Izikhukhula ezinkulu zikhukhule izingxenye ezisenyakatho yeQueensland - njengoba imvula enamandla ibhuntshile imizamo yokuphuma endaweni ehlaselwe amanzi akhuphukayo. Isimo sezulu esibi esiqhutshwa isiphepho u-Jasper silahle imvula engangonyaka kwezinye izindawo. Izithombe zikhombisa izindiza zibhajwe kumzila wezindiza waseCairns, kanye nengwenya engu-2.8m ebanjwe ezikhukhuleni e-Ingham. Iziphathimandla zikuhoxisile ukukhishwa kwezakhamuzi zaseWujal Wujal ezingu-300 ngenxa yezimo ezimbi. Abekho abantu abashonile noma abadukile kuze kube manje. Kodwa-ke, iziphathimandla zilindele ukuthi lesi sikhukhula sibe yimbi kakhulu esifundazweni, futhi imvula enamandla kulindeleke ukuthi iqhubeke amanye amahora angama-24. Amakhulu abantu ahlengiwe - imizi eminingi igcwele amanzi, ugesi uvaliwe nemigwaqo kanye namanzi okuphuza ahlanzekile. Idolobha laseCairns selithole imvula engaphezu kuka-2m (7ft) selokhu kwaqala umcimbi wesimo sezulu. Isikhumulo sezindiza saso sivaliwe ngemuva kokuthi izindiza zivaleleke ngenxa yokugcwala komzila wezindiza, nakuba iziphathimandla zithi amanzi asephelile. UNdunankulu waseQueensland, uSteven Miles, watshela Inhlangano Yezokusakaza Yase-Australia (ABC) ukuthi inhlekelele yemvelo “yayicishe ibe yimbi kakhulu engingayikhumbula. “Bengilokhu ngikhuluma nabantu bendawo yaseCairns phansi… Imephu ye-BBC ikhombisa inani eliphelele lemvula etholwe enyakatho yeQueensland ngesonto kuya ku-18 Disemba, enezinga eliphezulu elingu-400mm eCairns kanye neWujal Wujal Rain ivimbe ukuphuma kwabantu Edolobheni elikude laseWujal Wujal, elingaba ngu-175km (amamayela angu-110) enyakatho yeCairns, abantu abayisishiyagalolunye okuhlanganisa neqembu eliphuthumayo bechithe ubusuku esibhedlela bathuthelwe kwenye indawo ngoMsombuluko, kodwa uMnu Miles uthe uphoqeleke ukuthi ahoxise ukuthuthwa kwedolobha ngenxa yesimo sezulu esingesihle ngoLwesibili ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo, kubika i-ABC bonke abasele “baphephile futhi basendaweni ephakeme,” kusho iPhini likaKhomishana waseQueensland uShane Chelepy phambilini uzwakalise ukuthi “ukuphuza amanzi, izinkinga zomgwaqo, nezokuthuthwa kwendle. zivimbekile futhi asikwazi ukuthola ukusekelwa emoyeni.” Ababikezeli bathe imvula enamandla izoqhubeka cishe ngoMsombuluko futhi ihambisane negagasi eliphezulu, eliqinisa umthelela emiphakathini ehlala ezindaweni eziphansi. Nakuba imvula kulindeleke ukuthi iqale ukuncipha ngoLwesibili, imifula isazogcwala futhi izolokhu ikhukhumale izinsuku eziningi. UJoseph Dietz Planes ucwile ezindaweni eziningi zasesikhumulweni sezindiza sase-Dietz Frmers e-Queen, e-Candez-Frmers e-Joseph Dietz kuhlanganise ne-Cairns Airport.
Kulindeleke ukuthi imifula eminingana yephule amarekhodi abekwe ngesikhathi sezikhukhula ngo-1977. Umfula i-Daintree, isibonelo, usuvele weqe irekhodi langaphambili ngo-2m, ngemva kokuthola imvula engu-820mm emahoreni angama-24.
Izikhulu zombuso zilinganisela inani lenhlekelele lizodlula u-A$1bn (£529m; $670m).
I-Eastern Australia ihlaselwe yizikhukhula ezivamile eminyakeni yamuva nje futhi izwe manje libekezelela umcimbi wesimo sezulu we-El Nino, ovame ukuhlotshaniswa nezenzakalo ezimbi kakhulu ezifana nomlilo wequbula neziphepho.
I-Australia ihlaselwe uchungechunge lwezinhlekelele eminyakeni yamuva - isomiso esibi kakhulu nemililo yehlathi, iminyaka elandelanayo yezikhukhula ezirekhodiwe, kanye nezenzakalo eziyisithupha zokufiphala okukhulu e-Great Barrier Reef.
Ikusasa lezinhlekelele ezibhebhethekayo kungenzeka ngaphandle kwalapho kuthathwa izinyathelo eziphuthumayo zokunqanda ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, umbiko wakamuva we-UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uyaxwayisa.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Sep-23-2024