Chapter 497: Subic Naval Base Ends(1/2)
"Oh, god!"
The helicopter pilot's exclamation sounded over the communicator at the Subic Naval Base.
"Run, run, volcano, volcano!"
"Damn it, what's going on? Tell me clearly!" You can feel the panic just by listening to the voice. The communicators in the base also became anxious and asked loudly.
"The volcano, the volcano erupted, the volcano next to it erupted!"
What?!
The base correspondent's head buzzed, and he froze on the spot, his mouth wide open, unable to make any sound at all.
Of course they knew about that volcano. It was only about 30 kilometers away and had not erupted for more than 600 years. Otherwise, the naval base would not have chosen to be here. But now, how could people not be shocked when they suddenly heard the news of the volcano erupting?
"What's going on? Damn it!" The major in the communications department next to him saw that the correspondent's voice had stopped suddenly. He also felt something bad. He didn't care so much. He went up and pulled the person away, grabbed the headset from his head and put it on his head.
On the head.
"I'm McClun, what's going on?" Major McClun asked in a deep voice.
"The volcano next to it..."
Before I could finish a sentence, there was a buzzing noise in the communication.
At the same time, everyone in the base felt shaking.
McClun lost his footing and threw himself on the machine, and the people around him immediately started to panic.
Is this an earthquake!?
The small-scale earthquake caused by the volcanic eruption was transmitted, and everyone could clearly feel the earthquake.
It took more than ten seconds for the communication to be restored. The helicopter pilot over there finally got over the panic period and shouted loudly as soon as the communication was connected: "The nearby volcano has erupted."
"Damn, damn, damn... I order you to observe closely and inform you of the situation at any time." The major also panicked. He didn't care to ask about the specific situation at this moment. The most important thing now is to inform the base commander and organize an evacuation quickly!
The volcano is too close to here, and it will definitely affect the base.
Well, even if he doesn't understand how harmful a volcanic eruption is, he just needs to ensure safety!
Even if it's just in case.
He grabbed another communicator nearby and dialed the base commander directly.
"General Daniel, emergency."
Daniel was not moved by the earthquake he just felt. This is a US military base with the highest earthquake resistance level, and because of military reasons, the buildings are generally low, so there is no need to worry about earthquakes at all.
Therefore, he did not panic at this moment. When he picked up the communication, he said calmly, "Major, if something happens, don't worry. We are soldiers and we should deal with things calmly."
"But, okay, it's my problem." The major opened his mouth and could only say that the general is the general, but he is different from himself, so he decided to make the matter clear from beginning to end.
Taking a deep breath, Major McClung said: "That's it. We just detected a violent explosion in the north-west direction. According to the radar monitoring, the explosion power is not less than 5 tons of TNT equivalent, so we sent out a reconnaissance
Let’s take a look at the situation.”
"What's the result?" General Daniel asked in a deep voice, his voice neither quick nor slow.
"The pilot just reported that Mount Pinatubo to the north erupted. That's how the earthquake was felt."
Daniel was stunned for a moment, blinked, and was silent for a full three seconds. The name of Mount Pinatubo is very familiar. It seems to be not far away. There is a lake formed after the volcanic eruption on it. The scenery is very beautiful. What did he just say?
?
Explode what?
"What did you say?" Daniel frowned, sat up from his seat and asked again.
"Mount Pinatubo erupted."
"A volcano has erupted?" Daniel's tone suddenly increased, and his voice became sharp, like a woman who had her butt pinched. "A volcano has erupted!!?"
"Yes, General Daniel." Major McClung confirmed again, but his voice sounded less calm...
…
"Fuck, damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier about the volcanic eruption!!" Daniel almost jumped up, with veins on his neck exposed, and roared loudly, "You're still here fucking talking slowly, sounding the air raid siren, no, no
, pull the fire alarm, fire alarm!!”
"Come out quickly and prepare to retreat!!"
Major McClun was stunned when he heard the roar coming from the microphone. He promised Americans to stay calm when encountering anything!
This is... so uncool!
There was a crackling sound in Major McClun's heart, but was soon interrupted by the roar in the headset, and he quickly pulled the fire alarm.
