I-watermain ephukile ikhafula amanzi emoyeni emgwaqeni waseMontreal, ngoLwesihlanu, Agasti 16, 2024, okubangele izikhukhula emigwaqweni eminingana yendawo.
MONTREAL - Imizi ecishe ibe ngu-150,000 yaseMontreal ibekwe ngaphansi kokwelulekwa ngamanzi abilayo ngoLwesihlanu ngemuva kokuthi umshini wamanzi ophukile uqhume "ku-geyser" oguqule imigwaqo yaba imifudlana, ukukhubazeka kwezimoto nokuphoqa abantu ukuthi baphume ezakhiweni ezigcwele izikhukhula.
IMeya yaseMontreal uValérie Plante uthe izakhamuzi eziningi ezisempumalanga yedolobha zivuke ngezithuba zabo-6 ekuseni zivakashela izicishamlilo zibanxusa ukuba baphume ezindlini zabo ngenxa yezingozi zezikhukhula ezivela emanzini angaphansi komhlaba aphule eduze kwebhuloho i-Jacques Cartier.
Abazibonele ngawabo bathi ngesikhathi kuphakama udonga, “udonga lwamanzi” olungamamitha angu-10 ukuphakama luqhume phansi, lwagcwala umakhelwane. Izakhamuzi zagqoka amabhuzu enjoloba futhi zangena emanzini ayegeleza ezansi nemigwaqo futhi acwila ezimpambanweni zomgwaqo phakathi namahora acishe abe yisihlanu nesigamu awathatha ukuze anqande ngokuphelele.
Ngo-11:45 ekuseni isimo “sasilawuleka,” kusho uPlante, futhi umqondisi wedolobha wophiko lwamanzi wathi abasebenzi bakwazile ukuvala i-valve ngakho umfutho wamanzi wawuyehla. Nokho, idolobha lakhipha iseluleko samanzi abilayo esasihlanganisa ingxenye enkulu yengxenye esenyakatho-mpumalanga yesiqhingi.
“Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi yonke into isilawulwa,” kusho uPlante. "Kuzodingeka silungise ipayipi, kodwa asisenamanzi afanayo (emgwaqeni) ebesinawo namhlanje ekuseni ... futhi njengesinyathelo sokuzivikela, kuzoba neseluleko sokuvimbela amanzi abilayo."
Phambilini izikhulu zithe ngenxa yokudilizwa koxhaxha lwamapayipi angu-4 000 wamakhilomitha aleli dolobha, azikho izinkinga zokuphepha ngamanzi okuphuza kulesi sifunda esigcwele izikhukhula. Kodwa ngemva kwehora, bathi babone ukwehla komfutho wamanzi engxenyeni yenethiwekhi futhi bafuna ukuhlola amasampula amanzi ukuze baqiniseke ukuthi azikho izinkinga.
Umsuka walezi zikhukhula yipayipi elingaphezu kwamamitha amabili ububanzi elafakwa ngo-1985, zithe izikhulu ezachaza itiyela nokhonkolo ongaphezu kwengxenye yepayipi eliphukile kuzomele kumbiwe ngaphambi kokuthi zazi ukuthi inkinga imbi kangakanani.
ULyman Zhu uthe uphaphame ezwa lokho okwakuzwakala njengokuthi “imvula enkulu” futhi lapho ebuka ngefasitela lakhe wabona “udonga lwamanzi” olwalungaba amamitha angu-10 ukuphakama nobubanzi bomgwaqo. “Kwakuhlanya,” esho.
UMaxime Carignan Chagnon uthe "udonga olukhulu lwamanzi" lwageleza cishe amahora amabili. Amanzi agelezayo “ayenamandla kakhulu,” esho, eshayeka ezigxotsheni nasezihlahleni. “Kwakuhlaba umxhwele ngempela.”
Uthe amanzi angaba ngamamitha amabili eqoqwe egumbini lakhe elingaphansi.
“Ngizwe ukuthi abanye abantu banokuningi, nangaphezulu,” esho.
UMartin Guilbault, oyisikhulu sophiko lwezicishamlilo eMontreal, uthe abantu kufanele baqhele endaweni egcwele izikhukhula kuze kube iziphathimandla zinikeza ukukhanya okuluhlaza ukuthi babuye.
“Ukuthi amanzi mancane akusho ukuthi umsebenzi usuphelile,” echaza, echaza ukuthi izingxenye zemigwaqo zingalimala futhi kudedelwe wonke amanzi abethela phezu kwazo.
Izikhulu zomlilo azizange zinikeze inani eliqondile labantu abakhishiwe, zitshele izintatheli ukuthi abasebenzi bavakashele zonke izakhiwo ezithintekile futhi baqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu uphephile. UGuilbault uthe ngaphambi nje kwasemini bebade izicishamlilo bezisangena umuzi nomuzi, zikhipha amagumbi angaphansi. Uthe sebevakashele amakheli angu-100 afakwe amanzi ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa kokunye amanzi asemagaraji okupaka izimoto kunamafulethi.
Izikhulu zedolobha zithe iRed Cross ibihlangana nezakhamizi ezithintekile futhi inikezela ngezinsiza kulabo abangakwazi ukubuyela emakhaya ngokushesha.
I-Quebec's hydro utility inqamule ugesi endaweni ethintekile njengesinyathelo sokuqapha, okushiya amaklayenti angaba ngu-14,000 engenawo ugesi.
Ikhefu elikhulu lamanzi liza njengoba abantu abaningi eMontreal naseQuebec besahlanza izindawo ezingaphansi ezigcwele izikhukhula ngemuva kokuthi izingxenye zesifundazwe zishaywe yimvula efinyelela kumamilimitha angama-200 ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule.
UNdunankulu uFrançois Legault ukuqinisekisile ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi isifundazwe sizolwandisa uhlelo lwaso lwezezimali olusiza abahlukumezekile ezinhlekeleleni ukuthi lufake nabantu amakhaya abo abegcwele izikhukhula ngesikhathi izitamkoko zabo zivaleleka ngesikhathi kunesiphepho, kunokuba sinciphise ukufaneleka komonakalo odalwe yizikhukhula.
UNgqongqoshe wezokuPhepha koMphakathi uFrançois Bonnardel utshele izintatheli eMontreal ukuthi isimo siya ngokuba ngcono ngemuva kwezikhukhula zangesonto eledlule, kodwa imigwaqo engu-20 kusamele ilungiswe kanti abantu abangu-36 basala bekhishiwe ezindlini zabo.
Singahlinzeka ngezinzwa zejubane lokugeleza kwamanzi e-radar ngezimo ezihlukahlukene ezinjengamanethiwekhi amapayipi angaphansi komhlaba, iziteshi ezivulekile nama-DAMS, ukuze ukwazi ukuqapha idatha ngesikhathi sangempela.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-19-2024