Na0941 Heavy losses? Just the beginning!
"…This is Fox News Live. I am Lelista. The bank of the Mississippi River in Ohio broke down early this morning. So far, four farms along the eastern side of the Mississippi River have been completely submerged, and the flooding area is still spreading." Lelista is the ace live reporter of Fox News.
She is still responsible for the news of the Mississippi River breaking this time.
In order to report on the Mississippi River's dam breaking, Fox News dispatched a helicopter to show the audience the shocking scene of the Mississippi River's dam breaking through aerial photos.
Neube Farm is the first to be hit!
Neube Farm, which was transformed from the wetlands, was the closest to the Mississippi River and was naturally the first target to be submerged. The three farms surrounding Neube Farm did not escape the catastrophe.
The flood is ruthless!
The only thing to be thankful is that there are no casualties. The farm staff fled in time. No one is a fool. Can they still fight against the flood?
"Hello, Manager Henderson, I am Lelista, a reporter from Fox News. How did you find out about the Mississippi River breaking this time?" Lelista pointed at the sharp question as soon as he opened his mouth.
It was obvious that the Mississippi River broke through at around 3 a.m., so normal people were asleep at that time?
Why did Henderson discover the Mississippi River break?
Henderson responded, “Our Noibi Farm has arranged twenty-four-hour patrol personnel to monitor the situation on the Mississippi River.”
"Oh?" Lelista continued to ask, "Why did you arrange twenty-four-hour patrol personnel?"
Before Henderson's answer, Lelista added, "There are all farms nearby. You have a complete security system. Why do you still need to arrange twenty-four-hour patrol personnel? This is unreasonable!"
Lelista repeatedly hinted the topic in the direction of conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy theories have a great survival soil in America. Most American people believe in this, and with the reason they can speak casually, they like conspiracy theories very much.
Henderson responded, "In fact, we have discovered that there is a risk of the Mississippi River breaking, and we also communicated with the official in advance, but we didn't expect the dam to break so soon!"
"You discovered that the Mississippi River might break the dam?" Lelista's eyes lit up, "Then why didn't the official pay attention?"
Henderson said bluntly, without any official intentions. "Half a month ago, we found a large number of crayfish caves on the east bank of the Mississippi River. Their numbers are very large, and the entire bank is densely packed."
"After we discovered this situation, we immediately reported it to the official, but the official did not pay attention to this situation. The official said that the number of crayfish in the Mississippi River is indeed quite large, so we don't need to worry." Henderson threw the blame to the official.
Although their Neube farm was flooded, they bought insurance and once they threw out the pot, it was proved that it was a human-made cause that caused the disaster, and the insurance company would naturally compensate for the related losses.
As for the insurance company and the official dispute?
What does that have to do with their Neube Farm!
"Crayfish?" Lelista was stunned for a moment.
"Yes. Three days ago, we found a crayfish cave on the bank, which penetrated the entire bank and allowed the Mississippi River to penetrate the bank," Henderson continued.
"From that time, we arranged twenty-four-hour patrol personnel, and we once again reported the relevant information to the official." Henderson sighed before continuing, "It's a pity that the official still did not pay attention to it. The official asked us to use the potion to kill crayfish, but that potion was ineffective."
"So the situation has become like this. Our four farms, with a total area of more than one million acres, were all flooded by the Mississippi River. The burrowing mouth of the Mississippi River has exceeded one kilometer. According to our estimates, at most, the affected area will double again to three million acres at 8 o'clock tonight." Henderson threw all the pots to the official.
Lelista's eyes contain excitement, and American people like to watch such official incompetence dramas, "Manager Henderson, have you ever estimated the losses of this disaster?"
Henderson nodded bitterly, "Our losses are huge!"
"Can you introduce it in detail?" Lelista obviously wanted to make trouble. She knew very well what the audience liked to watch. She lost a lot of money and had no explosive points at all.
Henderson thought about it before responding, "Take our Neube Farm as an example, we are a green organic farm with a total area of 21.72 acres. Based on the average profit of one acre of $30,000, the direct economic loss has exceeded $650,000."
Henderson added, "Their direct losses for the three neighbors around us exceeded $2.5 million. This is just a direct loss, not an indirect loss. If indirect losses are added, such as cleaning up silt in flood areas, repairing farms, re-cultivating organic planting environments, and damage to machinery and equipment, the total indirect losses exceeds $200 million."
"So much?" Lelista looked at Henderson in surprise.
Henderson nodded sighing, "In fact, the biggest loss is to re-cultivate the organic cultivation environment, which is quite difficult and takes at least three years. These losses could have been avoided, but the official do not pay attention to crayfish destroying the river bank, which eventually led to the disaster."
Not far from Henderson, Tek, the assistant director of the Mississippi River Authority, stared at Henderson fiercely. Their pressure is very great now.
Tek watched Henderson 's nonsense', but he couldn't stop it. After all, this is America, and movies can blow up the White House over and over again. To be honest, what's the problem?
The live report of Fox News was forwarded to Xia Guo’s Weibo. Gu Kaiwen looked at the losses over there and a smile appeared on his lips.
What is the direct and indirect loss of only 200 million US dollars?
Besides, this crayfish biological attack is actually a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause. Even if the bank of the Mississippi River breaks the dam and floods the farms along the coast, once the American government blocks the dam, those farms will not be restored?
What a joke!
They are not going to be rebuilt after the disaster and then restored to a farm. In addition to the losses caused, they prove the existence of this disaster, and everything else should be done. The wetlands are occupied by the farm and will not be converted from the farm to the wetlands again.
Chapter completed!