Ingqalasizinda ye-Major Florida Keys kanye ne-Key West isalokhu injalo kulo lonke uchungechunge lwesiqhingi esingamamayela angu-125 ubude, Isikhumulo sezindiza iKey West International ukuvulwa kabusha kwenkonzo yezohwebo ngoLwesine ekuseni ngemuva kwesiphepho esinamandla emvula kanye nesiphepho esisuka eSiphepho i-Ian sibe nomthelela esiqhingini ngoLwesibili nangoLwesithathu.
Izivakashi kufanele zibheke ngqo nezinkampani zezindiza ukuze ziqinisekise ukutholakala kwendiza, kusho uMqondisi Wezindiza Zezindiza ze-Monroe County u-Richard Strickland. Izindiza ze-Allegiant, i-American, i-Delta, i-Jet Blue, i-Silver ne-United zinikeza izindiza ezingami nsuku zonke eziya e-Key West.
Umgwaqo omkhulu waseFlorida Keys Overseas, okuhlanganisa nawo wonke amabhuloho angu-42, uvuliwe, kusho uSheriff waseMonroe County uRick Ramsay.
Indawo ethinteke kakhulu yochungechunge lweziqhingi ze-Keys ibonakala iyi-Key West, lapho imigwaqo eminingi igcwele izikhukhula ngenxa yesiphepho esinamandla noma okungahambeki kuyo ngenxa yezihlahla eziwile, ngokusho kuka-Alyson Crean, isikhulu solwazi somphakathi wedolobha. Izinga lamanzi liyehla futhi uCrean uthe kuzothatha izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuthi i-Key West Community Services futhi Florida Abasebenzi boMnyango wezokuThutha bazoqeda ukukhipha imfucumfucu emigwaqeni. Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi izindawo eziningi ezivakashelwa kakhulu zedolobha cishe zizobuyiselwa ekupheleni kwangoLwesine.
- Kuwo wonke ama-Keys uhlelo lokulethwa kwamanzi ahlanzekile lusebenza ngokugcwele, kubika uGreg Velez, isekela lomqondisi weFlorida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
- Kusukela ngoLwesine ekuseni, i-Keys Energy Services inamakhasimende angaphansi kwama-400 kwangu-30,000 alindele ukubuyiselwa amandla, ngokusho kwe-CEO uLynne Tejeda. Uveze ukuthi uzobuyiselwa ngokugcwele igridi kagesi yale nkampani, esebenzisa i-Lower Keys ne-Key West, ngasekupheleni kukaLwesine ntambama. IFlorida Keys Electric Cooperative inamandla ku-100% wamakhasimende ayo ukusuka enyakatho ye-Key Largo kuya e-Seven Mile Bridge eMarathon, ngokusho kwe-CEO uScott Newberry.
- Cishe zonke izikhungo zokulala zikaKeys ziphunyukile eziphephweni ezinkulu futhi zivuliwe, kubika izikhulu zezokuvakasha.
- Amapaki esifunda sase-Keys, izindawo ezikhangayo, izindawo, ukusebenza kwemidlalo yasemanzini, izindawo zokudlela kanye nezindawo zokucima ukoma kuvulwa kabusha, yize amahora neminikelo inganqunyelwa. Izivakashi kufanele zithinte indawo ngayinye ngokuqondile.
- Ichweba laseKey West kungenzeka liphinde livulwe ngokugcwele ekupheleni kukaLwesine, ngokusho kukaDavid Ambos we-US Coast Guard Sector Key West.
I-National Hurricane Centre inqande isexwayiso sesiphepho esishisayo kanye nezexwayiso zesiphepho kanye namawashi e-Keys ngasekupheleni kwangoLwesithathu ntambama.
Awekho ama-oda okuphuma ayimpoqo wesivakashi noma umhlali akhishwe ihhovisi lokuphatha izimo eziphuthumayo lase-Monroe County ngoba imimoya enamandla enamandla ayizange ibikezelwe isifunda.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The most impacted area of the contiguous Keys island chain seems to be Key West, where many roads flooded because of storm surge or are impassible due to fallen trees, according to Alyson Crean, the city's public information officer.
- The Port of Key West is likely to fully reopen by the end of Thursday, according to David Ambos of U.
- The Florida Keys Electric Cooperative has power to 100% of its customer base from northern Key Largo to the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, according to CEO Scott Newberry.
