Why was Prashant determined to return home despite the atrocious weather? (Weathering the storm in Ersama)
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The crazed destruction wrought by the cyclone and the surge
of the ocean continued for the next thirty-six hours, although wind
speeds had reduced somewhat by the next morning. To escape
the waters rising in the house, Prashant and his friend’s family
had taken refuge on the roof. Prashant will never forget the shock
he experienced at his first glimpse of the devastation wrought by
the super cyclone, in the grey light of the early morning. A raging,
deadly, brown sheet of water covered everything as far as the eye
could see; only fractured cement houses still stood in a few places.
Bloated animal carcasses and human corpses floated in every
direction. All round even huge old trees had fallen. Two coconut
trees had fallen on the roof of their house. This was a blessing in
disguise, because the tender coconuts from the trees kept the
trapped family from starving in the several days that followed.
For the next two days, Prashant sat huddled with his friend’s
family in the open on the rooftop. They froze in the cold and incessant
rain; the rain water washed away Prashant’s tears. The only thought
that flashed through his mind was whether his family had survived
the fury of the super cyclone. Was he to be bereaved once again?
Two days later, which seemed to Prashant like two years, the
rain ceased and the rain waters slowly began to recede. Prashant
was determined to seek out his family without further delay. But
the situation was still dangerous, and his friend’s family pleaded
with Prashant to stay back a little while longer. But Prashant
knew he had to go.
He equipped himself with a long, sturdy stick, and then started
on his eighteen-kilometre expedition back to his village through
the swollen flood waters. It was a journey he would never forget.
He constantly had to use his stick to locate the road, to determine where the water was most shallow. At places it was waist deep,
and progress was slow. At several points, he lost the road and
had to swim. After some distance, he was relieved to find two
friends of his uncle who were also returning to their village. They
decided to move ahead together.
Answer:
because of the climate change it can cause danger