Plague Doctor

Bombing water is deafening, black river water rushes past, deep river water level scale is shocked powerlessly shaken, it will be washed down at any moment, river water has passed 26 meters of water level scale.

Along both sides of the river, those low-lying areas are gradually swallowed by flooded river water.

This is the largest tributary of the Negro River in the north of the Amazon River in South America, less than a kilometre from the city of San Gabriel da Cajoela.

“25m, 25m, still 20m yesterday, how can it go up so fast...”

At a pier by the river, local Water Authority experts Bagbo stared blatantly at the flooding, and several students beside them were confused.

What they don't understand is the pitch black of the river, one of the most famous black rivers in the world, and its name "RioNegro” means the black river. This is due to the coastal marsh margins, which are prolific, and the low sludge content, which leads to this wonder.

They've long been used to this natural black, but today they're looking a different kind of weird, like the dark black of industrial pollution.

But even stranger is the water level.

Every year, the Amazon River undergoes floods of all sizes and sizes, especially in rainy summers, when the Negro River reaches an average maximum water level of 27.76 m, a record high of 30.48 m. But since May of this year, the upstream rainfall here has been ordinary and not enough to trigger such a high water level.

Even yesterday, perhaps even before this morning, the water level was only about 23 metres.

“Teacher, does this have anything to do with the recent supernatural force disaster?” Student Matus wondered if something strange was going on here a week ago in Rio de Janeiro, one of the "ten catastrophic cities in the world" …

“Most likely, we need to report this as soon as possible.” Bagbo immediately called out his cell phone, but the signal here was never good, even less responsive at the moment, he muttered: “Everyone in the vicinity is evacuating... the water level is still rising, this will turn into a disaster area...”

The water level rose almost at a visible rate, rising from 25.3 to 25.7 metres in the meantime.

The dark river ran across the stone embankment of the pier and hit their feet.

“Teacher, let's get out of here.” Another student, Inácio Lian, said that the pier had become very dangerous.

“Go." Bagbo nodded, worried to follow the students to the car parked by the riverbank.

They do water conservancy and face the floods of the Amazon all the time, knowing very well how small humanity is once the floods erupt.

Eleven years ago, there was a devastating flood of the highest water levels in history, flooding the surrounding area and leaving the inhabitants homeless.

This is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Amazon, with a small population of over 40,000 and a large number of visitors all year round. And the majority of this 40,000 native population is indigenous to the surrounding tribes, some of them even living in pristine life; there are also bio-protected areas, full of rare flora and fauna.

So they're not just nervous about people's safety, they're also nervous about the cultural heritage here, about everything that hasn't been destroyed by modern society.

However, once the water level breaks through the height of the river bank, the floods will be unstoppable.

When the flood comes, all of this can be extinguished in days, even days.

The Negro River is the main shipping lane in the north and is also located on the borders of several countries in South America, where a large number of vessels come and go every day. The sudden surge in water levels overwhelmed all of these vessels, as they headed towards the vehicle, while a multi-storey vessel came from the far river.

Normally, the 25-metre water level is high, but if the water flow is steady, the boat will not be affected too much.

But now the river's running water is like a storm, and that ship is already shaking and half of its hull is tipping over.

“No, no…” Bagbo witnessed the scene, shouting as if the merchant ship could be avoided by a reminder.

But the pendulum of the black river was about to devour everything, as if a giant hand had pulled the merchant ship from the bottom of the river and suddenly, the whole boat fell in the shake, irreparably falling to the surface. The sound of its overturning was overwhelmed by the sound of the current, and everything seemed quiet.

Also submerged are shouting, crying for help, screaming...

Bagbo, Matus, they saw that the crew's figure fell from the deck, and the tourist's figure fell from the cabin window. They were all immediately lost to the river, not just one or two people, but the connecting figure, and they couldn't even splash a little splash.

Less than five minutes before and after, the whole ship sank completely and the Black River was still penetrating.

These people on the shore, they can't do anything.

“Supernatural forces, absolutely supernatural forces…" Bagbo said, pressing shock and sadness to take the students back. Matus, Inácio and a few others were silent or muttering to God, and normal boats could not sink so fast.

More recently, God or God has been called upon, and many have said that the “Ten Disasters in Egypt” of recent days is a miracle, because people have committed so many sins without repentance, that the Lord has sent down the Ten Disasters in Egypt to punish the world.

Bagbo also believes in God and is concerned about current events, knowing, of course, what happened in Rio de Janeiro and other disastrous cities.

He didn't agree with this kind of argument before, and now he's witnessing such a catastrophe, much less disagree at all, which is bullshit...

God loves the world, how can this be...

“Ah." Bagbo's head flashed through the pain, which suddenly and rapidly intensified, swelling him like a flood.

At a time of gloom, it seemed like a giant thing was in there… is it the pyramid?

Because of current events, Bagbo has come into contact with the pyramid many times in the past few days, both online and in the media. In this way, the light appearing in his mind is clearer, which is the pyramid… but when he wants to see it clearly, it disappears.

Bagbo shook his head and reported the disaster quickly, making people deal with it in a timely manner. He couldn't let the flood destroy it. He loved it here.

They're already running, but they're also running faster and closer behind them.

The roaring sound of water seems to be telling them that all resistance is futile and that the black river will eventually submerge here and beyond.