I-NASSAU, i-Bahamas - Isilumkiso seNkanyamba sihlala sisebenza kwi-Central Bahamas, equka iziqithi zaseLong Island, i-Exuma kunye ne-cays yayo, i-Cat Island, i-Rum Cay kunye ne-San Salvador. Isilumkiso seNkanyamba sithetha ukuba iimeko zenkanyamba zilindeleke kwindawo ethile ngaphakathi kwendawo yesilumkiso. Iinqwelomoya eziya kuMbindi Bahamas zinqunyanyisiwe.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba i-Bahamas yi-archipelago eneziqithi ezingaphezu kwe-700 kunye nezitshixo, ezisasazwa kwii-square zeekhilomitha ezili-100,000. Kusenokubakho isaqhwithi setropiki okanye isilumkiso senkanyamba kwiziqithi ezisemazantsi kwaye iziqithi ezisembindini nezisemantla zihlala zingachaphazeleki. Enyanisweni, iinkanyamba azifane zichaphazele ilizwe lonke.
Zonke iihotele kunye neendawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide kuzo zonke iZiqithi zaseBahamas zisebenze iinkqubo zazo zenkanyamba kwaye zithatha zonke izilumkiso eziyimfuneko ukukhusela iindwendwe kunye nabahlali, njengoko ukhuseleko luhlala luyeyona nto iphambili.
Njengesiphumo seSilumkiso seNkanyamba, ubuncinci iindlela ezintathu zokuhamba ngenqanawa ziye zaphinda zahlengahlengisa iinqanawa zazo ukunqanda iNkanyamba uJoaquin. ICarnival iye yatshintsha iindlela zayo zaseMpuma zeCaribbean kwi-Pride and Valor, iNkosazana yathatha indawo yomnxeba weRoyal Princess 'kwisiqithi sabucala somgca, kwaye iNorway iye yacima umnxeba we-Getaway's Nassau obucwangciselwe kamva kule veki.
I-Hurricane Watch ihlala isebenza kwi-Northwest Bahamas, kuquka i-Abacos, i-Berry Islands, i-Bimini, i-Eleuthera, i-Grand Bahama, kunye ne-New Providence. Ukubukela kuthetha ukuba iimeko zenkanyamba zinokwenzeka ngaphakathi kwendawo yokubukela.
Ngentsimbi yesi-2 emva kwemini nge-EDT, umbindi weNkanyamba iJoaquin wawukufuphi nobude obungama-24.4 degrees emntla kunye nobude obungama-72.9 degrees entshona. Oku kumalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-90 empuma yeSan Salvador okanye malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-190 empuma-mpuma yeRhuluneli yeZibuko i-Eleuthera kwaye malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-255 empuma yeNew Providence.
INkanyamba uJoaquin isiya ngasemazantsi-ntshona kufutshane neekhilomitha ezi-6 ngeyure. Ukujikela ngasemntla-ntshona kunye nokwehla kwesantya esihamba phambili kuqikelelwa ngoLwesine okanye ngoLwesine ebusuku. Kumkhondo woqikelelo, umbindi weJoaquin kulindeleke ukuba usondele okanye ungaphaya kweenxalenye zeCentral Bahamas ngokuhlwanje okanye ngoLwesine.
Imimoya yamandla enkanyamba iphumela ngaphandle ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezingama-35 ukusuka embindini kunye nemimoya yamandla etropikhi iphumela ngaphandle ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezingama-125 ukusuka embindini.
Abahlali abakwiindawo zeSilumkiso, ngakumbi iSan Salvador kunye neCat Island, banokuqala ukufumana imimoya yeTropical Storm ngokuhlwanje kwaye kufuneka bangxame ukugqiba ukulungiselela impembelelo yeJoaquin, ekulindeleke ukuba ibandakanye izikhukhula ezinamandla. Abahlali abakwiindawo zokubukela kufuneka baqhubeke nokulungiselela impembelelo enokwenzeka yeJoaquin, kubandakanywa nezikhukhula ezinamandla ngenxa yemvula enkulu.
Abaqhubi bezobuchwephesha abancinci kulo lonke elaseBahamas kufuneka bahlale kwizibuko, njengoko ukudumba okukhulu kunye namaza okubetha kuya kuchaphazela iBahamas kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo.
IZiqithi zaseBahamas ziya kukhupha uhlaziyo ekulandeleni iNkanyamba uJoaquin, kodwa sikhuthaza wonke umntu ukuba afikelele kwiZiko leNkanyamba yeSizwe kunye neNdawo yeMozulu yohlaziyo lwamva nje. Ngolwazi oluthe kratya malunga neNkanyamba uJoaquin kunye neZiqithi zaseBahamas, iingcali zokuhamba kunye nabathengi bayacetyiswa ukuba bafikelele koku kulandelayo:
Uqhagamshelwano lwemidiya: Mia Weech-Lange, email, Umnxeba: 954-236-9292
