Ngokusho kwe-Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) Isikhulu Esiphezulu uMark Olsen njengamanje kunezivakashi ezingu-4,500 endaweni okuhlanganisa nabasebenzi bezimo eziphuthumayo abangu-400. Wathi:
“Kusukela ngoDisemba 5, isifunda silahlekelwe imali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-60 zamarandi ekukhanselweni nasekubhukheni okuya phambili. Sinelinye isonto elinzima njengoba sibheka umonakalo bese sibala indlela eya phambili.”
Emahoreni angama-24 edlule, kuqoshwe imvula engu-307 mm esikhumulweni sezindiza, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi iphinde iphinde ivulwe kuze kube uLwesibili ekuseni kakhulu kuyilapho imvula eningi isabikezelwa. Ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, izimvula nezikhukhula zidala isiphithiphithi sezindiza njengoba abahambi bebenethemba lokuhamba ngamaholidi.
Idolobhakazi nalo lingaphansi kwamanzi kanti nezinsiza zokuphuza amanzi zingcolile, zimi njengezidingo eziphuthumayo okufanele zibhekwe. Imigwaqo eya eCairns nayo ivaliwe ngenxa yezikhukhula eziphendule le ndawo isiqhingi sangempela.
Amabhomu emvula adalwa yiCyclone Jasper okuthi ngemuva kwaso ishiye amabhomu emvula angu-600 mm emahoreni angama-40 edlule kanti u-300 mm usazofika namuhla.
Iziphathimandla zesikhumulo sezindiza zeluleka: “Ngicela ningayi esikhumulweni sezindiza namuhla.”
The Iwebhusayithi yeCairns Airport ithumele ukuthi ibheke ukuphinda ivule ngoLwesibili, Disemba 19, ngesibuyekezo esisemthethweni ngo-8:00 ekuseni kusasa.
Cishe izakhamuzi ezingu-14,000 ziphila ngaphandle kukagesi, futhi umphakathi ocishe ube ngu-300 uyalelwe ukuba uphume namuhla uye eCooktown eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-80. Izakhamizi zakwaM zithuthela emahhotela enziwe izikhungo zokuphuma.
Ngokwemibiko yamaphoyisa aseQueensland, kushone owesilisa (30) otholwe equlekile eduze kwezintambo zikagesi eziwile, nentombazane encane (10) isesimweni esibucayi ngemuva kokushaywa wumbani.
I-CEO yeTropical North Queensland Tourism ilindele ukuvakasha futhi ezokuvakasha zizodinga usizo ukuze kwakhiwe kabusha futhi zilulame kulesi sikhukhula esibi eCairns.
