Abakhenkethi abaphonononga iGreat Barrier Reef bayasuswa kuloo ndawo njengentloko yenkanyamba kwindawo ephawuleka e-Australia.
Abakhenkethi kwiziqithi ezibini ezikunxweme lwaseQueensland - iHeron Island kunye neLady Elliott Island - babuyiselwa kwilizwekazi njengoko iCyclone Ului isondela.
Imimoya eyingozi kulindeleke ukuba ihlasele ulwalwa ngempelaveki, ishiya iziqithi ezisezantsi zisemngciphekweni wokudumba kolwandle kunye namaza amakhulu.
Iindawo ezimbini ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide zithathe inyathelo elimangalisayo lokuvala phambi koqhwithela oluzayo.
Indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide i-Heron Island iya kuvala iingcango zayo ubuncinane iintsuku ezine, kwaye sele ikhuphe iindwendwe ezili-150 kwesi siqithi. Inkqubo iya kuqukunjelwa ngomso, xa abasebenzi behotele abayi-100 beza kudluliselwa kwisixeko esikufutshane saseGladstone, kumhlaba omkhulu.
Isiqithi saseHeron simi kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-60 empuma yonxweme lwaseQueensland.
Isithethi sendawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide i-Heron Island ithe: “Ngenxa yendlela eqikelelweyo yenkanyamba, senze isigqibo namhlanje sokuthatha iindwendwe sizise kumhlaba omkhulu.
“Yonke le nto yenziwe ngokuzolileyo kakhulu, kodwa bekungcono ukwenza okuthile ngelixa bekunokwenzeka ukuba uhambe ngokukhuselekileyo.
"Isiqithi siya kuvalwa kude kube nguMgqibelo, xa siza kuphinda sihlole imeko."
ILady Elliott Island Eco Resort iceba ukuthatha amanyathelo okhuseleko afanayo.
IYunivesithi yaseQueenland iphinde yakhetha amanyathelo okukhusela, ukuvala isikhululo sophando kwiSiqithi saseHeron kunye nokuhambisa izazinzulu, iindwendwe kunye nezixhobo ezixabisekileyo zokhuseleko.
IGreat Barrier Reef yenye yezona ndawo zinomtsalane kubakhenkethi eOstreliya. Ibaleka malunga neemayile ezingama-1600, kwaye yenziwe malunga nama-3000 okwakheka kolwalwa.
