Imithi eyiwileyo, isarha yomthi, kunye neetarpu zophahla emva kwesiqhwithi¶

Imithi eyiwileyo kunye nophahla olonakalisiweyo ziyeyona misebenzi yokuqala abantu abaninzi bajongana nayo emva kwesiqhwithi, i-typhoon, okanye i-cyclone, kananjalo zibangela uninzi lokonzakala okubi ngakumbi emva kwesiqhwithi. Eli phepha likunceda wenze isigqibo soko unganokukwenza ngokhuseleko ngokwako, oko ukufanele ukushiyele ingcali, kunye nendlela yokugubungela uphahla olonakalisiweyo ngaphandle kokuwa kulo.

Ukuba wenza izinto ezintathu kuphela¶

1. Hlala ubuncinci imitha 10 (iifuti 35) kude kunayiphi na incingo yombane eyiwileyo kunye nanye into ethinta yona, kananjalo uphathe incingo nganye ngokungathi iphilile.
2. Musa kusika umthi othembeleyo endlwini, encingweni, okanye komthi omnye. Fowunela ingcali.
3. Soze uye kuphahla kumoya okanye emvuleni, kananjalo musa kuhamba kwitarpu. Yenza ngangoko unako usuka emhlabeni okanye kwisitebhisi.

Kuqala, khangela incingo zombane¶

Jonga phezulu kananjalo ejikeleze ngaphambi kokuphatha nantonkhe. Iziqhwithi zisa incingo ziwe phantsi kwemithi, ngaphakathi kwizidaka, kunye kwiifenisi, kananjalo incingo inganokuba iphilile nokuba umbane wekhaya lakho ucinyiwe.

• Khangela iincingo emhlabeni, emasebeni, kunye nezijonge kwiifenisi, iimoto, okanye uphahla.
• Hlala ubuncinci imitha 10 (iifuti 35) kude kwincingo kunye nanye into ethinta yona, kuquka imithi, iifenisi, amadaka asisigcawu, kunye namanzi esikhukula.
• Xela kwinkampani yakho yombane kunye nenombolo yakho yesiqhuba-ngqondo yendawo. Iiphepha lakho lendawo linenombolo.
• Gcina abantwana kunye nezilwanyana zikhaya ngaphakathi de incingo isuswe.

Ukuba incingo iwe kwimoto yakho ngoxa ukuyo, hlala emotweni ngaphandle kokuba ivutha. Lumkisa abantu bahlale kude kananjalo ufowunele uncedo. Ukuba kufuneka uhambe ngenxa yomlilo, tsiba ngeenyawo zihlangene, musa kuphatha imoto kunye nomhlaba ngexesha elinye, kananjalo uhambe kancinane ngamanyathelo amancinane ukuze iinyawo zakho zingaphumi emhlabeni.

Umthi kwindlu okanye kwimoto¶

Ukuba umthi ungene kuphahla okanye kudonga, khupha wonke umntu kwaloo nxalenye yesakhiwo. Umthi othembeleyo endlini unganokushukuma njengoko woma okanye xa umntu eqalisa ukusika, kananjalo uphahla phantsi kwawo lunganokuba yiyo kuphela into ewubambile.

• Musa kukhwela phezu kophahla ukuwusika ukhulule.
• Thatha ifoto yomthi kunye nomonakalo ngamacala ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba nantonkhe ishukunyiswe. Inshuwarensi yakho iyifuna le nto. Jonga inshuwarensi kunye noncedo.
• Fowunela inshuwarensi yakho ngaphambi kokuqesha ukususwa komthi. Iipholisi ezithile ziqubisana nokususwa komthi othintile isakhiwo esinshuwarensiweyo, kodwa iinkampani zenshuwarensi zihlala zifuna ukubona umonakalo kuqala.
• Gqumgela oko ungakwazi ngaphakathi ngesheet yeplastic, kananjalo ushukumise impahla ebalulekileyo ukude kumsantsa.
• Ukuba umthi uphezu kwemoto, uyeke apho de ingcali okanye inshuwarensi yakho iwubone. Ukushukumisa umthi kunganokucudisa imoto ngakumbi.

Oko unganokukwenza ngokwako, kunye noko ungenakukwenza¶

Uninzi lwabantu lunganokususa ngokhuseleko amasebe kunye nemigoqo encinane elele ecaleni emhlabeni. Ingozi iqala ngento ingaphantsi koxinzelelo, phezulu, okanye ithinta into enye.

