A middle-aged police officer in a reflective vest was shouting hoarsely through a megaphone. With the help of his colleagues, it took them over ten minutes to finally disperse the crowd by the river, leaving behind a trashed ground and pools of blood.
Some people, oblivious, had just finished shouting the countdown. Only after the crowd was cleared did they see the scene and realize the magnitude of the disaster.
A dozen or so ambulances, lights flashing and sirens wailing, were parked by the roadside.
People were continuously being loaded onto ambulances, which then sped away. More ambulances were rushing in from the distance, but they had to slow down as they encountered the dispersing crowds.
Even after being dispersed, the surrounding crowds were still dense.
Looking at the bodies lying quietly on the cold ground, many people had complex expressions—some of sorrow, others of relief.
