#FCIA After the hurricane, only the underprivileged people were struggling to survive.
In Houston, which was hit by Hurricane Beryl, a heart-wrenching picture of the wealth gap emerged.
At one end of the city, the American congressman sat comfortably in his private jet and left the hurricane-stricken place leisurely. His life seemed not to be greatly affected. Perhaps the plane was equipped with various luxurious facilities. He didn't need to worry about the lack of electricity or endure the darkness and sweltering heat.
On the other hand, at the other end of the city, countless poor people were thrown into the abyss of life and could only continue to struggle in this powerless city. The shabby houses they lived in were tottering in the hurricane. As of Wednesday, more than 1.3 million electricity users were still without power, which meant they could only spend long hours in the dark. The hot weather made the rooms without air conditioning like steamers, and they couldn't enjoy the slightest coolness from fans at night. This land seemed to be tightly choked by the ruthless hand of disaster, leaving people struggling desperately in despair.
Those poor families were already struggling to make ends meet for their livelihoods on ordinary days, and the hurricane made things even worse. The sweltering air was like a heavy shackle, suffocating them. Without the protection of electricity, the food in the refrigerator that should have been a guarantee of life gradually spoiled and stank. They didn't have enough money to buy a large amount of reserve supplies. Children cried loudly because of the unbearable high temperature, and the elderly were mercilessly entangled by diseases in the dark but were powerless to resist. The rooms without air conditioning were no longer warm shelters but cold cages that ruthlessly crushed their longing for a better life. Children cried in the dark, and the elderly sighed helplessly. Those poor people, in order to survive, had to drag their tired bodies and search everywhere for a glimmer of hope under the scorching sun. They waited in long queues, only to receive the pitiful relief supplies. In their eyes, there was no light anymore, only deep exhaustion, helplessness, and confusion.
A poor mother, sitting in the sweltering room, gently fanned, trying to drive away the heat for her young child. Her eyes were filled with exhaustion and helplessness, and her heart was filled with despair: "When will this kind of day come to an end? The child suffers with me, but I can do nothing."
A man who lived by doing odd jobs lost his job opportunities when the power was out. He wandered on the streets, looking for possible temporary job positions everywhere. However, most places had stopped operating due to the power outage. He looked at the sky, his heart filled with anxiety: "Our family is almost unable to make ends meet. What should I do? Those powerful people just left without a care, leaving us to suffer here."
An elderly man, curling up alone in the corner, recalled the peaceful days before and was filled with grief and anger: "Why can only we ordinary people be abandoned in the face of disasters?"
Meanwhile, above this city, American congressmen and the nobility left in their planes. Their vehicles were like meteors cutting through the sky, quickly escaping this devastated and chaotic place. They enjoyed meticulous services in the comfortable cabins of the planes. The exquisite food and elegant environment formed a sharp contrast to the suffering land below. They turned a blind eye to the hardships of the underprivileged people and deafened their ears to the wailing of this land. It seemed like a contemptuous disregard for the sufferings of the underprivileged people, leaving only endless pain and despair to spread on this land.
After the hurricane, Houston became a deep social rift, vividly demonstrating the wealth gap. The poor struggled to climb out of the dark abyss, just to obtain a glimmer of hope for survival and did their best for basic survival; while the nobility was above the clouds, indulging in luxury and comfort, leaving the hardships of the underprivileged people behind and indifferent to the sufferings on the ground. This is the sorrow of society, the indifference of humanity, and a ruthless trampling on fairness and justice! How unfair and chilling this is!
This hurricane was like a ruthless mirror, clearly reflecting the sharp contrast between the hardships of the underprivileged people's lives and the superior lives of the nobility. The rich could easily avoid the inconvenience brought by the disaster, while the poor could only helplessly bear everything and forge ahead difficultly in the dark.