'Isiphepho esibi kakhulu eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-60' sibhidliza ibhilidi lasePhongolo laseTonga

SEKUQUBUKE phansi ibhilidi elineminyaka engu-100 lasenhlokodolobha yaseTonga iNuku'alofa lahlaselwa yisiphepho esibi kakhulu esake sahlasela lesi siqhingi eminyakeni engaphezu kwengama-60.

Isiphepho esisesigabeni sesine esishisayo sihlasele izwe ubusuku bonke, saphakamisa uphahla emakhaya sawisa izintambo zikagesi nezihlahla. INational Emergency Management Office (NEMO) yaseTonga ithe ayikho indlu eshiywe ingalimalanga yisiphepho esishisayo, ngokusho kweRadio NZ. "Ngibambe iqhaza ekuphenduleni izinhlekelele iminyaka engama-4 nangaphezulu futhi yisimo esibi kakhulu engake ngaba kuso," kusho uGraham Kenna we-NEMO.

Akukacaci ukuthi bangaki abantu abalimele ngenxa yesiphepho, noma uma kukhona abashonile. Amathimba okulawulwa kwezinhlekelele asebenzela ukukala ubukhulu bomonakalo. Kodwa-ke, ibhilidi laseTonga elidala ikhulu leminyaka lingezinye zezingozi eziqinisekisiwe.

IRed Cross yaseTonga ithe izinga lokulimala kwezitshalo, izindlu, izimila nengqalasizinda liphezulu kakhulu. Owayelilungu lephalamende utshele i-RNZ ukuthi cishe zonke izitshalo esiqhingini sase-Eua sezicekiwe.

Isimo esibucayi samenyezelwa nguhulumeni ngaphambi kokuba kuvulwe iziphepho kanye nezikhungo zokuthuthwa kwabantu. I-UK Met Office isiqinisekisile lesi siphepho. Imimoya yayo engaphezulu kwamamayela ayi-124 ngehora (200km / h) ibinamandla amakhulu okudala umonakalo eziqhingini ezinkulu zaseTonga selokhu kwaqala amarekhodi amanje eminyakeni engama-60 edlule.

ITonga yisizwe esiyisiqhingi sasePacific esakhiwa iziqhingi ezingaphezu kuka-170 ezihlukene. Itholakala empumalanga yeFiji nasenyakatho neNew Zealand. ISiphepho iGita manje sesibheke eFiji lapho kulindeleke ukuthi sishube kakhulu sibe yisiphepho seCategory 5. Kulindeleke ukuthi kuphuthelwe izikhungo ezinkulu zezwe. Isiphepho siqhubekile nokuqina selokhu sashiya umzila wokubhujiswa eSamoa naseAmerican Samoa ngesonto eledlule.