I-Houston ithola isilinganiso sama- intshi angu-45 ngonyaka - ngaphezu kuka-Seattle - futhi akuyona isihambi ezivunguvungu ezimbi. Isiphepho se-Ike ngo-2008, isibonelo, senze ukuthi i-Gulf Coast ibe yingozi emalini ayizigidi ezingu-30. I-Texans engamashumi amabili nantathu yafa ngesikhathi seTropical Storm Allison ngo-2001, kanti izinkulungwane kwakudingeka zakha imizi yazo ngenxa yezikhukhula ezinkulu. Ukubuyiselwa kwalezi zivunguvungu ezimbili kuphela kwakunzima futhi kunzima kulo muzi nendawo ezungezile futhi kuvame ukubhekwa yizakhamuzi njalo isikhathi sezulu siphezulu.
Uma Kukhona
Isiphepho sonyaka eHouston sinezinyanga ezinhlanu - kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Okthoba - inengozi enkulu yeziphepho eziwela ngo-Agasti noSeptemba. Ngenkathi lezi zinyanga zivamise uma ama-Houstoni aphezulu, iziphepho zingenzeka noma kunini. Ngisho ngaphandle kwesiphepho okuthiwa yi-storm or tropical storm that is coming, akuyona into engavamile ukuba idolobha libone imvula enzima noma izikhukhula, ngakho-ke kungcono ukulungiswa unyaka wonke.
Indlela Yokuzilungiselela
Uma ulinde isiphepho noma isiphepho esishisayo ukuze uveze ku-radar, cishe kuyobe sekwephuzile kakhulu ukulungiselela. Imigqa ifaka ngokushesha eziteshini zamagesi, amanzi athengisa ezitolo zokudla, futhi izinkulungwane ze-Houstonians zihamba emsebenzini ngaphambi kokuphuma kwesiphepho, okubangelwa ukulimaza okubi kakhulu. Abantu ababalelwa ezigidini eziyisithupha bahlala endaweni yaseMouston, futhi izinto zihamba ngokushesha. Ukulungiselela okusheshayo futhi okuvamile kuyisihluthulelo. Nakhu ongakwenza:
Yenza uhlelo
Bonisa lapho uzoya khona nokuthi ungafika kanjani uma udinga ukuphuma.
Khombisa indawo yomhlangano uma udinga ukuphindaphinda nomndeni noma abangane. Ngisho noma uvakashela iHouston ngenkathi yesikhukhula, kusadingeka ucabange ukuthi uzosabela kanjani uma isiphepho esibi sisendleleni.
Mhlawumbe into ebaluleke kakhulu ongayenza ngaphambi kwesiphepho yenza uhlelo lokuxhumana .
Bhala phansi izinombolo ezibalulekile - njengefoni yakho yehhovisi noma umugqa ophuthumayo womzila wezinsuku - futhi uqinisekise ukuthi wonke umuntu emndenini noma eqenjini lakho unazo ekufinyeleleni kalula, njengesikhwama noma esiqandisini. Wonke umuntu kufanele azi ukuthi kusengaphambili lokho okudingeka bakwenze futhi lapho kudingeka khona uma kwenzeka uhlukanisiwe noma ulahlekelwa ukuxhumana.
Butha Izimpahla
Isikwele esiphuthumayo akudingeki sibe nesibindi, kodwa kufanele sibe nezinto ezimbalwa eziyinhloko uma ngabe ukhonjiswe ngaphandle kwamandla:
- I khithi yosizo lokuqala
- Umsakazo wezulu ongenawo ucingo
- Izibani
- Amabhethri engeziwe noma amashaja aphathekayo
- Amanzi okuphuza
- Izambatho zokuhlanza ezimanzi ezifana nezingane ezisula
- Okunye ukudla okungenakonakalayo - okufana nemifino ekheniwe noma isobho - kuwo wonke umuntu emndenini, kufaka phakathi ukudla okuyisilwane esomile noma okusemathinini kwamaphilisi akho
- Noma yiziphi izinto ezibalulekile, njengezindleko zokubhaliswa, imishini yokuhlinzeka ngamantombazane noma izincwadi zokuhamba
Lungela
Kungase kubonakale njengento encane, kodwa ukugcina imoto yakho, uma unayo, igcwele okungenani isigamu se-tank ibalulekile. Iziteshi zegesi ziphelelwa yisikhathi ngokushesha ziholela eziphepho, futhi uzofuna ukuphuma edolobheni ngokushesha uma ukuphuma endaweni yakho kubizwa.
