Xa inkanyamba uHarvey yabetha iHouston kunye nenkanyamba i-Irma yatshabalalisa iMiami, bobabini babangela ukuba izikhululo zeenqwelo-moya zivaliwe, ziphazamisa izicwangciso zokuhamba zamawaka abantu. Ibiyintsuku nje phambi kokuba izikhululo zeenqwelo moya ziphinde zivulwe kodwa ifuthe elibi kubatyeleli bamazwe ngamazwe kwezo ndawo zimbini besiya kuzo lithathe iiveki. Uhlalutyo luvela kwi-ForwardKeys, inkampani enceda ukuqikelela ukuhamba kwexesha elizayo ngokuhlalutya malunga ne-17 yezigidi zentengiselwano yokubhukisha inqwelomoya ngosuku.
Kwimeko yaseHouston, ukufika kwamanye amazwe kwawa ngama-56.9% ngexesha leempembelelo zenkanyamba (25-31 Agasti) kwaye yayiziiveki ezintandathu kwaze kwaba yilapho iindwendwe ezifikayo zibuyela kumanqanaba angaphambi kwenkanyamba. Kwimeko yaseMiami, abafika kumazwe ngamazwe bawa phantsi kwe-36.7% ngexesha leempembelelo zesiphepho (i-7-17 Septemba) kwaye iiveki ezisithoba kude kube yilapho iindwendwe ezifikayo zibuyela kumanqanaba angaphambili.
Impembelelo engalunganga kumazwe abo, iTexas kunye neFlorida yayifana kodwa ingachazwanga kangako, kunye nabafika kumazwe ngamazwe ngexesha leempembelelo zenkanyamba phantsi kwe-23.4% eTexas kunye ne-31.9% eFlorida. Ukujonga ixesha leeveki ezilishumi emva kweziphepho, zombini i-Houston ne-Miami yafumana ukuhla kweedijithi ezimbini kwiindwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe, kunye ne-Houston phantsi kwe-11.6% kunye ne-Miami 12.8%.
ETexas, eDallas naseAustin ngokwenene baxhamle xa iHouston yayinciphisa ukusebenza kwayo kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya. Ngexesha lempembelelo yenkanyamba, abafika kumazwe ngamazwe e-Dallas baxhuma i-13.3% kunye ne-Austin 23.1%. Nangona kunjalo, emva kwesiphumo, ukuhamba kuzo zontathu izikhululo zeenqwelomoya zaseTexas ziwele ngaphantsi kwamanqanaba angaphambi kwenkanyamba.
U-Olivier Jager, i-CEO, u-Forward Keys, uthe: "Umntu akanakulindela ukuphazamiseka kokuhamba okubangelwa siqhwithi esibi kakhulu, kwisixeko esikhulu sokuqala, ukuhlala ngaphezu kweentsuku ezimbalwa. Ngoko, xa ubona impembelelo yezi nkanyamba ekufikeni kweendwendwe zamazwe ngamazwe, ezihlala iiveki eziliqela, oko kugxininisa ubunzulu bomonakalo eziwubangeleyo.”
