U-Houston ufumana umyinge wama- intshi angama-45 emvula ngonyaka - ngaphezu kwe-Seattle - kwaye akukho mzini kwiziphepho ezimbi. Ngokomzekelo, ukuchithwa kwe-Ike ku-2008, kubangele ukuba iGulf Coast iphantse i-$ 30 billion. Ama-Texans angamashumi amabini anesithathu afa ngexesha leTropical Storm Allison ngo-2001, kwaye amawaka kwafuneka avuselele amakhaya abo ngenxa yezikhukula. Ukubuyiselwa kwezi zivunguvane zodwa kwakude kwaye kunzima kwesi sixeko kunye neendawo ezikufutshane kwaye zihlala zibhekiswa ngabakwixesha ngalinye ixesha lexesha leqhwithi lijikeleza.
Xa Kukho
Ixesha leqhwithi e-Houston lihlala iinyanga ezintlanu-ukususela ngoJuni ukuya ku-Oktobha-kunomngcipheko omkhulu weemvula eziwela ngo-Agasti noSeptemba. Nangona ezi ziinyanga ziqhelekileyo xa ama-Houstoni aphezulu, iziphepho ziyakwenzeka naliphi na ixesha. Ngaphandle kwesiqhwithi esibizwa ngokuba sisiqhwithi esiphezulu, asiqhelekanga kwisixeko ukuba sibone imvula enzima okanye izikhukula, ngoko kukulungele ukulungiselela unyaka wonke.
Indlela yokwenza
Ukuba ulinde isiphepho okanye isivunguvungu sezityalo ukubonakalisa kwi-radar, kuya kuba sekwephuzile ukulungiselela. Ifom yefom ehamba ngokukhawuleza kwizikhululo zegesi, amanzi athengisa kwiivenkile zokutya, kwaye amawaka ase-Houstoniya ahamba emsebenzini kusasa ukuba aphume isiphepho, okubangelwa ukuqhuma kweemoto. Abantu ababalelwa kwizigidi ezilisithandathu bahlala kwindawo ye-Houston, kwaye iimpahla zihamba ngokukhawuleza. Ukulungiswa kwangaphambili kunye nokuqhelekileyo kubalulekile. Nantsi into onokuyenza:
Yiba neSicwangciso
Ukubonisa apho uza kuhamba khona kwaye uza kufika njani ukuba ufuna ukuphuma.
Bonisa umboniso wendawo yokuhlangana ukuba ufuna ukujongana nentsapho okanye ngabahlobo. Nangona uhambela iHoston ngexesha leqhwithi lonyaka, kubalulekile ukucinga ngendlela oya kuphendula ngayo xa isiphepho esibi sisendleleni.
Mhlawumbi enye into ebalulekileyo ongayenza ngaphambi kwesibetho senza isicwangciso soqhagamshelwano .
Bhala amanqaku abalulekileyo - njengefowuni yakho okanye umgca wongxakeko wongxowankulu - kwaye uqinisekise ukuba wonke umntu osendlwini okanye iqela lakho unazo ekufikelelekeni lula, njengekhredithi okanye kwifriji. Wonke umntu kufuneka azi ngaphambili kwexesha oko kufuneka bakwenze kwaye apho kufuneka bahambe khona xa uthe wahlukana okanye ulahlekelwa unxibelelwano.
Hlanganisa iiNkonzo
I- kit yexakeka- mfuneko ayifanele ibe yinto enqabileyo, kodwa kufuneka ibe nezinto ezimbalwa eziphambili xa unqatshelwe ngaphandle kwamandla:
- Ikit yokunceda kumenzakalo
- Imozulu yomsakazo ongenazintambo
- Iibhola
- Iibhetri ezongezelelweyo okanye ishaja eziphathekayo
- Amanzi osela
- Impahla yokucoceka emanzi njengamanzi asula
- Ezinye ukutya okungenakonakalayo - njengemifuno enomdla okanye isobho - kuwo wonke umntu kwintsapho, kubandakanywa ukutya okusemgangathweni okanye okusemgangathweni kwintlanzi yakho
- Naliphi na into ebalulekileyo, njengemithi yokugada, ukulungiselela abantwana okanye amaxwebhu okuhamba
Lungela
Kungabonakala ngathi yinto encinci, kodwa ukugcina imoto yakho, ukuba unayo, ifumaneke ubuncinane isiqingatha setanki. Izitulo zegesi ziphuma zikarhulumente ngokukhawuleza zikhokelela kwiziphepho, kwaye uya kufuna ukuphuma kwidolophu ngokukhawuleza ukuba ukufuduka kwendawo yakho kubizwa.
