This Super Typhoon Was the Most Disastrous in 25 Years!

The fishing boats were dwarfed by the towering waves.

Hundreds of cars burning at the same time.

Trucks weighing several tons were lifted like cardboard boxes.

The wheel is 112.5 meters high and 100 meters in diameter.

It takes about 17 minutes to do a normal lap,

and now it takes only 20 seconds to go around.

These aren’t special effects taken out of an action movie. These are scenes from a real natural disaster that took place just a week ago.

On September 4, 2018,

super typhoon No. 21 struck Japan 

and instantly turned the island into what could be considered "hell on earth."

The city was entirely flooded. 

Many people tragically died…

The person in the red triangle was seen

desperately trying to keep safe in his building but in the end......

The typhoon turned it into ruins.

In the face of such a disaster, it really reflects on the Japanese nation.

More than 2 million people were affected by the disaster, and yet they kept their calm and lined up to evacuate. Everything seemed to be in order.

This reminds me of the end of August 2017,

when Texas experienced the worst hurricane in its history.

Coastal Houston bore the brunt of the disaster.

The whole city was flooded.

With a raging storm and gale,

there was no sign of slowing down.

Facing the worst natural disaster in a century,

the government was in a state of panic.

The evacuation orders kept on coming, calling on people to run.

But as the citizens of Houston continued to evacuate, the reporter found that

on the other side of the road,

hundreds of cars with bright flashing lights were headed towards the doomed city. 

A reported decided to stop and ask what was going on:

"Hey, the government told everyone to evacuate, how are you guys still here??”

The old man opened the car door and said, "Nope, young man. My wife and I live near Houston. We heard about this disaster and how many people were trapped here. We just wanna help."

The old man was towing a boat behind his car, and the back was full of food and emergency medical supplies.

The reporter asked, "Are you from an organization?" The old man answered, "No sir, my wife and I came of our own accord.” He then closed the door and kept on driving.

What a kind human being!

There was an old man with glasses and his hands were shaking and holding the steering wheel.

There was a tired office lady who had gotten off work after a long hard day in the office.

 There was a handsome truck driver who had come straight from his construction site.

There was a road builder.

All of them were volunteers. No one had asked them to come.

They only have one goal:

to save lives.

No one backed out or complained.

They couldn't bear giving up when they saw dogs about to be washed away.

People on the shore did not hesitate to risk their lives in the water.

The others on the shore also helped to rescue the dog.

No one knew these heroes' names and where they came from. All they knew is that they were willing to help in the midst of a natural disaster and that they were as genuinely kind as they come.

Disasters are merciless, but people are sentient.

This may be the reason why we still manage to love this cruel world.

Just recently, the city of Shouguang in Shandong province in China was hit was its own disaster. More than 4,000 people’s lives were on the line as the river surged to burst its Banks.

Zhang chunhai drove his truck, hauling dozens of tons of sand and rocks, into the flood. He didn’t jump out of the car until the last minute.

The breach was firmly blocked, but he jumped from a car more than two meters high, breaking his heel into a comminuted fracture.

On August 12, typhoon Capricorn arrived in Zhejiang province and brought heavy rains which caused massive flooding on the road.

A sanitation worker stood motionless in the water.

It turned out that he was using his body to remind passing cars and pedestrians:

The cellar well cover beside him was broken.

And so he was, alone in the night of the storm,

He warms and warms a city.

Every natural disaster is a cruel test for mankind.

The human instinct makes us vulnerable and fearful.

But every time we face adversity, someone will go against the grain.

It’s often in such unfortunate moments of despair that we see the true nature of mankind, and how warm-hearted humanity can be to help one another survive.

The GiC team has just received breaking news of a 22nd typhoon dubbed "Shanzhu" that's expected to hit the whole province of Guangdong sometime between September 16-18. 

It's forecast to hit with maximum force once it reaches the mainland and has been categorized as a super typhoon category 17 or above. 

We advise you to arrange travel plans accordingly and to remain vigilant.

Source :  efifan

Editor: Crystal Huang

Co-editor: Ed Bellin

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