223: The highly anticipated Extreme Rescue column

"Captain, the search and rescue dogs have been fully deployed. We have now precisely marked the locations of most survivors in this area with coordinates."

"However, although they are precise coordinates, the locations found by the search and rescue dogs are actually only planar coordinates. We don't know the exact depth downwards."

"To determine the depth, rescue personnel can only continuously call out to survivors and then use the direction of their voice responses to pinpoint their location."

"Moreover, in some areas where search and rescue dogs have confirmed the presence of live individuals, no matter how our rescue personnel call out, they never receive a response."

"We suspect that the survivors are most likely in a short-term coma, or they heard the calls but were too weak to respond to the rescue personnel in time."

"There are over forty-seven such locations!"

The Deputy Captain of the on-site rescue team listened to the report from his subordinate, a trace of fatigue and helplessness in his eyes.

He hadn't closed his eyes for a full day, but upon hearing these distressing updates, his heart still couldn't help but feel a sharp pang.

Forty-seven locations!

This meant that at least forty-seven people were currently in critical condition at any moment.

They were so weak they couldn't even make a sound to respond to the rescue team. No one knew how much longer they could hold on.

"Assign our search and rescue team members to monitor these forty-seven points 24 hours a day! Every half an hour, send search and rescue dogs for a round of re-positioning and searching, constantly monitoring the specific situation of the survivors underground!"

At the Deputy Captain's command, the reporting team member immediately straightened his chest, stood at attention, and saluted!

"Yes, Captain!"

"It would have been great if the acoustic positioning system had been brought this time. Besides these forty-seven locations, there are many other survivor burial sites that also need precise positioning."

"Otherwise, it's too frustrating to want to carry out rescues but be unable to use excavation equipment directly."

The rescue team member sighed softly.

Hearing this, the Deputy Captain also frowned deeply, lost in thought.

His subordinate was indeed right. They were already racing against time. If they relied solely on manual excavation by rescue personnel, not only would efficiency be low, but it would also be a huge drain on the physical strength of the rescue workers.

Was there really no other way besides this?

"Oh, Deputy Captain, there's one more thing I almost forgot to report to you."

"I don't know where those reporters from the TV station got the news, but they also learned about these forty-seven extremely dangerous rescue points."

"It seems, it seems they even established a special program for this, called 'Extreme Rescue Emergency Room.' Its purpose is to provide full coverage of these forty-seven rescue points."

Upon hearing this, the Deputy Captain was furious!

"What exactly do these guys want to do! Who allowed them into the rescue site!"

"Don't they know how much pressure our soldiers are already under to save people? Now these media reporters want to use public opinion to pressure them?! Get them all out of here!!"

The team member's face showed difficulty.

"But, but the Captain has already agreed and allowed the reporters to film."

"It's probably too late now..."

The Deputy Captain opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but quickly closed it again.

He knew very well why the Captain had agreed to the live broadcast of the rescue operation.

Indeed, a full live rescue broadcast would greatly increase the psychological pressure on the rescue team members. If a rescue mission failed and survivors died under public scrutiny, the impact on everyone's morale and psyche would be enormous.

But once successful!

It would undoubtedly be a huge encouragement to all those following the live rescue broadcast, and this power should not be underestimated!

It was like a double-edged sword.

If used well, it might save even more lives!

And since reporters had established a special rescue column, someone must be silently supporting them from behind. Who this person was, was self-evident!

From a national perspective, disaster was also an opportunity!

Unity of purpose, advancing and retreating together, this was an excellent opportunity to unite the people and re-establish the soul of the Chinese nation.

To let the world witness the unity of the Chinese nation and its ability to respond in times of crisis!

So this live broadcast was already imminent. Their only task was to do their utmost to rescue these survivors! To give an explanation to the public and to the country.

"Alright, I understand!"

"Go tell the Captain for me that I will not rest until this live broadcast is over! If I don't rescue everyone who can be saved, I won't have the face to meet him!"

...Extreme Rescue Live Broadcast Special Column Group.

At this moment, the Host was connecting with Xia Cang, a reporter located at the rescue site.

As the program that could directly reach the disaster front line, it received immense attention from countless people across the country upon its launch! Not only TV stations, but major social media platforms also rebroadcast it.

This naturally included Douyin, Kuaishou, Weibo, and so on... Soon, the connection was established, and Xia Cang relayed all the information she had gathered to the Host in the observation room.

When the audience heard that there were currently forty-seven disaster sites where survivors could not be confirmed and were still in extreme danger, everyone held their breath, filled with worry.

The drone cameras in front began to switch frequently, presenting images of these forty-seven locations one by one.

Nearly three days had passed since the earthquake. Although everyone had already seen various tragic ruins, the scenes before them still left them incredibly shocked.

The collapsed ruins of dozens of stories high buildings resembled a small mountain made of reinforced concrete, and from a distance, it seemed endless.

Broken walls, rising dust. If not for the AR red dot effect marking the precise locations of survivors on the screen, it would be hard to imagine that anyone could still be alive beneath such wreckage.

It was that heavy rain on the second day after the earthquake!

Although that heavy rain increased the difficulty of rescue to an unprecedented level, and even took the lives of many rescue personnel, for the survivors buried underground, it was a gift from heaven.

If not for that heavy rain providing them with water to drink, most people probably wouldn't have survived until today!

Relying on the rainwater stored in various depressions underground, these survivors at least would not rapidly fall into a state of dehydration.

It's important to know that ordinary people can go without food for a maximum of seven days, but if they don't drink water for just three days, their bodily systems will completely fall into disarray!