Amasebe aqhekekileyo asele axhonziwe emthini ngomnye wamenye ezinto eziyingozi ngakumbi emva kwesiqhwithi. Anganokuwa ngaphandle kwesilumkiso, kwiintsuku kamva, ngoko musa kuma okanye kumisa imoto phantsi kwazo. Phawula indawo ngetshintela okanye ngomtya kananjalo uxelele abanye bahlale ngaphandle.

Ingcali yemithi, ugqirha wemithi, okanye inkonzo yomthi enelayisensi inazo iintambo, iilifti, kunye nenshuwarensi yokwenza imisebenzi eyingozi. Kwiindawo ezininzi, inkampani yombane okanye urhulumente wendawo ususa imithi kwiincingo kunye neendlela zoluntu, ngoko zixele endaweni yokuzisika. Khangela ilayisensi kunye nenshuwarensi yomnqa nawuphi na oqeshayo, kananjalo ufunde ukuphepha amaqhinga kuqala, kuba ukususwa komthi ngumzekelo oqhelekileyo wokunyusa amaxabiso kunye nocindezelo lwemnyango nemnyango.

Ukhuseleko lwesarha yomthi¶

Isarha yomthi ibangela uninzi lokonzakala kwiiveki emva kwesiqhwithi. Ukuba akuzanga usebenzise isarha yomthi, ayilixesha lokufunda ngoku. Buza ummelwane oqeqeshiweyo okanye iqela lokuzinikela elimiselweyo.

Izixhobo zokuzikhusela¶

• Umnqwazi oqinileyo, ngakumbi ukuba kukho into phezulu.
• Iiglasi zokhuseleko okanye isikrini sobuso.
• Ukukhusela ukuva.
• Iglavu zomsebenzi ezinzima.
• Ibhulukhwe yokhuseleko ehamba ukusuka esinqeni ukuya phezulu konyawo.
• Izihlangu eziqinileyo ezigubungela isiqithi, ezinelotyi yesinyithi ukuba zinayo.

Ngaphambi kokuqala¶

• Khangela ukuba ibhrikhi yomatsha, isibambisi somatsha, kunye nokhiya wezindlela zisebenza. Musa kusebenzisa isarha eyonakalisiweyo okanye enezinto zokhuseleko ezisuswe.
• Gcina umatsha ulolwe kananjalo umiselwe kuxinzelelo olufanelekileyo. Umatsha ongaloliwe ukwenza utyhale, kananjalo ukutyhala kwenza ingozi.
• Faka ifuel kwisarha ubuncinci kwimitha 3 (iifuti 10) kude kwaluphi na ulangatye okanye isparki, kananjalo uvumele injini eshushu ipholile ngaphambi kokongeza ifuel.
• Ceba indlela yokubaleka kude kwapho umthi uza kuwa okanye uqengqeleke.

Ngoxa usika¶

• Gcina izandla zombini kwisarha kunye neenyawo zombini emhlabeni oqinileyo.
• Sika kumgangatho wesinqe okanye ngaphantsi. Soze usike ngaphezulu kwamagxalaba akho, kananjalo soze usuka kwisitebhisi.
• Musa kusika ngencam yebar. Incam yiyona ndawo yokubetheka komatsha, apho isarha inganokutsiba ibuyele ebusweni bakho ngomzuzwana.
• Gcina abajongileyo ubuncinci ubude bemithi emibini kude xa umthi uwiswa, kananjalo bakude kuwaphi na amasebe asikwayo.
• Musa kusebenza wedwa. Yiba nomntu ongekude ongakwazi kufowunela uncedo.

Yazi xa kufuneka uyeke¶

Ukudinwa kubangela uninzi lokonzakala kwesarha yomthi. Thatha ikhefu rhoqo, sela amanzi, kananjalo uyeke xa iingalo zakho ziqalisa ukungqunquthela okanye ingqalelo yakho iphambuka. Uninzi lokucoca kwenzeka kubushushu, ngoko funda ukhuseleko lobushushu ngaphambi kosuku olude ngaphandle. Yeka ngosuku ukuba ukukhanya kuyaphela, kuba inyathelo elilahlekileyo okanye ukusika ongekwaziyo ukubona kakuhle kuba yingozi ngakumbi ebumnyameni.

Imichetshe, izembe, kunye nesarha yesandla¶

Kwiindawo ezininzi, abantu basusa izibi zesiqhwithi ngemichetshe, imela yomoba, izembe, kunye nesarha yesandla kunokuba besebenzisa isarha yomthi. Ezi zixhobo zinika ukusikwa okunzulu nazo.

