I-Debby ibangela izikhukhula ePennsylvania, eNew York

Aug 9 (Reuters) - Izinsalela zesiphepho uDebby zidale izikhukhula enyakatho nePennsylvania naseningizimu yeNew York ezishiye inqwaba yabantu bevaleleke ezindlini zabo ngoLwesihlanu, kusho iziphathimandla.

Abantu abaningi bahlengwe ngesikebhe nangezindiza ezinophephela emhlane esifundeni sonke ngesikhathi uDebby edlula endaweni, elahla ama-intshi ambalwa emvula ezweni ebisicwile kusukela ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto.
“Sesenze ukuhlenga abantu abangaphezu kuka-30 kuze kube manje futhi sisaqhubeka nokusesha indlu ngendlu,” kusho uBill Goltz, isikhulu sezicishamlilo eWestfield, ePennsylvania, enabantu abangu-1,100. "Siyaphuma edolobheni. Kuze kube manje, asikaze sife noma silimele, kodwa amadolobha aseduze anabantu abalahlekile."

AbeNational Weather Service bakhiphe izexwayiso ngesishingishane kule ndawo. U-Debby, owehlisiwe esuka esivunguvungwini esishisayo waya ekucindezelekeni ngoLwesine, udale izifo ezisongela ukuphila ekuqaleni kwesonto futhi bekulindeleke ukuthi aqhubeke nokwenza lokho ngaphambi kokuthi kuheleze olwandle ngoMgqibelo ntambama.
Ababusi basePennsylvania naseNew York bakhiphe izimemezelo zenhlekelele nezimo eziphuthumayo ukuze bakhulule izinsiza zokusiza izindawo ezisenyakatho yePennsylvania naseningizimu yeNew York lapho izikhukhula zishiye abantu bedangele futhi bedinga ukutakulwa.

I-NWS ikhiphe izexwayiso zezikhukhula kanye namawashi enkanyamba yezingxenye zendawo esukela ogwini lwase-Georgia ukuya e-Vermont, njengoba isiphepho sisuka enyakatho-mpumalanga ngamamayela angu-35 (56 km) ngehora, ngokushesha okukhulu kunasekuqaleni kwesonto.
I-Debby, isiphepho esihamba kancane cishe ingxenye enkulu yesonto, iye yehla imvula engaba amasentimitha angu-63 uma imashi yasenyakatho futhi yabulala okungenani abantu abayisishiyagalombili.
Selokhu aqala ukuwa njengesiphepho seSigaba 1 eGulf Coast yaseFlorida ngoMsombuluko, uDebby uye wacwilisa amakhaya nemigwaqo, futhi waphoqelela ukukhishwa kanye nokuhlenga amanzi njengoba ehamba kancane ekhuphuka e-Eastern Seaboard.

Inkonzo yezulu ibike ngezishingishane ezimbalwa kusukela ngoLwesine. EBrowns Summit, eNorth Carolina, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-130 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeRaleigh, kwabulawa isalukazi esineminyaka engu-78 ngesikhathi isihlahla siwela endlini yakhe engumahamba nendlwana, kubika i-NBC esebenzisana nayo i-WXII, icaphuna abomthetho.
Phambilini, i-twister ibulale owesilisa ngesikhathi kuwa indlu yakhe eWilson County empumalanga yeNorth Carolina. Icekele phansi izindlu okungenani eziyishumi, isonto nesikole.

INyakatho neNingizimu Carolina yizona ezihlaselwe kakhulu yimvula enkulu kaDebby.
Edolobheni eliseNingizimu ne-Carolina, iMoncks Corner, amaqembu ahlenga amanzi asheshayo ahlanganiswe ngoLwesihlanu njengoba izikhukhula eziyingozi ziphoqa abantu ukuthi baphume kanye nokuvalwa komgwaqo omkhulu.
Ngasekuqaleni kwesonto, isishingishane sahlasela iMoncks Corner, cishe amakhilomitha angu-80 enyakatho ye-Charleston, saphephula izimoto futhi sabhidliza indawo yokudlela edayisa ukudla okusheshayo.
E-Barre, e-Vermont, cishe amakhilomitha angu-11 eningizimu-mpumalanga yenhloko-dolobha i-Montpelier, u-Rick Dente uchithe isikhathi sakhe sasekuseni evikela othayela bepulasitiki ophahleni futhi ezungeze iminyango ngamasaka esihlabathi esitolo somndeni wakhe, iDente's Market.
I-Vermont, engaphansi kwesimo esiphuthumayo sikahulumeni, isivele ibhekane nezivunguvungu eziningi ezivela ohlelweni oluhlukile oluhlanze imigwaqo, lwacekela phansi amakhaya kanye nemifula echichimayo nemifudlana enamanzi ezikhukhula.
Izinsalela zikaDebby zingaletha enye imvula engu-3 amayintshi (7.6 cm) noma ngaphezulu, kusho isevisi yesimo sezulu.
“Sikhathazekile,” kusho uDente, ecabanga ngesitolo ebesikulo mkhaya kusukela ngo-1907, futhi ubelokhu esebenza kusukela ngo-1972. Sake saba isitolo sokudla, manje sesisebenzela kakhulu izivakashi ezifuna izinto zakudala nezinto ezigcina ukugcinwa.
“Njalo uma lina, kuba kubi kakhulu,” esho. “Ngikhathazeka njalo uma lina.”

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