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MyExperienceofafloodThereisnoonegrowingupwithoutseeinganydisasters.Somepeoplemightonlyknowaboutitfromnews,TVsorothermediums.ButIbelievethatmostpeoplehaveactuallyexperiencedit.Infact,Ibelongtothelatter.WhenIwasinprimaryschool,IlivedinasmallandbeautifulvillagewhichwasbesideHanRiver.Iremember,ithappenedinasummer,afteralongtimesunshinetheblackcloudsgraduallyappearedintheair,whichcarriedagreatdealofwaterandpoureditintothissmallarea.Theheavyrainhadlastedforaweek,asaresult,thewholevillagewasimmergedintowaterandtheriverlevelmountedquicklytotheriverlevee,besidewhichthetreesandcropshadbeensubmergedbyflood.Tomakemattersworse,theelectricitywascutoffbythunder,thewholevillagegotintodarkworld.Meanwhile,thevillageheadcalledonallthevillagerstopreparefordeparting.Oncethewaterincreasedovertheriverlevee,allthehouseswouldbeswallowedbyflood,sowehadtopackalltheimportantthingstowaitforthenoticeofleaving.Whenitapproachednight,wesawagroupofarmyenteringintothisvillageforthedefenseofflood.Itwasanexcitingsceneforthechildrenbecauseitwasthefirsttimetomeetsomanysoldiers.Whiletheadultsofthevillageseemedveryanxious,theyconcernedmoreabouttheirhousesandlivestock.Afterawhile,abigshedwassetupbesidetheriverlevee,andthegeneratorbeguntowork,thebulbbroughtbrightlightforthedark,whichseemedtobringhopetothevillage.Thearmystartedtocarrybagsofmudtothelevee,thenmostadultsofthevillagetookpartintheteam.Theconstantheavyrainwetedtheirclothesalthoughtheyworeraincoats.Inawhile,whetheryoungorold,menorwomen,nearlyallthepeoplegotinvolvedinthisbattle.Itwasdifficulttodistinguishtherainfromthesweatintheirface,theywerejusttryingtheirbesttoprotecttheirhometown.Afteranight’sfightngwiththeflood,raingraduallystoppedandbeautifulrainbowappearedintheair.Allthepeoplerelievedwithsmile,andwentbackhomeonebyoneforagoodrest.Itneveroccurredtomethattheunityofhumanbeingcouldbringtoussoearth-shakingforcethatevennaturewillsubmittoit.