UMfula iWaikanae wakhukhuleka, i-Otaihanga Domain yagcwala, kwavela izikhukhula ezindaweni ezahlukene, futhi kwaba nokuwa ePaekākāriki Hill Rd njengoba imvula enkulu yahlasela iKāpiti ngoMsombuluko.
Amaqembu okuphatha izigameko eKāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC) kanye neGreater Wellington Regional Council asebenzisana eduze neWellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) njengoba isimo sezulu siqhubeka.
Umlawuli wemisebenzi yezimo eziphuthumayo ze-KCDC uJames Jefferson uthe lesi sifunda siqede usuku “sisesimweni esihle kakhulu”.
"Bekukhona ukugcwala ngokweqile kwezinye izindawo zokuma, kodwa lezi zihloliwe futhi zonke ziphelele, futhi kube nezindawo ezimbalwa ezigcwele amanzi kodwa akukho lutho olukhulu kakhulu, ngenhlanhla."
"Ukuphakama kwamanzi akubonakali kubangela ezinye izinkinga."
Njengoba isimo sezulu esibi sibikezelwe namuhla, kwakubalulekile ukuthi imindeni ihlale iqaphile futhi ibe nezinhlelo ezinhle zezimo eziphuthumayo okuhlanganisa ukulungela ukuthutha uma isimo siba sibi kakhulu noma ukushayela ucingo ku-111 uma kudingeka usizo oluphuthumayo.
"Kungumqondo omuhle ukuhlanza amapayipi kanye nemisele yamanzi futhi silindele umoya kamuva kuleli sonto, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi noma yiziphi izinto ezikhululekile zivikelekile kahle."
UJefferson uthe, “Ngemva kobusika obuzinzile lokhu kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi intwasahlobo ingaba yindawo ehlukile yezinhlanzi, futhi sonke sidinga ukulungela lapho izinto zihamba kabi.”
Isazi sezulu seMetService uJohn Law sithe imvula ibangelwe ukuhamba kancane kwesimo sezulu okwakusezingxenyeni ezingezansi zeNorth Island kuze kube yingxenye yokuqala yosuku.
"Engxenyeni enkulu yemvula kwakukhona ukuqhuma okukhulu kwemvula kanye neziphepho. Imvula enkulu kakhulu yayikhona engxenyeni yokuqala yasekuseni."
Isilinganiso semvula eWainui Saddle sibike ukuthi singu-33.6mm phakathi kuka-7 ekuseni no-8 ekuseni. Emahoreni angama-24 kuya ku-4 ntambama ngoMsombuluko, isiteshi sibike ukuthi singu-96mm. Imvula ibinkulu kakhulu eTararua Ranges lapho kubhalwe khona ukuthi i-80-120mm emahoreni angama-24 edlule. Isilinganiso semvula se-GWRC e-Oriwa sibike ukuthi singu-121.1mm emahoreni angama-24 edlule.
Imvula ethatha amahora angama-24 eduze nogu yayingama-52.4mm eWaikanae, ama-43.2mm eParaparaumu kanye nama-34.2mm eLevin.
“Ngokwesimo esithile, isimo sezulu esijwayelekile semvula eParaparaumu ngo-Agasti singama-71.8mm kanti kule nyanga kube nemvula engu-127.8mm ebikiwe lapho,” kusho uLaw.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba-05-2024