Millions of people are being evacuated from systems that have suffered devastating attacks by Thargoid fleets.
An enormous humanitarian effort is underway, with rescue megaships positioned at key locations near each Thargoid-occupied system. Captain Justine Kemp of Rescue Ship Hutner, currently stationed in Enayex, described their operations to Vox Galactica:
âAs per newly established procedures, all contracted transports carrying refugees from systems facing Thargoid invasion are directed to our landing bays. Emergency teams perform triage services and give direct aid where possible. But the focus is on quickly processing them for relocation to temporary housing, away from the warzones.â
âThis is the most intense situation Iâve ever had to deal with. Weâre taking in enormous numbers of people, not just from starports but from planetary settlements too. Virtually everything in some of these systems is ablaze, and the refugees just keep coming.â
Vox Galactica also published a selection of soundbites from various civilians escaping from Thargoid-occupied systems:
âIt all happened so fast. Our family was eating together when the whole port seemed to shake. My son had befriended a trader whoâd landed a few days ago, and he convinced her to take us on board her Hauler. The lurches as we weaved through Thargoid ships almost made me bring up the food weâd been enjoying minutes earlier.â
âI was at a starport observation window when their ships, those weird star-shaped things, zipped right past. Then the other side of the habitat ring just vanished. Fire and splinters of metal... All the sirens blared, and the crowds surged toward the bays. Heat filled the corridors and smoke clogged our lungs. I didnât even see the ship I ended up on, only a sea of panicked faces smeared with grime.â
âIâm looking for my dad. He was injured when I last saw him. Burns from that green corrosive stuff that punched through our quarters. The Commander didnât have room on his ship for everyone. I convinced him to take my dad first. But now I canât find him. The medics donât have time to talk to me. I hope heâs here somewhere. Heâs got to be here somewhere.â
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