ISiphepho uPaloma kwakufanele sishwibilikise epharadesi elincane le-scuba elibizwa ngokuthi i-Cayman Brac (evame ukubizwa ngokuthi “i-Brac”). Izakhamuzi eziningi azizange zizihluphe nangokuya ezindaweni zokukhosela iziphepho ngobusuku bangoNovemba 7. Kodwa kuthe sekusile, ubufakazi obuhlasimulisayo bokugadla okuqondile kwesiphepho seSigaba sesi-4 babonakala ukuze izwe libubone.
Nakuba isiqhingi esikhulu saseGrand Cayman ngokuvamile sasinda olakeni lweSiphepho uPaloma, abantu abangaba ngu-1,000 1,800 baye bashiywa bengenamakhaya phakathi kwezakhamuzi zaseCayman Brac ezingu-XNUMX, kubika i-Caymanian Compass. Izakhamuzi eziningi zasala zingenalutho ngaphandle kwezingubo emhlane. Izindawo ezimbili kwezintathu zokukhosela eziphepho zomphakathi zibe nomonakalo omkhulu ophahleni. Futhi umzila wezindiza wesikhumulo sezindiza wacwiliswa emanzini, awukwazanga ukuvumela izindiza zezindiza ukuthi zilethe izinto ezazidingeka kakhulu kubantu abashaqeke ngamagobolondo.
Nokho, abantu abaningi abangaphesheya kwemingcele yeziQhingi zaseCayman abazi ukuthi leli zwe liye labhekana nosizi olukhulu ngoba isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke saseGrand Cayman ngokuvamile saphunyula ulaka lwalesi siphepho. Kodwa njengoba uKhomishana Wesifunda u-Ernie Scott alinganisela, amaphesenti angaba ngu-90 emizi yaseCayman Brac ayelahlekelwe ingxenye noma lonke uphahla ngenxa yesiphepho.
Ama-Rotary Clubs e-Grand Cayman ahlanganise imizamo yawo yokubonisa izithombe futhi akhiphe ulwazi mayelana ne-Cayman Brac ecekelwe phansi yisiphepho ku: http://caymanrotary.wordpress.com. Isizindalwazi seWebhusayithi sinikeza imininingwane ngemibiko yomonakalo futhi sinikeze nezibuyekezo zeSiphepho sakamuva esicekele phansi isiqhingi.
Umphakathi onikela ngemali womhlaba wonke uyanxuswa ukuthi usize isizwe esiseziqhingini sibuyele esimeni saso. Isayithi lamukela iminikelo yekhadi lesikweletu yomzamo wokusiza we-Brac, okwenza kube lula ngabantu abangaphandle kwase-Cayman ukuthi banikele ngisho namadola ambalwa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umphakathi otshuza emanzini ukhuthazwa ukuba usakaze izindaba mayelana nengosi ye-Internet kwabanye abangase bangaqapheli ukuthi kwenzeke inhlekelele kuleyo ndawo ethandwayo ye-scuba. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-Little Cayman ibe nomonakalo omncane futhi isesimweni sokwamukela abatshuzi futhi ngoNovemba 22 odongeni oludumile emhlabeni wonke lweBloody Bay.
Ngaleso sikhathi, abantu baseCayman Brac bazoba nomshikashika wokwakha kabusha amakhaya namabhizinisi alahlekelwe yisiphepho esibangele umonakalo omkhulu, uma kungenjalo-njengo "Storm of 1932" odumile obonakala sengathi ulandele indlela efanayo neSiphepho uPaloma kanye ihlaselwe indida esabekayo ngosuku olufanayo lokumaka iminyaka engu-76.