Kwakhona ingcamango enhle ukuqinisekisa ukuba ikhaya lakho lihlelwe ngeyadi elihlambulukileyo elingenanto yeemfucuza kunye nezivunguvungu zesibhakabhaka okanye ipllywood ngokukhawuleza ukuba zikhwele iifestile ukuba isiqhwithi esibi sisondele.
Okokugqibela, ungalibali ukugcina yakho ibhetri yefowuni ihlawuliswe, kwaye uhlale uhlaziywa kwiimvungu ezintsha kunye nolwazi lokulungela ngokulandela i-Ready Harris - I-Harris County ye-Regional Joint Information Centre-kwi-Twitter okanye kwi-Facebook, okanye ngezaziso.
Kwenziwe ntoni
Ukuba isiqhwithi sisendleleni, kwaye uhambela iHouston, zama ukulungisa izicwangciso zakho zokuhamba ukuphuma kuloo ndawo ngokukhawuleza. Ukuba oko akunjalo, amahotele amaninzi anesicwangciso sendawo esenzekayo ukuqinisekisa ukukhuselwa kweendwendwe ngexesha leephango. Buza idesksi yangaphambili apho uhamba khona kwimeko apho kufuneka ulinde isivunguvungu.
Kwabo baceba ukulinda ekhaya okanye kwigumbi, kukho izinto ezimbalwa omele uyenze:
- Gcwalisa iibhethi zakho ngamanzi ukuze usebenzise xa amanzi ephuma.
- Bhodi kwiifestile zakho ukuze uzigcine zikhuselekile kwizinto ezihamba ezindizayo.
- Hambisa imoto yakho kwigaraji okanye kwindawo ephezulu apho kungabi nakubonakala ukuba ubanjwe ngamanzi amaninzi.
- Nciphise ubushushu befriji yakho kunye nefrizerti xa ulahlekelwa amandla.
- Gcina umsakazo wemozulu ukuva ukuhlaziywa kunye nemiyalelo.
- Hlulela isicwangciso sakho soonxibelelwano elinye ixesha lokugqibela kunye nabathandekayo.
Kuya Kuphi
Uninzi lwaseHouston alukho kwindawo yokukhutshwa, kodwa kwimeko engalindelekanga yokufuduka, kufuneka uqhelane nemizila nendlela esebenza ngayo.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuba wonke umntu ofuna ukuphuma angakwazi, ukufuduka kwenziwa ngamaza, kwaye amagosa aya kuphawula amakhaya ngexesha elithile ukuba aphume. Abo ba kufuphi nommandla wonxweme baya kukhishwa kuqala, balandelwe yimimandla engaphezulu. Ukuba i-traffic ithoxiswa kakhulu, amagosa aya kuguqula iindlela ezithintekayo kwiinqwelo ezihambayo-ezichazayo ziyakushiya kuphela isixeko; akukho namnye ongenza indlela yawo.
Kulabo abangenawo uhambo lokuhamba, abaphathi baseHarris County banokunceda. Ukuba ungacingi ukuba uya kuphuma kwisixeko sakho, qiniseka ukuba ubhalisele kwiRejista yoNcedo oluPhezulu ukwenzela ukuba izikhulu zikwazi ukuba ungubani kwaye ziphi na ukukufumana.
Xa Kuphelile
Emva kokuba isiqhwithi siphelile, usadingeka uthathe isilumkiso.
- I-Houston iyakwazi ukukhukula izikhukula, ngoko jonga amanzi aphezulu. Ungaze uqhube okanye ugibele ngamanzi ukuba awukwazi ukuba bunzulu kangakanani.
- Vala amandla xa ubona imigca yamandla okanye phantsi kweethala.
- Ukuba umbane uphuma, sebenzisa izibane zesikhokelo endaweni yeekhandlela ukuphepha umngcipheko womlilo, kwaye uphonsa ngaphandle naluphi na ukutya okungahle kwenzeke.
- Hlola kunye nabathandekayo ukuba ubazise ukuba ukhuselekileyo kwaye uqinisekise ukuba ba. Ukuthumela umyalezo wesicatshulwa ngokuqhelekileyo kuyindlela elula yokujonga kunye nabahlobo kunye nosapho, njengoko iicatshulwa ziza kuqhubeka nokuba zidibeneyo. Ukuba usenakho ukufikelela kwi-intanethi, unokusebenzisa kwakhona ukhuseleko lwe-Facebook okanye iSix Cross Cross isilondolozo.
- Iimpahla zakho zokuhlala. Esinye isiqhwithi sinokuthi sizungeze ikona.