged the country of Colombia.  Zhao Chen obviously had not seen the reports of this disaster in his previous life, so it can be said that he was unexpected. Although he had the experience and photographic memory of his previous life, he was not aware of all major international events. After all, Zhao Chen in his previous life was in this situation.  The era was not yet born, not to mention that this is a major event in other countries.  As for the two aviation incidents in 1984, it was entirely because of the so-called Malaysia Airlines incident that occurred before the time-travel that Zhao Chen searched for historical aviation incidents at that time. It can be said that they were accidental collisions.  However, although this incident was unexpected for him, Zhao Chen still realized that for him, whose net worth has exceeded ten billion US dollars, money is not only a symbol of status, but also a number. His property is  You can open a bank.  Among them, the anime that brought him the most was not "Dragon Ball", which created the miracle of single books, but "Pokemon", "Gundam", "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and "Transformers". The single books and ratings were only secondary.  The real profit comes from their peripheral products.  You must know that even if the historical output value of these four animations does not reach tens of billions of dollars, the difference is not big.  Even though they are still in the 'infancy stage' now!  In addition to the output value of animation, Zhao Chenke still has many other investments. Among them, the ones with the best returns are undoubtedly Microsoft and Apple, which have entered a period of rapid development. He controls a lot of stocks in these two companies.  , these stocks have increased in value at least dozens of times in just two years. It can be said that they are making money by standing on the shoulders of giants in history.  Based on Zhao Chen¡¯s current wealth, the chance of being number one on the Forbes rich list may not be high, but he can at least enter the top ten. After all, it¡¯s still 1985!  Judging from the growth rate of his assets, it may take less than two or three years to reach the first position, and it is likely that he will remain in this position for consecutive reelections, mainly because his industry growth rate is too fast.  Caused by fast.  It is precisely because of this or that reason that Zhao Chen no longer attaches much importance to money and has reached the level of indifference. No matter how crazy he spends so much money, he will never be able to use it. Instead, it will accumulate like a snowball.  The more.  So when he heard how serious the disaster in Colombia was, Zhao Chen once again extended a helping hand and donated US$100 million in his own name to the disaster-stricken areas in Colombia.  In order to prevent the funds from being exploited for no reason by other organizations, he was afraid of a situation similar to the Red Cross where the price of disaster-stricken goods increased several times or even dozens of times, so the organization that operated the money was also established by himself.  of foundation.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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