Umbhobho wamanzi ophukileyo ukhupha amanzi emoyeni esitalatweni eMontreal, ngoLwesihlanu, nge-16 ka-Agasti 2024, nto leyo ebangele izikhukula ezitalatweni ezininzi zale ndawo.
I-MONTREAL — Phantse izindlu zaseMontreal eziyi-150,000 zibekwe phantsi kwesilumkiso samanzi abilayo ngoLwesihlanu emva kokuba umbhobho wamanzi ophukileyo uqhume waba “yi-geyser” eyaguqula izitalato zaba yimilambo, yamisa izithuthi kwaye yanyanzela abantu ukuba baphume kwizakhiwo ezikhukuliswe ngamanzi.
USodolophu waseMontreal uValérie Plante uthe abemi abaninzi basempuma yedolophu bavuka malunga nentsimbi yesi-6 kusasa bevalelwa ngabacimi-mlilo bebabongoza ukuba baphume emakhayeni abo ngenxa yemingcipheko yezikhukula ezivela kumthombo wamanzi ongaphantsi komhlaba owaphuka kufutshane neBhuloho iJacques Cartier.
AmaNgqina athi xa ifikelele kwinqanaba eliphezulu, “udonga lwamanzi” oluziimitha ezili-10 ukuphakama lwagqabhuka emhlabeni, lwaza lwagubungela ummandla onabantu abaninzi. Abemi banxibe izihlangu zerabha baza badlula emanzini awayehamba ezitalatweni baze badibana kwiindawo ezidibanayo ngexesha leeyure ezintlanu ezinesiqingatha ezithathiweyo ukunqanda ngokupheleleyo ukugeleza kwamanzi.
Ngo-11:45 kusasa imeko “yayisele ilawulekile,” utshilo uPlante, kwaye umlawuli weenkonzo zamanzi wesixeko uthe abasebenzi bakwazile ukuvala ivalvu ngoko ke uxinzelelo olukwindawo engundoqo yamanzi lwalusehla. Nangona kunjalo, isixeko sikhuphe isilumkiso samanzi abilayo esasigubungela ummandla omkhulu wenxalenye ekumantla-mpuma wesiqithi.
“Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba yonke into ilawulwa,” utshilo uPlante. “Kuza kufuneka silungise umbhobho, kodwa asisenawo amanzi afanayo (esitratweni) nalawo besinawo kusasa … kwaye njengesilumkiso, kuza kubakho ingcebiso yokuthintela ukubila kwamanzi.”
Ngaphambili ngaloo mini, amagosa athi ngenxa yokungasebenzi kakuhle kwenethiwekhi yedolophu yeepayipi ezingama-4,000 eekhilomitha, akukho ngxaki zokhuseleko malunga namanzi okusela kwisithili esizele zizikhukula. Kodwa emva kweyure, bathi baqaphele ukwehla koxinzelelo lwamanzi kwinxalenye yenethiwekhi kwaye bafuna ukuvavanya iisampulu zamanzi ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho ngxaki.
Imvelaphi yezikhukula yayiyipayipi enobubanzi obungaphezulu kweemitha ezimbini eyafakwa ngo-1985, batsho amagosa, achaza ukuba i-asphalt kunye nekhonkrithi ngaphezulu kwecandelo eliqhekekileyo lombhobho kuya kufuneka zimbiwe ngaphambi kokuba bazi ukuba ingxaki inzulu kangakanani.
ULyman Zhu uthe wavuka evukile xa wayeva into eyayivakala ngathi “yimvula enkulu” waza wathi xa ejonga ngefestile wabona “udonga lwamanzi” olwalumalunga neemitha ezili-10 ukuphakama kunye nobubanzi besitalato. “Bekuyinto engaqhelekanga,” utshilo.
UMaxime Carignan Chagnon uthe “udonga olukhulu lwamanzi” lwaphalala kangangeeyure ezimbini. Amanzi agelezayo “ayenamandla kakhulu,” utshilo, etshiza njengoko ayebetha kwizikhonkwane zezibane nemithi. “Bekumangalisa ngokwenene.”
Uthe malunga neenyawo ezimbini zamanzi aqokeleleka kwigumbi lakhe elingaphantsi.
“Ndivile ukuba abanye abantu banezinto ezininzi kakhulu,” utshilo.
UMartin Guilbault, intloko yecandelo lomlilo laseMontreal, uthe abantu mabangayi kwindawo ezele zizikhukula de abasemagunyeni banike imvume yokubuyela.
“Ukuba nje amanzi ancinci akuthethi ukuba umsebenzi ugqityiwe,” utshilo, echaza ukuba ezinye iindawo zezitalato zingonakaliswa kwaye zishiyeke ngenxa yamanzi athululelwe phezu kwazo.
Amagosa omlilo awazange anike inani elichanekileyo labantu abakhutshiweyo, exelela iintatheli ukuba amaqela atyelele zonke izakhiwo ezichaphazelekayo kwaye aqinisekisa ukuba wonke umntu ukhuselekile. UGuilbault uthe ngaphambi nje kwemini ukuba abacimi-mlilo babesangena emnyango nomnyango, bekhupha amanzi angaphantsi komhlaba. Uthe batyelele iidilesi ezili-100 ezazingena amanzi ngelo xesha, kodwa kwezinye iimeko amanzi ayekwigaraji zokupaka endaweni yeeflethi.
Amagosa esixeko athi iRed Cross idibana nabemi abachaphazelekayo kwaye inika izibonelelo kwabo bangenakukwazi ukubuyela emakhaya ngoko nangoko.
Umbane osetyenziswa ngamanzi eQuebec unciphise umbane kwindawo echaphazelekayo njengenyathelo lokuthintela, nto leyo eshiye abantu abamalunga ne-14,000 bengenambane.
Ukuvalwa kwamanzi kuza njengoko abantu abaninzi eMontreal nakwiQuebec besacoca amagumbi angaphantsi komhlaba agcwele amanzi emva kokuba ezinye iindawo zephondo zitshatyalaliswe yimvula efikelela kwi-200 millimeters ngoLwesihlanu odlulileyo.
INkulumbuso uFrançois Legault iqinisekisile ngoLwesihlanu ukuba iphondo liza kwandisa inkqubo yalo yoncedo lwezemali kumaxhoba entlekele ukuze ibandakanye nabantu abamakhaya abo akhukuliswe ngamanzi xa imijelo yabo yamanzi amdaka ibuyela umva ngexesha lesiphango, endaweni yokunciphisa ukufaneleka komonakalo obangelwe zizikhukula zomhlaba.
UMphathiswa wezoKhuseleko loLuntu uFrançois Bonnardel uxelele iintatheli eMontreal ukuba imeko iyaphucuka emva kwezikhukula zeveki ephelileyo, kodwa iindlela ezingama-20 kusafuneka zilungiswe kwaye abantu abangama-36 basasele besusiwe emakhayeni abo.
Singabonelela ngee-sensors zesantya sokuhamba kwamanzi kwi-radar kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo ezifana neenethiwekhi zemibhobho engaphantsi komhlaba, iitshaneli ezivulekileyo kunye neeDAMS, ukuze ukwazi ukujonga idatha ngexesha langempela.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Agasti-19-2024