It can't be an air raid siren. During an air raid, you have to hide in a room or underground. If magma comes, good guy, you can save yourself burying yourself.
The alarm sounded, and the entire base was in chaos. Daniel hurriedly led people out of the room and headed towards the communications base immediately. He wanted to know first-hand information about the volcanic eruption.
How do you know how to respond if you don’t know the situation?
Sitting on the commuter car inside the base, Daniel told his secretary to immediately contact the country and experts. He wanted to listen to expert opinions!!
There cannot be any mistakes at this time. There are more than 15,000 Americans in the base, including soldiers, family members, and various personnel providing support services for the base!
This does not include the larger number of local Filipinos. If locals are included, the population around the military base is no less than 80,000!
The Subic military base is divided into a naval base and an air force base. The two bases charge the Philippines $900 million from the United States every year and provide 40,000 jobs. They are the second largest employer in the Philippines.
These jobs account for 5.16% of the Philippines’ gross domestic product!
Losing the Subic military base in the Philippines will almost certainly trigger an economic crisis.
Therefore, despite the fact that it is a student prostitution and it is a public security issue, the Philippine government will not take it seriously at all. Everything is focused on the economy.
Must be open!!
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
Daniel may not care whether or how many Filipinos die, but he cannot care whether or how many Americans die.
Once the casualties are too large, it will be a huge trouble for him.
This has nothing to do with whether the volcanic eruption was an accident or a natural disaster. If you enjoy rights in this position, then if something goes wrong, you must take responsibility.
Therefore, Daniel is really in a hurry now and urgently needs domestic help and expert guidance.
Before the car stopped, Daniel hurriedly jumped out and ran into the communication base. Before anyone arrived, the voice came, "How is it? What's the situation now?"
As soon as he saw that the commander was coming, McClung immediately switched the communication to broadcast mode and ordered the other side to report again.
"Report, there is not much magma. What I see here is volcanic ash. A large amount of volcanic ash. Once it erupts, it rises into the sky like a mushroom cloud. It is still erupting high into the sky. I can't see the specific details here.
How high is it?"
"Tell me your current height." Daniel asked in a deep voice.
"Hovering at an altitude of 3,000 meters, 4,000 meters away from the crater."
"Did the volcanic ash exceed your height? Did it spread outward?"
"It has exceeded my height and is spreading outwards rapidly. I don't know the specific speed here, but we are retreating step by step from 1 kilometer away. It feels very fast."
Upon hearing this report, Daniel's face darkened.
It's still fucking midnight over here in the United States, and I don't know when I can contact an expert.
damn it!
"Do you think it will affect the base?"
When the helicopter pilot was asked this question, he immediately got stuck. Damn it, am I supposed to answer this question?
I'm just a soldier!
"Report to the commander, I don't know!" the soldier reported loudly.
"I'll let you
Tell me about your feelings. Do you understand what you feel? No one in the base has studied any damn volcanoes. Now we can only rely on subjective judgments. Soldier, tell us your judgment. This is an order!" Daniel yelled angrily, now
How can I care about my image?
Even if the base is bombed by the enemy, he will not be so anxious because he knows how to deal with it, but a volcanic eruption...
"Reporting time, I, I feel it, they are getting closer and closer, we are retreating quickly!" The soldier on the other side had to grit his teeth and said.
Daniel took a deep breath, and before he could say anything, his secretary hurried over and said, "Mr. Commander, if you are in the base now, if your view is not blocked, you can see the huge volcanic ash plume."
‘Hoo!!’, Daniel took a long breath, stamped his feet and ordered: “Command everyone to organize an evacuation immediately.”
As he spoke, Daniel paused and added again: "Send out all our vehicles and evacuate non-military personnel first, and women and children first!"
"Yessir!" The secretary stood at attention and saluted, turned around and ran out.
"Order, all ships in the port, no matter who they belong to, are commandeered and prepared to evacuate. The destination is... Gangni." Daniel hesitated. He didn't know where the volcanic ash would drift, but he first
At that time, I was thinking about the protective umbrella of cooperation with the Gujiao Building, and I was thinking about Wei Ni.
In fact, there is another base here in Xingcheng, but it is too far and it takes too long to sail there.
To be continued...