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She speeded up to keep up with him “And since I’m to be kept within three feet of you, so will I”

CHAPTER SIX

MEJBEL WAS A collection of ses, one of the few places in Daht noater that had

Jay looked down froine what the people had felt ater had invaded their homes, swept away their lives as they’d known it Her heart seemed to be in a state of perpetual contraction as she saw nothing but roofs jutting out of the water, with higher areas in the path of the torrent becorounds They’d rescued people who’d wept about how they’d failed to dig out their loved ones fro to use but their bare hands

It had been nine hours of unceasing flying between the most affected areas and the relief operation site Their helicopter alone had rescued six hundred and eighty-two stranded and injured people The rest of the chopper fleet had contributed a total flying ti over three hundred people They’d rescued people from everywhere they’d escaped to—rooftops, trees, upper floors of s and mosques At six am their camp and field hospital had been filled beyond capacity with around forty thousand people vying for shelter and treatment

On the way to the camp they’d treated those whose condition had been critical With another doctor, whose specialty she didn’t catch, and four trau fros They resuscitated dozens, stabilizedand one to electrocution Malek had flitted between hisher head spin just watching his sheer energy and efficiency

The local police infors to two hundred thousand people in the areas predicted to be hit hardest to evacuate their residences Most hadn’t co they had behind and go where?

She knew all had a tragedy to relate but in the deluge of faces it was one faave her a close-up look at the heart-wrenching losses suffered And they were one of the lucky families who hadn’t lost a member or been separated in the chaos

The woman, Samira, clutched her three children to her as she sobbed into her husband’s chest He clutched her in turn while Jay tended the severe gash he’d sustained down his back as he’d struggled to save his family

“We worked for ten years for our house and shop and they were gone in ten minutes,” Jaaber las—our pictures—ourThis has to be a punishedies just happened, that you bounced back as long as you had breath left in you

When she had used up all her arguments, she said, “Well, Jaaber, you have your family Look around and see how s”

This seereat help, tending other victims’ needs

GAO had arrived on their heels in more helicopters provided by Malek, and he co-ordinated with them about the transfer of fresh water and s for the dead

It was da At least, her watch said so The sky eeping solid sheets of water fro to the affected areas after depositing their last helicopter load of refugees at the camp It was by now doubtful they’d find more Alive, that was