Why marry me, Gus?
chapter 38

Moyudan village seems busy with people who are currently trying to dredge the ground to look for victims who may still be buried by landslides. Residents and volunteers worked together to search for missing victims in the landslide area.

"Sir, please look over there, huh? My father has not met," said a resident asking to be found relatives who have not been found after the landslide occurred.

"Mas, please dredge that part there too, yeah! There are still many people who have not met." Residents are working with volunteers and SAR teams to search for all the victims of the landslide in the area buried.

Meanwhile, most of the people who survived the landslide are now at the evacuation site. Residents are looking for relatives at the evacuation center and are preoccupied with activities in the emergency kitchen.

Some residents and other volunteers also descended into the river to look for victims who may have been swept away by the river. The search for the victims was carried out to the maximum possible, although they were constrained by access to roads and difficult terrain after the landslide.

Huda wiped his sweat on the sidelines of his busy taking care of the citizens. Huda looks exhausted. But the man kept smiling and kept eager to help the citizens there until the disaster was over.

"Why hasn't Yanto come yet?" muttered Huda while crying looking for his friend who should have come to bring the medicine and logistics he needed at the shelter.

Yanto should have arrived a few hours ago. But until now, the man's nose was not also seen around the refugee area. This also made Huda more angry. The medicines and logistics brought by Yanto are really needed by the refugees today.

"Yanto didn't come?" muttered Huda repeatedly checking the time and still waiting for Yanto's arrival uneasily.

While waiting, Huda also went around the refugee area and saw the condition of the injured residents. Currently they have received treatment from volunteers, but unfortunately the supply of drugs they have will not be enough to take care of all residents.

"What's the complaint, sir? Which part of the body was injured?" tanya Huda approached one of the avalanche wounded who was being treated at the evacuation site.

"My feet are covered in wood. It was bandaged with the nurse, but the wound was open again," said the middle-aged man grimacing as he endured the pain.

Huda spread his gaze around the refuge. There are many residents waiting to get treatment. But unfortunately the minimal drugs make the nurses have to save money, so that all drugs can be distributed evenly to all patients.

"Sir, the cure is really over, huh? I see some residents only wear thin bandages to cover their wounds. Is the supply really not enough?" ask Huda to one of the volunteers who became a nurse at the shelter.

"His wounds stay a little longer, Mas. So we have to worry about its meaning. I also dare not wear much. Later other residents do not get part of the bandage," said the nurse felt guilty for giving care that is not optimal.

Huda sighed. The only hope he has now is Yanto. Huda doesn't know what else to do to help people get the drugs.

"Yanto should be here soon. Please use the medicine as best you can to be evenly distributed, huh? At least not papa, which is important for all residents to get medicine," said Huda.

"Yes, Mas. I'm also trying to get all the people to get the cure."

"Mas, the staple is almost gone" another Huda colleague reported on the staple.

"Wait a minute, huh? We're still waiting for Yanto." That was all I could say to calm down his comrades who were starting to panic because the supplies were running out.

Huda stared at Novi who was currently busy taking care of food in the soup kitchen along with the mothers. The man looked at Novi from a distance. Huda remembered again with his promise to Arin. Arin asks her not to interact with Novi and not to get close to the woman.

But at times like this, it is necessary to coordinate with all the volunteer members who come with him. Huda could not bring up personal matters. As chairman, Huda must be able to carry out his duties well for the safety of the crowd.

The man also approached Novi to check the supply of staples managed by Novi. Forced Huda to break his promise for a moment, in order to carry out his duty to save the refugees.

"Novi, how is the remaining supply of staple materials? We can hold on until when?" ask Huda on Novi.

"Material is really thinning, Mas. We have to be frugal and we divide. I'm not sure we can hold out until tomorrow" Novi said.

"There's other help coming, isn't it? I don't know when Yanto will be coming. But he should have arrived today. You can take care of the supplies until tomorrow, right?" huda Pinta.

"I'm doing it, Mas. I've also been trying to find replacement staples around here that we can get from nature. But I just as often do not find a lot of food," exclaimed Novi.

"We can reduce the food rations of the cement, right? Please give refugees first, will you? Especially children of the same age. Please also check pregnant women and nursing mothers. Please prioritize them first," Huda said in a discussion with Novi about the allocation of food supplies that still exist.

"Yes, Mas. I have data on pregnant women with breastfeeding mothers. The children are equally elderly also I have given a special ration. I also got information from Ilmi, about the needs of other tents. We need warm clothes with more blankets. There are some refugees who almost got hypothermia" Novi explained.

"I'll try to take care of it. I'll keep Yanto coming today."

Huda soon finds a way to contact Yanto, so that his friend can deliver the drugs faster. The man tried all means of communication and contacted all his connections to get information about Yanto's whereabouts.

Unfortunately the communication network in the region was completely cut off. Huda cannot use his cell phone at all, and the only communication tool he has is HT.

"Where can I contact Yanto?" muttered Huda again twisted his brain to be able to reach his friend.

However, Huda's busy search for Yanto was stopped when he got the astonishing news from Ilmi. "Huda, your wife followed you here. Now he's at the volunteer camp!" ilmi told Huda.

Huda widened his eyes. There was no wind, no rain, suddenly the man got a shocking news about the wife who was determined to catch up with him.

"Arin ... come here?"

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