I-BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Ngemizuzu emingaki, izikhukhula ezibangelwa yiziphepho ezinamandla empumalanga yeSpain zikhukhule cishe yonke into esendleleni yazo. Njengoba singekho isikhathi sokusabela, abantu bebevaleleke ezimotweni, ezindlini nasemabhizinisini. Abaningi bafa futhi izinkulungwane zendlela yokuziphilisa zabhidlika.
Ngemuva kwesonto, iziphathimandla zithole izidumbu ezingama-219 - ezingama-211 zazo esifundeni esisempumalanga yeValencia - futhi zithungatha okungenani abantu abangama-93 abangaziwa. Amaphoyisa, abezicishamlilo namasosha baqhubekile nokuthungatha ngoLwesibili befuna isibalo esingaziwa sabantu abadukile.
Ezindaweni eziningi ezithintekile ezingaphezu kuka-70, iningi lazo ezitholakala emaphethelweni aseningizimu yedolobha laseValencia, abantu basabhekene nokushoda kwezimpahla eziyisisekelo. Amanzi asebuyele emapayipini kodwa iziphathimandla zithi awokuhlanza kuphela futhi awafanele ukuphuzwa. Imigqa yakha emakhishini aphuthumayo kanye nasezindaweni zokusiza ukudla emigwaqweni esagcwele udaka nemfucumfucu.
“Singalinganisela ukuthi sibhekene nenkokhelo enkulu kakhulu yesehlakalo esihlobene nesimo sezulu iSpain esake sabhekana naso,” kusho uMirenchu del Valle Schaan, umongameli we-Spain's Association of Insurance Companies.
Izinkulungwane zamavolontiya zisiza amasosha kanye nezikhulu zamaphoyisa ngomsebenzi omkhulu wokuhlanza udaka nezimoto eziphahlazekile ezingenakubalwa.
Izitezi eziphansi zezinkulungwane zezindlu zonakele. Phakathi kwezinye zezimoto ezigugulwe ngamanzi noma ezivaleleke emagaraji angaphansi komhlaba, bekusekhona izidumbu ezisalinde ukuhlonzwa.
Ukukhungatheka mayelana nokulawulwa kwezinhlekelele kuqubuke ngeSonto lapho isixuku ePaiporta eshayeke kanzima sijikijela udaka nezinye izinto ezindlini zasebukhosini zaseSpain, uNdunankulu uPedro Sánchez kanye nezikhulu zesifunda lapho bevakashela okokuqala endaweni eyimbangela yomonakalo wezikhukhula.
Kwenzenjani?
Iziphepho zagxila phezu kwemifula iMagro neTuria futhi, emfuleni iPoyo, zakhiqiza izindonga zamanzi aphuphuma osebeni lwemifula, zabamba abantu bengazi njengoba babeqhubeka nokuphila kwabo kwansuku zonke ngoLwesibili kusihlwa nasekuqaleni kukaLwesithathu.

Kwenzenjani?
Iziphepho zagxila phezu kwemifula iMagro neTuria futhi, emfuleni iPoyo, zakhiqiza izindonga zamanzi aphuphuma osebeni lwemifula, zabamba abantu bengazi njengoba babeqhubeka nokuphila kwabo kwansuku zonke ngoLwesibili kusihlwa nasekuqaleni kukaLwesithathu.
Ngokuphazima kweso, amanzi anodaka amboza imigwaqo nojantshi, angena ezindlini nasemabhizinisini emadolobheni nasemadolobhaneni asemaphethelweni aseningizimu yeValencia. Abashayeli kwadingeka bakhose ophahleni lwezimoto, kuyilapho izakhamuzi ziphephela endaweni ephakeme.

Inhlangano yesimo sezulu eSpain ithe endaweni ekhahlamezeke kanzima yaseChiva, imvula ine amahora angu-8 kunaleyo ebinayo ezinyangeni ezingama-20 ezandulele, ibiza uzamcolo ngokuthi “awujwayelekile.” Ezinye izindawo ezisemaphethelweni aseningizimu yedolobha laseValencia azizange zithole imvula ngaphambi kokuba ziqedwe udonga lwamanzi olwaluchichima imisele yamanzi.
Lapho iziphathimandla zithumela izixwayiso komakhalekhukhwini ezixwayisa ngobubi bezikhukhula futhi zicela abantu ukuba bahlale emakhaya, abaningi base bevele besendleleni, besebenza noma bembozwe amanzi ezindaweni eziphansi noma emagaraji angaphansi komhlaba, okwaphenduka izingibe zokufa.
Kungani kwenzeke lezi zikhukhula ezinkulu?
Ososayensi abazama ukuchaza okwenzekile babona ukuxhumana okubili okungenzeka nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu okubangelwa abantu. Enye iwukuthi umoya ofudumele ubamba bese ulahla imvula eyengeziwe. Olunye ushintsho olungenzeka emfuleni we-jet - umfula womoya ngaphezu komhlaba ohambisa izinhlelo zesimo sezulu emhlabeni wonke - obangela isimo sezulu esibi kakhulu.

