I-BEIJING – Uthuli luhamba phakathi kwezimbobo zokhiye kanye namafreyimu amafasitela, futhi lunuka njengengxube engcolile yokungcola, intuthu kanye nezinhlayiya zensimbi. Isibhakabhaka siphenduka i-magenta futhi zonke izakhiwo ziyanyamalala. Amehlo ayahlehla futhi umphimbo uba buhlungu ngenxa yokukhwehlela.
Izivunguvungu zasentwasahlobo zaseNyakatho neChina zivunguze ngamandla ikakhulukazi ngempelasonto, zaletha usizi kubantu abasebenza ngaphandle ngoMsombuluko eBeijing nasengxenyeni ebanzi yezwe.
"Kungena emphinjeni wakho, ngaphansi kwezingubo zakho, embhedeni wakho," kusho u-Xue Yuan oshanela umgwaqo waseBeijing. “Ngiyakuzonda, kodwa empeleni akukho ongakwenza.”
Izivunguvungu ziwumkhiqizo wokwanda kogwadule e-Inner Mongolia nakwezinye izifunda zaseGobi Desert ezingamakhulu amakhilomitha enyakatho nasentshonalanga ye-Beijing okubangelwa ukuklama ngokweqile, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, isomiso kanye nokusabalala kwamadolobha. Imimoya enamandla ithatha uthuli nokungcola okuxekethile, ikuxube nokungcola kwezimboni.
Inkomba yekhwalithi yomoya yaseBeijing ibekwe ku-Level 4, ibanga elilodwa elingcono kuneLevel 5 elibucayi kakhulu elifinyelelwe ngoMgqibelo njengoba ingxube yesihlabathi, uthuli nokungcoliswa komhlaba iqhumisa inhloko-dolobha. Izazi zezulu zedolobha zithe izimo zizoba ngcono, kodwa zaxwayisa isihlabathi sisazoqhubeka phakathi nesonto.
Amazinga okungcoliswa okurekhodiwe abhaliswe e-Hong Kong, amamayela angu-1,240 (amakhilomitha angu-2,000) ukuya eningizimu, ngokwengxenye ngenxa yeziphepho. Izikole zelulekwe ukuthi zikhansele imisebenzi yangaphandle futhi okungenani abantu abadala abangu-20 bafuna usizo lwezokwelapha ngenxa yokuphelelwa umoya, kubika umsakazo waseHong Kong i-RTHK.
Ngaphesheya kwe-Taiwan Strait engamakhilomitha angu-100-(160-kilometer)-wide, izakhamuzi zasesiqhingini zavala imilomo yazo ukuze zigweme ukuphefumula inhlaka engase ibangele ukungakhululeki kwesifuba kanye nezinkinga zokuphefumula ngisho nakubantu abanempilo. Izimoto ezimbozwe isihlabathi emizuzwini eyi-10 nje kanti ezinye izindiza zakhanselwa ngenxa yokungaboni kahle okudalwe yisiphepho sesihlabathi.
Izakhamizi zaseBeijing zazizingela ezindlini njengoba uthuli lungena ezindlini nasemahhovisi, lwehlisa ukubonakala kwamamitha ayi-3,000 (1,000 metres).
Ngaphandle, abantu babezulazula emigwaqweni eseceleni egcwele isihlabathi, bemboze ubuso babo ngamaduku acwebezelayo noma befaka imaski yokuhlinzwa. Akuzange kube nemibiko esheshayo yezifo ezixhunywe othulini.
Esixwayisweni esifakwe ngoMsombuluko kusizindalwazi saso, iCentral Meteorological Station yaseChina inxuse abantu baseBeijing abayizigidi ezingama-22 ukuthi bavale iminyango namafasitela futhi bavikele imishini ebucayi kagesi neyemishini.
I-China Central Television itshele ababukeli ukuthi bahlanze amakhala abo ngamanzi anosawoti futhi basuse inhlanzi ezindlebeni ngoswazi lukakotini olucwiliswe otshwaleni.
Eshumini leminyaka elidlule, iBeijing ifune ukulwa nemiphumela yokuphenduka ugwadule ngokutshala utshani nezigidigidi zezihlahla ukuze kuvinjwe ugwadule, ikakhulukazi kwanhlanga zimuka nomoya. Ngokuhambisana nokuletha ukungcola, izivunguvungu zigcizelela inkinga yamanzi enyakatho lapho uhulumeni efuna ukuqeda iphrojekthi enkulu yokudonsa amanzi eningizimu.
U-Li Dongping, isivakashi esivakashele iTiananmen Square sisuka eningizimu yeChina, uthe kusekuningi okumele kwenziwe ukuze kukhuliswe ukuvikelwa kwemvelo nokuqwashisa umphakathi.
"Kudingeka sithuthukise indawo yethu, sitshale izihlahla eziningi futhi sithuthukise ingqalasizinda yomhlabathi, futhi kufanele siphakamise umuzwa wethu wokuvikela imvelo," kusho uLi.
Isiphepho sakamuva kulindeleke ukuthi sihlasele eNingizimu Korea ngoLwesibili, kusho uKim Seung-bum weKorea Meteorological Administration. Isiphepho sesihlabathi esihlasele eChina ngempelasonto sidale inkungu “ephuzi” embi kakhulu eSouth Korea kusukela ngo-2005, futhi iziphathimandla zakhipha izeluleko zothuli ezingandile ezweni lonke.
I-grit evela eziphephweni zesihlabathi zaseShayina itholwe ukuthi ihambe ize iyofika entshonalanga ye-United States.
Umsakazo wezindaba zikamabonakude wombuso wasemini ubonise idolobha lezivakashi lase-Hangzhou ogwini olusempumalanga ye-China, lapho amabhuloho amahle nama-pagoda asogwini lwamanzi ayefihlwe enhlanganisweni yesihlabathi nobungungu.
Inxusa laseMelika eBeijing lixwayise ngokuthi izinhlayiya ezisemoyeni zenza izimo zibe “yingozi,” nakuba imimoya enamandla yahlakaza okunye ukungcola futhi ikhwalithi yomoya kamuva yathuthukiswa yaba “engenampilo kakhulu.”
UDuan Li, okhulumela iBeijing Meteorological Station, uthe izimo zedolobha zibukeka zimbi kakhulu ngoba isiphepho sesihlabathi sangoMgqibelo sibeke imfucumfucu ophahleni, emigwaqweni nasezihlahleni. Imimoya yangoMsombuluko yathwala isihlabathi esengeziwe futhi yanyakazisa okwakuvele kukhona.
Isivunguvungu esikhulu sokugcina esahlasela iBeijing sasingo-2006, lapho imimoya ilahla amathani angu-300,000 esihlabathi enhloko-dolobha.
