I-watermain eyaphukileyo ikhupha amanzi emoyeni kwisitrato saseMontreal, ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-Agasti 16, 2024, ibangela izikhukhula kwizitrato ezininzi zaloo ndawo.
I-MONTREAL - Phantse amakhaya angama-150,000 aseMontreal afakwe phantsi kweengcebiso zamanzi abilayo ngolwesiHlanu emva kokuba umbhobho wamanzi owaphukileyo uqhume "kwi-geyser" eyaguqula izitrato zibe yimijelo, i-traffic ekhubazekile kwaye yanyanzela abantu ukuba baphume kwizakhiwo ezikhukulayo.
USodolophu waseMontreal uValérie Plante uthe abahlali abaninzi kwimpuma yedolophu bavuke malunga nentsimbi yesi-6 ekuseni kubacimi-mlilo bebabongoza ukuba baphume kumakhaya abo ngenxa yeengozi zezikhukula ezivela kumanzi angaphantsi komhlaba owaphuka kufutshane neJacques Cartier Bridge.
AmaNgqina athi kwincopho yawo, “udonga lwamanzi” oluziimitha ezili-10 ukuphakama lwagqabhuka emhlabeni, lwakhukulisa indawo ehlala abantu abaninzi. Abahlali banxibe iibhutsi zerabha kwaye banqumleza kumanzi aqukuqela esihla ezitalatweni kwaye agxobhoze kwiindlela zokuhlangana malunga neeyure ezintlanu ezinesiqingatha ezithathiweyo ukunqanda ukuqukuqela ngokupheleleyo.
Ngentsimbi ye-11:45 kusasa imeko “yayiphantsi kolawulo,” utshilo uPlante, kwaye umlawuli weenkonzo zamanzi kwesi sixeko wathi abasebenzi bakwazile ukuvala ivalve ngoko ke uxinzelelo kumthombo wamanzi luyehla. Noko ke, esi sixeko sakhupha isiluleko samanzi abilayo esasigubungela ummandla omkhulu womntla-mpuma wesiqithi.
“Iindaba ezimnandi zezokuba yonke into iphantsi kolawulo,” utshilo uPlante. “Kuza kufuneka siwulungise umbhobho, kodwa asisenawo umyinge wamanzi afanayo (esitratweni) ebesinawo ngale ntsasa … kwaye njengenyathelo lokhuseleko, kuya kubakho ingcebiso yokuthintela amanzi abilayo.”
Ngaphambili kolu suku, amagosa athi ngenxa yokungasetyenziswa kothungelwano lwesixeko olukumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-4 000 emibhobho, akukho ngxaki malunga nokhuseleko lwamanzi okusela kwisithili esinezikhukhula. Kodwa malunga neyure kamva, bathi baqaphele ukuhla koxinzelelo lwamanzi kwinxalenye yenethiwekhi kwaye bafuna ukuvavanya iisampulu zamanzi ukuze baqiniseke ukuba akukho ngxaki.
Umthombo wezikhukula ngumbhobho ongaphezulu kweemitha ezimbini ububanzi owafakwa ngo-1985, athi amagosa, achaza i-asphalt kunye nekhonkrithi engaphezulu kwecandelo lombhobho ophukileyo kuya kufuneka ugrunjwe phambi kokuba bazi ukuba ingxaki inzima kangakanani.
ULyman Zhu uthe wavuka kwinto evakala ngathi "imvula enkulu" kwaye xa ejonga ngefestile yakhe wabona "udonga lwamanzi" olumalunga neemitha ezili-10 ukuphakama kunye nobubanzi besitrato. “Yayiphambene,” watsho.
UMaxime Carignan Chagnon uthe "udonga olukhulu lwamanzi" lwatyhutyha malunga neeyure ezimbini. Amanzi aleqayo “ayenamandla kakhulu,” watsho, etshiza njengoko ayentlitheka kwiintsika zezibane nemithi. “Yayichukumisa ngokwenene.”
Uthe malunga neemitha ezimbini zamanzi eziqokelelwe kwigumbi lakhe elingaphantsi.
“Ndivile ukuba abanye abantu banokuninzi, ngakumbi,” utshilo.
UMartin Guilbault, umphathi wecandelo lesebe lomlilo laseMontreal, uthe abantu mabahlale kude nommandla okhukulisekileyo de abasemagunyeni banike ukukhanya okuluhlaza ukubuyela.
“Ngenxa yokuba amanzi emancinci akuthethi ukuba umsebenzi wenziwe,” watsho, ecacisa ukuba iindawo ezithile zezitrato zinokonakala kwaye zivuleleke kuwo onke amanzi agalelwe phezu kwazo.
Amagosa omlilo akazange anike inani elichanekileyo labantu abakhutshiweyo, exelela iintatheli ukuba abasebenzi batyelela zonke izakhiwo ezichaphazelekayo kwaye baqinisekisa ukuba wonke umntu ukhuselekile. UGuilbault uthe ngaphambi kwemini enye abacimi-mlilo bebesaya kwindlu ngendlu, bempompa amagumbi angaphantsi. Uthe batyelele iidilesi ze-100 kunye nokungena kwamanzi ngelo xesha, kodwa kwezinye iimeko amanzi akwiigaraji zokumisa izithuthi endaweni yokuhlala.
Amagosa esiXeko athi iRed Cross ibidibana nabahlali abachaphazelekayo kwaye inikezela ngezixhobo kwabo bangakwaziyo ukubuyela ekhaya kwangoko.
I-Quebec's hydro utility inqumle umbane kwindawo echaphazelekayo njengento yokukhusela, ishiya malunga nabaxhasi be-14,000 ngaphandle kombane.
Ikhefu eliphambili lamanzi liza njengoko abantu abaninzi baseMontreal nakulo lonke elaseQuebec basacoca amagumbi angaphantsi kwamanzi emva kokuba iindawo zephondo zihlaselwe yimvula ukuya kwi-200 millimeters ngoLwesihlanu odlulileyo.
Inkulumbuso uFrançois Legault uqinisekisile uLwesihlanu ukuba iphondo liza kwandisa inkqubo yalo yoncedo lwezemali kumaxhoba entlekele ukubandakanya abantu abamakhaya abo akhukuliswe zizikhukula xa imijelo yabo yelindle ixhaswa ngexesha lesaqhwithi, kunokunciphisa ukufaneleka komonakalo obangelwe zizikhukula.
UMphathiswa woKhuseleko loLuntu uFrançois Bonnardel uxelele iintatheli eMontreal ukuba imeko yayiphucula emva kwezikhukhula zeveki ephelileyo, kodwa iindlela ze-20 kusafuneka zilungiswe kwaye abantu abangama-36 basala bephuma kumakhaya abo.
Sinokubonelela ngeenzwa zesantya sokuhamba kwamanzi eradar kwiimeko ezahlukeneyo ezifana nothungelwano lwemibhobho engaphantsi komhlaba, iziteshi ezivulekileyo kunye ne-DAMS, ukuze ukwazi ukubeka iliso kwidatha ngexesha langempela.
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-19-2024