Ososayensi besimo sezulu kanye nezazi zezulu bathi imbangela esheshayo yezikhukhula ibizwa ngokuthi isistimu yesiphepho esinengcindezi ephansi eyasuka emfuleni wejethi onamagagasi ngendlela engavamile futhi emile. Leso simiso samane sapaka phezu kwesifunda futhi lana imvula. Lokhu kwenzeka kaningi ngokwanele kangangokuthi eSpain bawabiza ngokuthi ama-DANA, isifinyezo seSpanishi salolu hlelo, kusho izazi zezulu.

Bese kuba nezinga lokushisa eliphakeme ngokungavamile loLwandle iMedithera. Yayinezinga lokushisa elifudumele kunawo wonke emlandweni maphakathi no-Agasti, elingu-28.47 degrees Celsius (83.25 degrees Fahrenheit), kusho uCarola Koenig weCenter for Flood Risk and Resilience eBrunel University of London.
Isimo sezulu esibi kakhulu size ngemuva kokuthi iSpain ilwe nesomiso esadonsa isikhathi eside ngo-2022 nango-2023. Ochwepheshe bathi isomiso nezikhukhula ziyanda ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
"Ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyabulala, futhi manje, ngeshwa, sesizibonela mathupha," kusho uSánchez ngoLwesibili ngemuva kokumemezela iphakethe losizo lezigidigidi eziyi-10.6 komasipala abangama-78 lapho kushone khona okungenani oyedwa.
Ingabe lokhu kwenzekile ngaphambili?
Ugu lwase-Spain lwaseMedithera lusetshenziselwa ukuwisa iziphepho zasekwindla ezingadala izikhukhula, kodwa lesi siqephu besiyisikhukhula esinamandla kakhulu esifundeni kwinkumbulo yakamuva.
Izaguga zasePaiporta, lapho okuqale khona le nhlekelele, zithi izikhukhula zimbi ngokuphindwe kathathu kunalezo zango-1957, ezabulala okungenani abantu abangu-81. Leso siqephu saholela ekuphambukeni komfula waseTuria, okusho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yedolobha yasinda kulezi zikhukhula.
I-Valencia yabhekana namanye ama-DANA amabili amakhulu ngeminyaka yawo-1980, eyodwa ngo-1982 nokufa kwabantu abangaba ngu-30, kanti enye ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu yaphula amarekhodi emvula.

Kusobala ukuthi izinhlekelele zemvelo ezizumayo zizosilethela ukulahlekelwa okukhulu. Nakuba singeke sikwazi ukuvimbela izinhlekelele zemvelo ukuthi zifike, singagwema ukulahlekelwa okubangelwa izinhlekelele kusengaphambili futhi sinciphise kuze kube sezingeni eliphansi, okungukuthi, ukusebenzisa izinzwa ukuqapha idatha.

I-Doppler Radar Surface Flow Sensor yethu iyinzwa ekahle yazo zonke izinhlelo zokusebenza ekuqapheni ukugeleza kwamanzi nezinhlelo zokusebenza zokulinganisa. Ifaneleka kakhulu ukulinganisa ukugeleza emifuleni evulekile, emifuleni nasemachibini kanye nasezindaweni ezisogwini. Kuyisixazululo ukonga ngokusebenzisa izinketho ezihlukahlukene futhi elula obandayo. Izindlu ze-IP 68 ezivikela izikhukhula ziqinisekisa ukusebenza kwaphakade okunganakekeli. Ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe benzwa yerimothi kuqeda ukufakwa, ukugqwala nezinkinga zokungcolisa ezihlobene nezinzwa ezingaphansi kwamanzi. Ukwengeza, ukunemba nokusebenza akuthintwa izinguquko ekuminyana kwamanzi nezimo zomoya.