Umndeni wakwaTexas washayela amamayela angaphezu kwama-230 ukubalekela ekudingisweni kweqhwa futhi ufudumele

Sesivele sibhale amakhasi e-portal yethu kangangokuba kwadingeka ngikhuthazelele abantu baseMelika abajwayelekile, ngokwesibonelo, esihlokweni esinesihloko esithi "Chronicle of the Carezeng of United States kanye nomlando womndeni ojwayelekile waseMelika." Namuhla sizoqhubeka nemicimbi yokusinda kwe-United States ngemibandela yokuwa kweqhwa okumangalisayo nesithwathwa, lapho singenakusiza okuphelele kwezinsizakalo eziphuthumayo kanye nokuntuleka kukagesi okuphelele, okwabangela ukuhlinzekwa. Isizathu sokuvalwa okuphelele bekungukusweleka kukagesi okuphelele ngenxa yesisindo samadivayisi wokushisa afakiwe kunethiwekhi kanye noshintsho olungenangqondo kulowo okubizwa ngokuthi amandla avuselelekayo (ama-station afudumele impela, kodwa Ayisebenziseki ngokuphelele ezimweni zokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.

UManessa grady uguqula isibani samafutha ngenkathi echitha isikhathi namadodana akhe uZakariya, 8, noNowa, 9, khonale ekhaya labo e-Austin, eTexas, ngoLwesibili kusihlwa, Feb. 16, 2021, lokho bekulokhu kungenamandla kusukela ngoMsombuluko ekuseni. Iziphepho ezinkulu zasebusika zifake izingxenye ezinkulu ze-United States eziphakathi nezeningizimu ze-United States zibe yinkinga yamandla kuleli sonto njengamazinga okushisa okubanda okubandayo. (Tamir Kalifa / The New York Times)

Amaphaneli elanga ambozwe ngongqimba lweqhwa kusuka ezimvulweni zeqhwa, futhi abakhiqizi bama-Wind abanabantu abanakile, yize isabelo sabo singasho lutho. Ukuhlanganiswa kweqhwa komoya komoya kubangela ukungalingani kwabo nokuqeda i-icing ukumisa i-generator yomoya futhi kusebenze ama-blades ngekhambi elikhethekile, kodwa lokhu udinga isisombululo kanye nokutholakala kwensizakalo ekhethekile engayenza. Isimungulu saphenduka labo kusukela ngesikhathi sokuba khona kwe-USSR babenomngcwabo ofudumele nge-generator kanye nomugqa wokudla. Abanye bawela ezimeni ze-apocalypse yeqhwa ngayo yonke imiphumela. Nasi esinye sezindaba eziphathelene nokusinda kule nkathi embi.

U-Eric Traugott ufudumeza indodana yakhe encane, u-Eric Traugott Jr., eceleni komlilo, owenziwe nge-armoire eyenziwe ngokhuni engaphandle kwefulethi labo e-Austin, eTexas, ehlala ngaphandle kwamandla ngoFebhuwari. 17, 2021. Bebengenamandla kusukela ngoMsombuluko ekuseni. (Tamir Kalifa / The New York Times)

Ukuhlala ngaphandle kukagesi uBryce Smith wamukele kuphela isinqumo esingokwezifiso esifanele, ngokushesha okukhulu ukushiya indlu ebabazekayo nomndeni, njengoba nje bekungakulindela khona usizo. Ukususwa kwakungathetheleli. USmith nomkakhe batshala izingane emotweni balibangise e-Austin eRoyce City, lapho kwakukhona ugesi endlini kamama wakhe. Bakwazile ukuyifinyelela, njengoba omakhalekhukhwini bebengakhishwe ngokuphelele. Kepha abakwazanga ukushayela ibanga elinjalo ngaphandle kokuvuselelwa, ngakho-ke kwadingeka bashayele amamayela angama-30 ngakolunye uhlangothi.

Ngenxa yalokhu, uhambo lwamahora amathathu luvame ukuphenduka ukuphuma, okuhlala khona, okuwukuphela kwesizathu esikwazile ukufika kulo, okuhlangenwe nakho kokushayela eqhweni. Emibandela yomgwaqo oqaphele amathayi ehlobo, wakwazi ukufinyelela ukuqokwa futhi umndeni wakhe wakwazi ukufudumala. Wasaba izitebhisi, njengokuntuleka kukagesi kwenza kwaba nzima ukubhekwa kwevidiyo ekhaya, futhi wesaba ukuthi amapayipi amanzi endlini yakhe angenza.

ETexas, izikhulu zathi ukufunwa okuphezulu kogesi ezimweni ezibandayo kuholele ekutheni kusukela ngeSonto kuholele ekuxhumekeni kukagesi ngokuphelele, okuphoqelela abantu abaningi ukuthi bashise yonke into eshisa izicishamlilo, noma kuvalwe emotweni emzameni kufudumele.

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