Kungumqondo omuhle wokuqinisekisa ukuthi ikhaya lakho lihlelwe ngegceke elihlanzekile elingenabhantshi nezivunguvungu zesiphepho noma i-plywood esandleni sokugibela amafasitela uma isiphepho esibi sisiseduze.
Okokugcina, ungakhohlwa ukugcina ibhethri yakho yocingo ekhokhiswayo, futhi uhlale uvuselelwe ngolwazi olusha lweziphepho nokulungela ngokulandela i-Ready Harris - I-Regional Joint Information Center Center yase-Harris County - ku-Twitter noma ku-Facebook, noma ngezixwayiso.
Okufanele ngikwenze
Uma isiphepho sisendleleni, futhi uhambela i-Houston, zama ukulungisa izinhlelo zakho zokuhamba ukuze uphume endaweni ngokushesha. Uma lokho akuyona inketho, amahhotela amaningi anamapulani e-contingency endaweni ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezivakashi ngesikhathi sezulu. Buza ideski elingaphambili lapho uhamba khona lapho kwenzeka ukuthi ulinde isivunguvungu.
Kulabo abahlela ukulinda endlini noma efulethini, kunezinto ezimbalwa okufanele uyenze:
- Gcwalisa amabhuku akho ngamanzi ukuze usebenzise uma amanzi ephuma.
- Phakamisa amafasitela akho ukuze uwagcine evikelekile ezinkandeni ezindizayo.
- Hambisa imoto yakho egalaji noma emhlabathini ophakeme lapho kungenakwenzeka ukuthi ubanjwe emanzini okukhukhula.
- Yehlisa ukushisa kwefriji yakho nefriji uma kwenzeka ulahlekelwa amandla.
- Gcina umsakazo wesimo sezulu ukuzwa izibuyekezo nemiyalelo.
- Hlulela uhlelo lwakho lokuxhumana isikhathi sokugcina nabathandekayo.
Ukuya kuphi
Iningi lase-Houston alikho endaweni yokukhishwa, kepha esimweni esingenakwenzeka sokuphuma, kufanele wazi kahle imizila nokuthi isebenza kanjani.
Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi wonke umuntu odinga ukuphuma angakwazi, ukukhishwa kwenzelwa amaza, futhi iziphathimandla zizoxwayisa imindeni ngesikhathi esithile sokuthi bahambe ngaso. Labo abaseduzane nogu lolwandle bazokhipha kuqala, balandelwe yizigaba ezingaphezulu. Uma ithrafikhi ixhaswe kakhulu, izikhulu zizoguqula imigwaqo engenaziwayo ezingeni eliphumayo - okusho ukuthi abashayeli bangashiya idolobha kuphela; akekho ongakwazi ukungena.
Kulabo abangenawo ukuhamba, izikhulu zeHarris County zingasiza. Uma ungacabangi ukuthi uzokwazi ukuphuma edolobheni wena ngokwakho, qiniseka ukubhalisela i-Registry Assistance Registry ukuze izikhulu zikwazi ukuthi ungubani nokuthi ungakutholaphi.
Uma Kuphelile
Emva kwesiphepho, usadingeka uthathe izinyathelo zokuqapha.
- I-Houston ijwayele ukukhukhula, ngakho-ke qaphela amanzi aphezulu. Ungalokothi uqhube noma ugibele ngamanzi uma ungazi ukuthi ujulile kangakanani.
- Vala amandla uma ubona imigqa yamandla aphansi noma izintambo eziveziwe.
- Uma ugesi uphume, sebenzisa izibani ezikhanyisayo esikhundleni samakhandlela ukugwema ingozi yomlilo, futhi uphonsa noma yikuphi ukudla okungahle kuphazamise.
- Hlola nabathandekayo ukuba ubazise ukuthi uphephile futhi uqinisekise ukuthi bayaphi. Ukuthumela umlayezo wombhalo ngokuvamile kuyindlela elula yokuhlola nabangani nomndeni, njengoba imibhalo izodlula noma ngabe izingcingo zigaxekile. Uma usenakho ukufinyelela ku-intanethi, ungasebenzisa futhi i-Facebook's Safety Check noma ithuluzi le-Red Cross Safe & Well.
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