Isiphepho u-Irma manje sesidlule eziQhingini zaseTurks naseCaicos. U-Irma washaya iTurks neCaicos njengesiphepho seSigaba 5, futhi iziqhingi zabhekana nemimoya enamandla, imvula enkulu, kanye nesiphepho esinamandla. I-Irma kwakuyisiphepho esinamandla kunazo zonke ezenza izwe liwele eziqhingini.
UMnyango Wezokulawulwa Kwezinhlekelele kanye Nezimo Eziphuthumayo (i-DDME) njengamanje wenza ukuhlola kuzo zonke iziqhingi. Imibiko yokuqala ibonisa izikhukhula zasendaweni; kanye nomonakalo ophahleni, impahla ethile, nokuhlelwa kwezwe; futhi ugesi kanye nokuxhumana kuphumela kubahlali abaningi nezakhiwo, nokho, okwamanje, akukaze kube nemibiko yokulahleka kwempilo.
Abavakashi kanye nezakhamizi ezazisesiqhingini ngenkathi i-Irma igadla ziphephile.
I-Providenciales International Airport okwamanje ivulekele izinkonzo eziphuthumayo kuphela. I-DDME izokhombisa uma isikhumulo sezindiza sivulekele umphakathi.
Zonke izikhungo zosizo zikahulumeni nezasekhaya zisebenza ngokubambisana ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izinsiza zibuyela kwesijwayelekile ngokushesha okukhulu.
Izakhiwo eziningi zamahhotela zazihlelelwe ukuvalwa konyaka ngaphambi kwe-Irma, futhi ezinye izakhiwo manje sezikhethe ukuvalwa ukuze kuhlolwe noma yimuphi umonakalo ezakhiweni zazo. Babheke ukuvulwa kabusha ekuqaleni kuze kube maphakathi no-Okthoba 2017.
Izivakashi kufanele zifinyelele izakhiwo ngazinye ukuze zibuyekezwe. Izakhiwo eziningi zama-villa zilindele ukusebenza maduze, futhi izivakashi zamukelekile ukufinyelela kuzo ukuze zinqume ukutholakala kwazo kwezindawo zokulala.
UMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye neBhodi Yezokuvakasha YaseTurks kanye neCaicos izwakalisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu kunoma ngubani othinteke yisiphepho i-Irma.
“Sicabanga ngomakhelwane bethu nabangane bethu abakulo lonke elaseCaribbean nabangane bethu eFlorida. Siphinde sikhumbule iTexas ehlaselwe yiSiphepho uHarvey. Sihlala siqinile futhi sizokwenza konke esingakwenza ukuze sisize emizamweni yokululama.
“Sikucela ngomusa ukuba usibekezelele, njengoba sifuna ukubuyisela iziQhingi zethu zaseTurks naseCaicos ezithi 'Beautiful by Nature'."
Abavakashi Eziqhingini abadinga usizo olwengeziwe, thintana neBhodi Yezokuvakasha YaseTurks and Caicos ku:
Ihhovisi laseNew York: 1.800.241.0825
Ihhovisi laseCanada: 1.866.413.8875
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Irma hit the Turks and Caicos as a Category 5 storm, and the islands experienced extreme winds, heavy rainfall, and intense storm surge.
- Several hotel properties were scheduled for annual closure prior to Irma, and some properties have now elected to be closed in order to assess any damage to their properties.
- “We think of our neighbors and friends in the rest of the Caribbean and our friends in Florida.
