I-Hurricanes Harvey kanye ne-Irma: Kuyini ukulahlekelwa izivakashi?

Lapho isiphepho uHarvey sigadla eHouston futhi isiphepho u-Irma sicekela phansi iMiami, zombili zabangela ukuba izikhumulo zezindiza zivalwe, kwaphazamisa izinhlelo zokuhamba zezinkulungwane zabantu. Kwase kusele izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuthi izikhumulo zezindiza zivulwe kabusha kodwa umthelela omubi ezivakashini zamazwe ngamazwe ezivakashela lezo zindawo ezimbili usudonse amasonto. Ukuhlaziya kuvela ku-ForwardKeys, inkampani esiza ukubikezela uhambo oluzayo ngokuhlaziya cishe ukuthengwa kwendiza okuyizigidi eziyi-17 ngosuku.

Endabeni yase-Houston, ukufika kwamanye amazwe kwehle ngo-56.9% ngesikhathi somthelela wesiphepho (25-31 Agasti) futhi kwaba amasonto ayisithupha kuze kube yilapho abafikayo bebuyela emazingeni angaphambi kwesiphepho. Endabeni yaseMiami, abafika emhlabeni wonke bawa ngama-36.7% ngesikhathi somthelela wesiphepho (7-17 September) futhi kwaba amasonto ayisishiyagalolunye kuze kube yilapho abavakashi befika bebuyela emazingeni angaphambi kwesiphepho.

Umthelela ongemuhle ezifundeni zabo, iTexas neFlorida wawufana kodwa wawungavezwa kangako, lapho kufika amazwe ngamazwe ngesikhathi somthelela wesiphepho wehle ngo-23.4% eTexas futhi wehla ngo-31.9% eFlorida. Uma sibheka isikhathi samasonto ayishumi kulandela iziphepho, kokubili i-Houston ne-Miami yehla ngamadijithi amabili ezivakashini zamazwe ngamazwe, i-Houston yehla ngo-11.6% kanye ne-Miami 12.8%.

E-Texas, e-Dallas nase-Austin empeleni bazuze lapho i-Houston inciphisa ukusebenza kwayo kwesikhumulo sezindiza. Ngesikhathi somthelela wesiphepho, abafika kwamanye amazwe e-Dallas beqa ngo-13.3 % nase-Austin ngo-23.1%. Kodwa-ke, ngemuva kwalokho, ukuhamba kuzo zonke izikhumulo zezindiza ezintathu zaseTexas kwehle ngaphansi kwamazinga angaphambi kwesiphepho.

U-Olivier Jager, oyi-CEO, u-Forward Keys, uthe: “Umuntu ubengeke alindele ukuthi ukuphazamiseka kohambo okubangelwe ngisho nesiphepho esibi kakhulu, edolobheni elikhulu lomhlaba wokuqala, kuthathe izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezimbalwa. Ngakho-ke, lapho ubona umthelela walezi ziphepho ekufikeni kwezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe, ezihlala amasonto ambalwa, kugcizelela ubukhulu bomonakalo eziwudalile.”