Kuronan Storm Crisis
Also known as the Stormy Weather Incident and the Great Kurona Storm
In the early months of fall in Kurona, the weather undergoes changes. Rain becomes more frequent as the summer heat dies off. This is the point when large storms often move over Kurona. However, Tornado and Hurricane Season generally ends in the fall. This is do to the climate diffrences in the Xanadouien Sea. It isn't unheard of for large storms to cover the entire country of Kurona but there was one that locked, and it's still a mystery.
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It isn't known exactly when the storm started. It started much like anyother storm, rain, maybe thunder and lightning. But then people noticed it wouldn't stop, and it was gradually getting worse. Soon hail, tornados, floods began to wipe out farms, and towns. Because the country depends heavily on agriculture, this started to cause food to run danerously low.
Eventually Princess Tomoyo Mikanu declared a state of emergency, and orderd people to evacuate costal cities. Still many we're hoping the storm would eventually pass. But days we're going by, the storm still raged on and on. Tomoyo was growing deeply concerned, and frightend. She started to wonder if Kurona would collapse and literally be sucked into the sea. Worse case scenarios we're running through her mind over and over again. Now she was at odds with the belifes of her politcal system, and the need for help.
The Princess Pleas For Help
The Princess had to debate over the fact of letting nations in. Many, including her were fearing explotation of powerful nations, (see puppet) that would come saying they we're helping, but in reality we're intrested in their personal gain. But thing's were growing worse. Anarchy was breaking out, food was low, and the storm wasn't letting up. She wrote a letter to all nations
Dearest Nations of the World, The Principality of Kurona has fallen into troubled times. Our weather is drastically shifting into violent moods. Many of our costal towns are flooded. Many farms and farm comunties have been destroyed, or are short on food. This is taking a drastic toll on our economy and our people. Food shortages are estimated to skyrocket over the next 72 hours. We need all the help we can get, to weather this. I am asking for: Medical Staff, Insurance and Social Security Agents, Food Rations, and expert meteorologists. All will be welcome into the nation, and be accomidated by the Government. I also ask aid from the United Nations, and the Leauge of Small Regions. Kurona is a member, but unfortunatley nither my self, nor any other delgates can make the journey to the Leauge HQ, and adress the General Assembly. Sincerly, Tomoyo Mikanu-Princess of Kurona.
Her letter was sent out, she hopped for a reply, infact she was desperate. But time passed, days, and no response. The lack of response had left the Princess Feeling abandond
"I never thought the world could be so apathetic. Igonoring the pleading cries of a nation in it's desperate hour. Kurona is suffering, and I can do nothing. Everything I had been taught is failing. Was the God that many belived in so angry?" Tomoyo wasn't a Christian of any kind. She was a devout Shinto, but shintaoism wouldn't save her. Should she start praying to a God she didn't belive in as it was? "I only hope that maybe someone has finally deciding to come to our aid. Perhaps, but if not let this diary of mine be forever a template, of what happend to the nation of Kurona." Journal Entry
But finally two nations responded Czardas and Kanami
Relife Effort
Czardas and Kanami we're the only two nations to respond to Kurona, prior to the asking of Stevid, Aqua Anu was contacted, and began stockpiling food, and ships to send to Kurona. However do to the time and distance to sail to Kurona, they had to take time to make sure everything was correct, and error proof. This slowed them down considerably.
Kanami
Kanami mounted several C-130's to deliver needed supplies. Finally after some complications, they managed to launch one. However flying over the icey northern borders of Kurona proved to be hazerdous. Massive ice and snow forced the plane down. This was now forcing Steven Koolridge to think of other methods. The North was the quickest and easiest route into Kurona. If he couldn't take that, they would have to do a mid-stop to refule. Steven asked the neighboring nations to allow them in, but non responded. Now Steven was in a grid-lock. He had to either abaondon the operations, or wait for the weather to die down, both were bad choices in his eyes. Then he decided to seek help from the most unlikely source. Stevid. The nation was closest regional wise to Kurona. However both we're coming out of a bitter cold war, and chances are, they would ignore Kanami's askings. (see Stevid Cold War) But it was a chance he needed and was willing to take. Stevid and Kanami agreed to aid and help, and hold to their non agression pact. The K.S.S. Yasashii was departed to Stevid to set sail for Kurona. All supplies would be carried to Kurona from Stevid to Kurona.
Czardas
In Czardas, a short debate over whether or not to aid, came to an end with the decision to help the floundering country.
