Umfula i-Waikanae ubudlangile, i-Otaihanga Domain yagcwala amanzi, kwavela izikhukhula ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, futhi kwaba khona ukushibilika ku-Paekākāriki Hill Rd njengoba imvula enamandla ihlasele i-Kāpiti ngoMsombuluko.
UMkhandlu Wesifunda SasoGwini sase-Kāpiti (i-KCDC) kanye namathimba alawula izigameko oMkhandlu Wesifunda sase-Greater Wellington asebenze eduze neHhovisi Lokuphathwa Kwezimo Eziphuthumayo Lesifunda sase-Wellington (WREMO) njengoba isimo sezulu siqhubeka.
Umlawuli wezimo eziphuthumayo e-KCDC uJames Jefferson uthe isifunda siqede usuku “sisesimweni esihle kakhulu”.
“Kube nokugxumela kwezinye izitobha, kodwa sezihloliwe futhi zonke azisekho, futhi kube nezindawo ezimbalwa ezigcwele amanzi kodwa akukho okukhulu kakhulu, ngiyabonga.
"Ukuphakama kwegagasi akuzange kubangele noma yiziphi izinkinga ezengeziwe."
Njengoba isimo sezulu esibi esibikezelwe namuhla, bekubalulekile ukuthi imindeni ihlale iqaphile futhi inezinhlelo ezinhle eziphuthumayo ezihlanganisa nokulungiselela ukuthutha uma isimo siba sibi noma ukubiza i-111 uma kudingeka usizo oluphuthumayo.
“Kuwumqondo omuhle ukususa ama-gutters nama-drain futhi silindele umoya othile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi phakathi nesonto, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi noma yiziphi izinto ezixegayo zivikeleke kahle.”
UJefferson uthe, “Ngemuva kobusika obuzinzile lesi yisikhumbuzo sokuthi intwasahlobo ingaba igedlela lezinhlanzi elihlukile, futhi sonke kudingeka silungele uma izinto zibheda.”
Isazi sesimo sezulu se-MetService uJohn Law uthe imvula idalwe ingaphambili elihamba kancane elalihlala ezindaweni ezingezansi zeNorth Island phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yosuku.
“Ezindaweni eziningi zemvula kwakukhona ukuqubuka kwemvula enamandla nokuduma kwezulu.Imvula enamandla kakhulu ibe engxenyeni yokuqala yasekuseni.
Isilinganiso semvula e-Wainui Saddle sibike ukuthi singu-33.6mm phakathi kuka-7am no-8am. Emahoreni angu-24 kuya ku-4 ntambama ngoMsombuluko, lesi siteshi sibike i-96mm. Imvula ibinamandla kakhulu ku-Tararua Ranges lapho kuqoshwe khona u-80-120mm emahoreni angama-24 edlule. I-GWRC gauge yemvula e-Oriwa ibike i-121.1mm emahoreni angama-24 edlule.
Imvula yamahora angu-24 eduze nogu ibe: 52.4mm e-Waikanae, 43.2mm eParaparaumu kanye no-34.2mm e-Levin.
"Ngokwesimo sezulu, imvula ephakathi kuka-Agasti eParaparaumu ingu-71.8mm kanti kule nyanga kube nemvula engu-127.8mm ebikiwe lapho," kusho uMthetho.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-05-2024