Lusuku lwesithathu lokuwa komhlaba kweNkanyamba uHarvey eTexas, kwaye umnikeli oqhelekileyo we-eTN, uGqirha Peter Tarlow, uyaqhubeka nokwabelana ngamava akhe kunye nabafundi be-eTN.
Ngoku sikusuku lwesithathu lwento ebonakala ngathi ngunaphakade. Okokuqala, sonke sikhuselekile kwaye siphilile kwaye kukho ithuba lokuba namhlanje sizakufumana intwana yokuncipha kwizantyalantyala zemvula. Okwangoku, siphinde phantsi kwesilumkiso sesikhukula!
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kwisiKhululo saseKholeji sibe nemvula eyi-18” (iisentimitha ezingama-45.72), kwaye silindele ezinye ii-intshi ezili-18. I-Houston sele inee-intshi ezingama-25-30 zemvula kunye nenye i-intshi ezingama-25-30 (iisentimitha ezingama-76.2) ekulindeleke ukuba iwe kule veki. Ukugweba ukuba ingakanani indawo yaseHouston, sithetha ngabantu abangaphezulu kwama-3,000,000 abantu abakwidolophana ubukhulu belizwe laseDelaware.
Njengoko kuphawuliwe izolo, akukho mntu ulawula intlekele bhetele kuneTexas, kwaye siyaqhubeka nokuchukunyiswa yindlela yobuchwephesha basekhaya, urhulumente, kunye neearhente zikarhulumente. Ngelishwa, isaqhwithi sitshixelwe phakathi kweenkqubo ezimbini zoxinzelelo oluphezulu- enye isentshona kwaye enye isempuma. Yiyo loo nto, isaqhwithi esixhonywe phakathi kweenkqubo ezimbini zoxinzelelo oluphezulu sitsala amanzi kwiGulf of Mexico ngokungathi ngumatshini omkhulu "oncancisa amanzi". Akukho nto inokwenziwa ngumntu.
Ngaphandle kwalonto, i-FEMA iyanconywa, amapolisa kunye nolunye uncedo lokuqala (umlilo, iambulensi) benza umsebenzi omangalisayo, kwaye abamelwane benza konke okusemandleni abo ukuze bancedane. Iyandichukumisa indlela abantu ababanceda ngayo abantu kunye nokugcina uburharha. I-Texans iyakwazi ukuzimela kwaye iwenza ngokucacileyo umgaqo weLevitikus: "v'Ahavtah et re'echah kmochah/Mthande ummelwane wakho njengawe siqu." Inani lamabali abantu ababeka ubomi babo emngciphekweni wokunceda abanye banokugcwalisa incwadi.
Kanye, ipolitiki ibekelwe bucala, kwaye endaweni yokwenza amanqaku ezopolitiko, abantu baye bangena kwishishini lokusindisa ubomi. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku eHouston kuphela, bangama-57,000 abantu abasindisiweyo. Iinzame zokuhlangula ziya kuqhubeka iveki yonke. Uloyiko olukhulu kukuba uHarvey ujika asempuma, aphinde aqokelele amandla akhe aze abethe iHouston kwakhona njengesaqhwithi esisandula ukusekwa kwaye savuselelwa. Kusekuqaleni kakhulu ukuxelela ukuba imeko iya kudlala okanye ayizukudlala, kwaye kukwakho nethuba lokuba inkanyamba iza kufa nje ngasentshona Texas. Kuya kufuneka sazi ngoLwesithathu. Iindawo ezininzi zaseHouston ngoku ziphantsi kwe-8 yeenyawo (2.43 yeemitha) zamanzi. Zonke iindlela ezinkulu zivaliwe macala onke kwaye kunjalo nezibuko kunye nezikhululo zeenqwelomoya.
Nangona iinzame zokwakha kwakhona ziya kuba nkulu, isixeko sikhangeleka ngathi sizimisele ukubuya somelele kwaye singcono kunangaphambili.
Apha, kwisikhululo seKholeji, iYunivesithi kuye kwafuneka iyekise iiklasi, ke akukho kufundisa ngomso. Ngomzuzu woncedo lwamahlaya, amahashe amabini akhululeka kwisitalato esikhulu sedolophu, kwaye amapolisa kuye kwafuneka asukele kwaye asindise amahashe embindini wedolophu, owawuzele ngamanzi. Ngoko, sajongwa ngumboniso wamapolisa, awayemanzi te, esukela amahashe asendle kumbindi “wechibi lasedolophini!” Amahashe abanjwa, amapolisa oma, yaye sonke ubuncinane sasinoburharha bokusinceda sityhubele imini eyayinzima.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Ngomzuzu wokuphumla okuhlekisayo, amahashe amabini akhululeka kwisitrato esikhulu sesixeko, kwaye amapolisa kwafuneka aleqe aze asindise amahashe kumbindi wedolophu, nto leyo eyayikhukulisekile.
- Ukugweba ukuba inkulu kangakanani indawo yaseHouston, sithetha ngabantu abangaphezu kwe-3,000,000 kwindawo yasedolophini elingana nelizwe laseDelaware.
- Okokuqala, sonke sikhuselekile kwaye siphilile kwaye kukho ithuba lokuba namhlanje siza kuba nethontsi encinci yokunciphisa izantyalantyala zemvula.