From: The Libertarian Concordance of Czardas To: Kurona
Greetings from the Concordance of Czardas! Hearing of your plight, we are sending food, supplies, drainage tubing, and money in amounts of up to $30 billion (USD). In addition, we will send a team of engineers, meteorologists, architects, peacekeepers, and other necessary personnel to repair the damage, construct anti-flood networks, control rioting, and determine the cause of the storms. If there is anything else you need, contact us. Once again, the Concordance sends you its greeting and wishes you a pleasant day, despite the weather.
~Kari Alhoun, Czardaian Foreign Minister
A small convoy of 60 Skyhawk Transports departed for Sonomi to airlift the Princess out, and help the nation deal with the harsh weather and damages. Hearing of the Downed C-130, a small group detached from the Rescue Unit to rescued the downed crew.
Another unit made it's way to the capital of Sonomi, and another was on the western portion of the country. Encountering stranded farmers and citizens along the way, many still rember Christina Vaugn. Christina had lost her daughter in the rushing flood waters, and begged the rescueres to find her. Assuring they would, they loaded her and her son to a boat, and parted off. Sometime later they encounterd Christina's daughter, just clining to drift debries. Chrisitna jummped off the boat and swam to her, and carried her back with out sinking or strugling. This suprised many of the vetran recuers, who had never seen anything like it before. Many felt she was the bravest woman they had ever seen.
Steven was impressed by the responses, as Czadas who was in war time, he personally meet with the leaders and gave him his personal praise calling them very honerable leaders.
Stevid
After a small debate, Stevid accepted Kanami's offers to aid in the crises. Prime Minister Conroy deployed the Navy to deliver supplies and begin damage repair. The H.M.S. Johnson was the leader of the fleet, had recived a distress call, very faint, but definatley a signal. They managed to trace it to a small civilan vessel. After a long and challenging search, they found the small vessel. Onboard was a family of four, with the mother pregnate. This proved to be challanging hoisting her off the tossing ship onto the saftey of the Jonson First the wife Molly Christopher, was lifted, followed by the eldest daughter Rosette, nearly missing, but pulled to saftey and then Joshua, the son, and finally Paul the father. A daring rescue, and sucessful one. Finally the H.M.S. Johnson and Frightful shored up, setting up base camp, they and Kanami soulders, regrouped, and perpared for further operations.
Aqua Anu
Aqua Anu joined up farley late in the game, but wasn't out for the count. The Queen ordered the best ships in the fleet to stockpile food, and other provisions, to send to Kurona. However Princess Subaru was fearing the worst. Unknowist to Kuronan citizens, the Princess left for Kurona, and began helping out. Aiding Red-Cross workers, taking and delivring a few provisions, and other work. Do to the distance from Aqua Anu to Kurona, and the likely conditions, it wouldn't be worth the time or travel and show up empty handed. If any ship lost something, or a took on damage due to the stormy seas, it would simpley take too long to travel back. The Queen decided to sort of the have the navy take their time and get it right the first time, stocking everything they would need, and everything the crew would need. Because no airports exist in Aqua Anu, they don't have any airliners and at this time they didn't have any airforce aircraft. It needed to be done carefully, but swiftly. The ships waited in Carmina Gadalica Harbor then departed for Kurona once the weather calmed down more.
Aftermath
The storm finally cleard two weeks later. Kanami-NASA reported the storm was dissapating. Damage was estimated to be in the billions of dollars and Kuromians. Enough to further debt Kurona. All nations involved would help work out the debt through massive contributions, and charties. Thousands we're displaced and left homless, and hundreds dead. Sonomi was under 20 feet of water. Finally months of clean up, and relife, the nation returned to normal. But it would forever remeber the weeks of horror it endured.
The world reaction was minimal. Many still don't know. Steven Koolridge calls that "shamefull." His biggest criticism was the fact there we're only three countires, (spare Aqua Anu) that replied. Author Jason Mokachi, wrote a series of editorials, that formed into a book entitled The Only Ones Who Care. The book heavily criticizes the international community for it's lack of humanity to the nation at need.
The effects of the storm had it's share of effects on the Kuronan Government. Princess Tomoyo, did feel largely abandond by the world, the U.N. and the League of Small Regions. She withdrew from the LSR, and heavily criticized the U.N. stating "I will never join a body of hypocrites that only care about themselves."
Kurona would become a close ally with Stevid, somewhat to the dismay of Kanami however, Kanami was begning to see Stevid in diffrent light, since their last encounter. Princess Tomoyo would award Steven Koolridge, David Conroy, Berry Herrigton, Kari Alhoun, Secretary-General Caverra, and all thoes involved the Raven Cross, Kurona's highest Honor. In additon Princess Subaru was granted honary citizenship to Kurona
