UMlambo iWaikanae wagcwala ngamandla, iOtaihanga Domain yazalisa amanzi, kwavela izikhukula kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, kwaza kwabakho ukutyibilika ePaekākāriki Hill Rd njengoko imvula enkulu yabetha iKāpiti ngoMvulo.
Amaqela olawulo lweziganeko zeBhunga leSithili saseKāpiti Coast (KCDC) kunye neBhunga leSithili saseGreater Wellington asebenzisane ngokusondeleyo neOfisi yoLawulo lweeNgxamiseko yeSithili saseWellington (WREMO) njengoko imeko yemozulu yayiqhubeka.
Umlawuli wemisebenzi engxamisekileyo ye-KCDC uJames Jefferson uthe isithili sigqibe usuku "sikwimeko entle kakhulu".
"Bekukho ukugqithwa kwee-stopbanks ezithile, kodwa ezi zijongiwe kwaye zonke zilungile, kwaye kukho iipropati ezimbalwa ezikhukuliswe ngamanzi kodwa akukho nto inkulu kakhulu, ngethamsanqa."
"Ukunyuka kwamanzi akubonakali ngathi kubangele naziphi na iingxaki ezongezelelweyo."
Njengoko imozulu embi iqikelelwa namhlanje, kubalulekile ukuba iintsapho zihlale ziphaphile kwaye zibe nezicwangciso ezilungileyo zongxamiseko eziquka ukulungela ukufuduka ukuba imeko iba mandundu okanye ukufowunela i-111 ukuba kufuneka uncedo olungxamisekileyo.
“Licebo elihle ukucoca ii-gutters kunye ne-drain kwaye silindele umoya kamva evekini, ngoko ke qiniseka ukuba naziphi na izinto ezikhululekileyo zikhuselekile kakuhle.”
UJefferson uthe, “Emva kobusika obuzinzileyo, esi sisikhumbuzo sokuba intwasahlobo inokuba yindawo eyahlukileyo yokuloba iintlanzi, kwaye sonke kufuneka silungele xa izinto zisiba mbi.”
Ingcali yemozulu yeMetService uJohn Law uthe imvula ibangelwe kukuhamba kancinci kolwandle obekujikeleze iindawo ezisezantsi zeNorth Island kwinxalenye yokuqala yosuku.
"Kwindawo enkulu yemvula kwakukho imvula enkulu kunye neendudumo. Eyona mvula inkulu yayikwinxalenye yokuqala yentsasa."
Ireyithingi yemvula eWainui Saddle ibike ukuba yi-33.6mm phakathi kwentsimbi yesi-7 kusasa nentsimbi yesi-8 kusasa. Kwiiyure ezingama-24 ukuya kweyesi-4 emva kwemini ngoMvulo, isikhululo sibike ukuba yi-96mm. Imvula ibinkulu kakhulu kwiiTararua Ranges apho i-80-120mm irekhodwe khona kwiiyure ezingama-24 ezidlulileyo. Ireyithingi yemvula yeGWRC e-Oriwa ibike ukuba yi-121.1mm kwiiyure ezingama-24 ezidlulileyo.
Imvula efikelele iiyure ezingama-24 kufutshane nonxweme yayiyi: 52.4mm eWaikanae, 43.2mm eParaparaumu kunye ne34.2mm eLevin.
“Kwezinye iimeko, imozulu ephakathi kwemvula ka-Agasti eParaparaumu yi-71.8mm kwaye kule nyanga kubekho imvula eyi-127.8mm ebikiweyo apho,” utshilo uLaw.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Disemba-05-2024