I-Islands Of The Bahamas iyiqoqo leziqhingi elineziqhingi ezingaphezu kuka-700 kanye nezinkulungwane zama-cay asabalale ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha-skwele ayi-100,000 olwandle, aqala amakhilomitha angama-50 nje eningizimu-mpumalanga yogu lwaseFlorida. Nakuba izwe lidabukile ngenxa yokucekelwa phansi kweSiphepho uDorian esilethele iziqhingi ezimbili ezisenyakatho kakhulu, iGrand Bahama ne-Abacos, kunomugqa osiliva. Iningi le-Bahamas, kuhlanganise neziqhingi ezingu-14 ezivame ukuvakashelwa, alikathinteki ngenxa yesiphepho. Abantu abafudumele nabanobungane base-The Bahamas, kanye nabalingani behhotela nabahambayo, ukusuka e-Bimini ukuya e-Nassau nase-Paradise Island, i-Exumas ukuya e-Inagua, balungele ukwamukela abahambi ngezandla ezimhlophe.
Njengoba umphakathi ufuna ulwazi lokuthi ungasiza kanjani izwe ukuthi lilulame, uMnyango Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza eBahamas (BMOTA) unxusa abathengi ukuthi bazi ukuthi into engcono kakhulu abangayenzela izwe, manje kunangaphambili, ilula: vakashela I-Bahamas.
Izikhumulo zezindiza, amachweba okuhamba ngomkhumbi, amahhotela kanye nezindawo ezikhangayo kulo lonke elaseNyakatho, Maphakathi ne-Southern Bahamas zivuliwe futhi ziyasebenza. Lezi ziqhingi zihlanganisa:
• I-Nassau ne-Paradise Island
• I Exumas
• I-Eleuthera ne-Harbour Island
• Bimini
• Andros
• Iziqhingi zaseBerry
• Cat Island
• Isiqhingi saseLong
• I-San Salvador
• I-Rum Cay
• I-Acklins kanye neCrooked Island
• IMayaguana
• Inagua
"Ukugcina imboni yezokuvakasha eqinile kuzobaluleka ekusizeni izwe ukuthi libuyele esimweni futhi lakhe kabusha," kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha Nezokundiza eBahamas uDionisio D'Aguilar. “Siyabonga ngokuthululwa kokusekelwa nothando eziqhingini zethu, futhi singathanda ukuba wonke umuntu azi ukuthi into engcono kakhulu abangasenzela yona manje ukuvakashela eNassau, eParadise Island naseziqhingini zase-Out. Isizwe sethu esihle esiyisiqhingi sikulungele ukukwamukela.”
Abahambi kufanele bavakashe bahamas.com ukufunda ngezici eziyingqayizivele zesiqhingi ngasinye sase-Bahamian futhi uthole eyodwa, noma ezimbili noma ezintathu, ezizifanela kangcono. I-Bahamas.com iyingosi yokutholwa kweholide enengcebo yezinsiza zokuhlela uhambo. Abahambi bangaqala nge- I-Island Finder - ithuluzi elisebenzisanayo elikala okuthandwayo komuntu siqu ukufanisa abathengi nesiqhingi kubo - bese uhlola uhlu olugunyazwe ngaphambilini Izindawo Zokuhlala kanye nesizindalwazi esihlala sibuyekezwa se Izidili namaphakheji ukubhuka. Okokudla kwasesiqhingini, izindawo zokungcebeleka ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nemisebenzi yomndeni engapheli, INassau neParadise Island kulapho kungqubuzana khona amanzi aluhlaza namasiko. Ukuze uthole indawo epholile, ye-boutique lapho isihlabathi sibomvana njengezindlu zamakholoni, vakashela I-Eleuthera ne-Harbour Island. Izinketho azipheli.
Ngaphezu kokuhlela uhambo oluya e-Bahamas, iminikelo yemali enhlanganweni yosizo enedumela elihle ibaluleke kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi. Abafisa ukufaka isandla bangathola uhlu lozakwethu abaqinisekisiwe be-The Bahamas kokuthi bahamas.com/relief.
