Izikhukhula zaseQueensland: Kucwile ezikhumulweni zezindiza kanye nezingwenya ezibonwe ngemuva kwemvula eqopha umlando

Izikhukhula ezinkulu zigubuzele izingxenye zenyakatho yeQueensland – kanti imvula enamandla ivimbele imizamo yokususa abantu endaweni yokuhlala ehlaselwe amanzi akhuphukayo. Isimo sezulu esibi esibangelwa yisiphepho sasezindaweni ezishisayo iJasper silahle imvula yonyaka kwezinye izindawo. Izithombe zibonisa izindiza zibambeke emgwaqweni wesikhumulo sezindiza iCairns, kanye nengwenya engu-2.8m ebanjwe emanzini ezikhukhula e-Ingham. Iziphathimandla zimise ukususwa kwabantu abangu-300 baseWujal Wujal ngenxa yezimo ezimbi. Akukho ukufa noma abantu abalahlekile ababikiwe kuze kube manje. Kodwa-ke, iziphathimandla zilindele ukuthi izikhukhula zibe yizona ezimbi kakhulu ezirekhodiwe esifundazweni, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi imvula enamandla iqhubeke amahora angama-24. Amakhulu abantu asindisiwe – njengoba imizi eminingi igcwele amanzi, ugesi nemigwaqo kuvaliwe kanye namanzi okuphuza aphephile encipha. Idolobha laseCairns lithole imvula engaphezu kwamamitha amabili (7ft) selokhu kwaqala umcimbi wesimo sezulu. Isikhumulo sezindiza salo savalwa ngemuva kokuba izindiza zivaleleke yizikhukhula emgwaqweni wesikhumulo sezindiza, yize iziphathimandla zithi amanzi asehlile. UNdunankulu waseQueensland uSteven Miles utshele i-Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ukuthi inhlekelele yemvelo “ibiyimbi kakhulu engingayikhumbula. “Bengilokhu ngikhuluma nabantu bendawo baseCairns… futhi bathi abakaze bayibone into efana nayo,” esho. “Ukuthi othile ovela enyakatho yeQueensland asho lokho, lokho kusho okuthile ngempela.” Imephu ye-BBC ikhombisa inani eliphelele lemvula etholwe enyakatho yeQueensland ngesonto eliya kumhla ziyi-18 kuZibandlela, kanye nokuphakama kwama-400mm okutholwe eduze kweCairns kanye neWujal Wujal. Imvula ivimbela ukuphuma kwabantu. Edolobheni elikude laseWujal Wujal, cishe amakhilomitha ayi-175 (amamayela ayi-110) enyakatho yeCairns, abantu abayisishiyagalolunye okubalwa kubo nomntwana ogulayo bachithe ubusuku ophahleni lwesibhedlela ngemuva kokuba abasebenzi bezimo eziphuthumayo bengakwazi ukufinyelela kubo. Leli qembu lathuthelwa kwenye indawo ngoMsombuluko, kodwa uMnu. Miles uthe uphoqelekile ukumisa ukususwa kwabantu bonke edolobheni ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi. Kuzokwenziwa omunye umzamo ngoLwesibili ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo, kubika i-ABC. Bonke abasele “baphephile futhi basendaweni ephakeme,” kusho iPhini likaKhomishana waseQueensland uShane Chelepy. UMnu. Miles wayeveze ngaphambilini “ukukhathazeka ngamanzi okuphuza, mayelana nendle, ugesi kanye nezokuxhumana, imigwaqo – imigwaqo eminingi ivaliwe futhi asikwazi ukuthola ukwesekwa emoyeni”. Ababikezeli bezulu bathi imvula enkulu izoqhubeka cishe ngoMsombuluko futhi ihambisane nokuwa okukhulu, okwandisa umthelela imiphakathi ephansi. Nakuba kulindeleke ukuthi imvula iqale ukwehla ngoLwesibili, imifula ayikafiki esicongweni futhi izohlala ikhukhumele izinsuku eziningi. Izindiza zikaJoseph Dietz zicwile esikhumulweni sezindiza saseCairns Izikhukhula zikaJoseph Dietz zigubungele izindawo eziningi enyakatho yeQueensland, okuhlanganisa neCairns Airport.

Kulindeleke ukuthi imifula eminingana iphule amarekhodi abekwe ngesikhathi sesigameko sezikhukhula ngo-1977. UMfula iDaintree, isibonelo, usuvele udlule irekhodi langaphambilini ngamamitha amabili, ngemuva kokuthola imvula engu-820mm emahoreni angama-24.
Izikhulu zikahulumeni zilinganisela ukuthi intela yale nhlekelele izodlula i-A$1bn (£529m; $670m).
IMpumalanga ye-Australia ibilokhu ihlaselwa yizikhukhula ezivame ukwenzeka eminyakeni yamuva nje futhi izwe manje libhekene nesimo sezulu se-El Nino, esivame ukuhlotshaniswa nezigameko ezimbi kakhulu njengemililo yasendle kanye neziphepho.

I-Australia ibilokhu ihlushwa uchungechunge lwezinhlekelele eminyakeni yamuva nje - isomiso esinzima kanye nemililo yehlathi, iminyaka elandelanayo yezikhukhula eziqopha umlando, kanye nemicimbi eyisithupha yokufiphala kwenhlabathi eGreat Barrier Reef.

Umbiko wakamuva we-UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uxwayisa ngokuthi ikusasa lezinhlekelele eziya ziba zimbi kungenzeka ngaphandle kokuthi kuthathwe isinyathelo esiphuthumayo sokumisa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu.