GOLD COAST, Australia - Women in Tourism International Alliance (WITIA), inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yochwepheshe bezokuvakasha enekomkhulu eGold Coast, eQueensland, e-Australia, icela amalungu ayo emhlabeni wonke ukuthi anikeze usizo kuzisulu zezikhukhula ezinamandla e-Australia. Izimvula ezinamandla isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili ziye zabangela ukuba imifula igcwale izindawo ezinkulu zaseQueensland nasenyakatho yeNew South Wales, ishiye ngemuva umkhondo wokufa nokucekela phansi. Amaphoyisa nabatakuli baphakathi kokuthungatha abalahlekile phakathi kwezinqwaba zemfucumfucu edla ubhedu.
Phakathi kwalo monakalo, imboni yezokuvakasha ithinteke kakhulu. Amahhovisi okubhuka ayaphoqeleka ukuthi avale, izithunywa azikwazi ukuletha amaphasipoti anama-visa akhishiwe, ukuya ezikhumulweni zezindiza namahhotela kuncishisiwe, izindawo zokungcebeleka azikwazi ukufinyelela ezintweni ezibalulekile futhi abasebenzi abakwazi ukuya emsebenzini. Lezi zimo azithinti nje ezokuvakasha zendawo kuphela, kodwa zinwebeka njengamanzi ezikhukhula ezibangele ukuthi zilethe ukuphazamiseka ezindaweni ezikude. Naphezu kwalezi zimo, kunjalo
okujabulisayo ukuqaphela ukuthi izinkampani zezokuvakasha zivame ukufika kuqala ukuze zisize.
"Ezokuvakasha zinamandla amakhulu okukhuphukela phezulu ezimeni eziphuthumayo," kusho uMongameli we-WITIA uMary Mahon Jones. “Kulokhu nakwezinye eziningi, amabhizinisi ezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke azohlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yamahhala, usizo lwezokuthutha, ukudla, nezinto ezidingekayo ezindaweni ezihlaselwe yinhlekelele. I-WITIA ikhuthaza imizamo yamalungu ayo yokunikeza usizo kuzisulu zezikhukhula zaseQueensland futhi izomemezela le mizamo ngewebhusayithi yayo kanye nezindaba eziqhubekayo zabezindaba. "
Iminikelo ngaphakathi kwe-Australia ingenziwa ngekhadi lesikweletu ku-ww.qld.gov.au/floods , iwebhusayithi enikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe. Iminikelo yezimali yamazwe ngamazwe ingenziwa ngokudlulisela ngokuqondile egameni le-akhawunti elilandelayo: I-Premiers Relief Relief Appeal, BSB 064 013, inombolo ye-akhawunti 1000 6800; Ikhodi ye-SWIFT: CTBAAU2S.
UMahon Jones umemezele ukuthi i-WITIA izonikela kakhulu kulesi sikhwama egameni lamalungu ayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Alliance ikhuthaza usizo oluqondile. Ilungu le-Adelaide WITIA, uGudrun Tamandl we-Cruise Connection, useqale lolu hlelo ngokuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yamahhala yomndeni osusiwe. UTamandl uthi, “Ukuhlangana ndawonye ukuze sisizane ngezikhathi zesidingo yilokho abakwa-Aussies abaphathelene nakho futhi manje sekungesinye salezo zikhathi.”
Ububanzi benhlekelele yamanje cishe abunakwenzeka ngaphambili. NgoJanuwari 10, lokho okuye kwabizwa ngokuthi “i-tsunami emaphakathi nezwe” kwahlasela idolobha laseToowoomba eliseningizimu-mpumalanga yeQueensland, elisendaweni engamamitha angu-2,000 XNUMX ngaphezu kogu lolwandle esiqongweni seGreat Dividing Range – indawo yokugcina isenzakalo esinjalo singaba khona. bekulindelwe. UNdunankulu waseQueensland u-Anna Bligh ubike ukuthi amadolobha amaningi abhekene nomzuliswano wesibili kanye nowesithathu wokukhuphuka kwamanzi ezikhukhula. Izindawo zokuvakasha ezihlanganisa ne-Sunshine Coast edumile zibone izikhukhula ezinkulu.
Inhloko-dolobha yesifundazwe iBrisbane, idolobha lesithathu ngobukhulu e-Australia, ihlangabezane nezimo ezimbi kakhulu zezikhukhula njengoba amanzi amaningi egcwele osebeni lwemifula, athinta amakhaya angaphezu kuka-30,000 futhi ashiya udaka nodaka yonke indawo. Isifunda Sebhizinisi Esimaphakathi saseBrisbane sivalwe kakhulu ngezinsiza zokuhamba ezinomkhawulo. Izinkonzo zikagesi, konke okungaphansi komhlaba, zivalwe ngokukhethayo njengoba uhlelo lugcwala izikhukhula, okushiya izinkulungwane zingenawo amandla. Ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, ukucekelwa phansi okukhulu, ukungabi namakhaya kanye nokufunwa
ezilahlekile ziyimiphumela esabekayo njengoba amanzi ehla.
Unobhala we-WITIA u-Anne Isaacson, isakhamuzi saseGold Coast, wabika: “Kunzima ukuqonda ubukhulu balezi zikhukhula. Izindlu zikhishiwe ezisekelweni zazo kanye nezikebhe ezikhishwe emigodini yazo yehla ngomfula. Angikaze ngikubone okunje. Akekho owaziyo ukuthi bangaki abantu abalahlekelwe ukuphila kwabo njengoba amanzi anonya ekhukhula izimoto zabo emifuleni. Okuxakayo ukuthi namuhla lihle futhi libalele, kokubili eGold Coast naseBrisbane ngakho kubonakala kungqubuzana nakancane ukuthi iBrisbane ibe nesenzakalo esimangalisa kunazo zonke eminyakeni engaphezu kweyi-100!”
I-Women in Tourism International Alliance (WITIA) iyinhlangano yokuxhumana yomhlaba wonke yabantu abasezimbonini zezokuvakasha, ezokuvakasha, ezokuvakasha nezihlobene nazo. I-WITA isebenzela ukukhuthaza nokuthuthukisa amathuba ebhizinisi futhi ikhuthaze ukubaluleka kwezokuvakasha ukuze kugqugquzele ukuqonda kwamasiko nokuthula emhlabeni wonke. Isekela izinhlangano ezisiza abampofu ezinikeza ukunakekelwa nokuvikelwa kwabesifazane nezingane, isiza abantu abasha embonini futhi ifake isandla ekuvikelweni kwemithombo yemvelo yomhlaba.