• Nxiba iglavu, izihlangu ezivaliweyo, kunye nebhulukhwe ende.
• Gcina ilothyi ilolwe, kananjalo ujike ukude komzimba wakho kunye nemilenze yakho.
• Gcina abanye bekude kobo bushaxabhuleko.
• Coca kananjalo ugqumgele nasiphi na isinxeba ngoko nangoko, kuba amanxeba evela kwizibi zesiqhwithi asulela lula. Iphepha leiingozi zempilo lichaza oko ufanele ukuqaphele.

Amacwecwe aphahla akhululekileyo kunye nezibi¶

Amacwecwe esinyithi aphahla, aqhelekile kwi-Caribbean, iziqithi zePacific, iPhilippines, kunye ne-South Asia, anganokukrazuka kananjalo aguquke iincam kumoya. Emva kwesiqhwithi, amacwecwe akhululekileyo esele ephahla anganoktyibilika ngaphandle kwesilumkiso.

• Gcina abantu kude kwiincam zophahla lwesinyithi olonakalisiweyo.
• Nxiba iglavu ezinzima ukuphatha amacwecwe, kuba iincam zibukhali.
• Hlela amacwecwe ngokulele kananjalo uwasindise ukuze umoya olandelayo ungawaphakamisi.
• Tsala okanye ugoqe nasiphi na isipikili esivuleleleyo emaplanga kunye nezibi ngaphambi kokuzihlela.

Gubungela uphahla olonakalisiweyo netarpu¶

Itarpu igcina imvula ngaphandle de uphahla lulungiswe ngokupheleleyo. Nayo ikhusela isibango sakho senshuwarensi, kuba uninzi lwepholisi lulindele ukuba uthintele umonakalo ongakumbi. Thatha ifoto yomonakalo ngaphambi kokuwugubungela.

Yenza isigqibo ukuba ufanele ukhwele konke konke¶

Ukuwa kuphahla okuninzi kwenzeka kubantu ekwafanele bangazikhweli apho. Hlala emhlabeni kananjalo ufowunele umchweli-mhlonishwa wophahla, iqela lezinikezi letarpu, okanye iprogram yorhulumente yetarpu ukuba nasiphi na sithi:

• Uphahla luthambekile. Ukuba kunzima ukuma kulo ngaphandle kokubamba, luthambekile ngakumbi ngaphandle kwesibambiso sokhuseleko kunye nesixhoba.
• Uphahla luthoba, kunemingxuma ongakwazi kubona iincam zayo, okanye kunoofremu abaqhekekileyo ngaphantsi.
• Kunomoya, imvula, okanye umphezulu umanzi.
• Incingo zombane zihamba kufutshane necala lophahla okanye umkhondo wesitebhisi.
• Wedwa, awuphili, okanye akhange wenze umsebenzi wophahla ngaphambili.

Yenza ngangoko unako usuka emhlabeni okanye kwisitebhisi. Sebenzisa umthambo wophahla okanye ibrashi ende usuka emhlabeni ukuhlela izibi.

Oko ukufuna¶

• Itarpu enzima enkulu ngokwaneleyo ukuyifikelela ngaphezulu komonakalo kumacala onke, kananjalo phezulu komhlaba ukuba umonakalo ukufutshane nendawo yomphezulu.
• Imiqatha yomthi, njengamaplanga ama-5 nga-10 santimitha (iinchi 2 nga-4), ukubamba iincam phantsi.
• Izikrufu okanye izipikili, kunye ne-drill okanye isando.
• Intambo okanye isitrepu ukuba awukwazi kubetha kuphahla.
• Iglavu, izihlangu ezinombambo ulungileyo, kunye nomncedisi emhlabeni.

Indlela yokuyifaka¶

1. Susa izibi ezikhululekileyo kwindawo kuqala, usebenza kwisitebhisi ukuba unako.
2. Ukuba umonakalo kufutshane nomphezulu, lalisa itarpu ukuze ihambe ngaphezulu komhlaba kananjalo kude ngakumbi ngelinye icala. Amanzi ngoko ahamba phezu kwetarpu endaweni yokuba phantsi kwayo.
3. Soqa uphetho oluphezulu lwetarpu ngomqatha womthi amaxesha amabini okanye amathathu, emva koko ubethe umqatha ngaphantsi kuhambe kwitarpu. Ukusoqwa kwandisa umthwalo, ukuze izixhobo zingadabuli kwiplastic.
4. Yenza okufanayo kuphetho olungezantsi, uvumele itarpu ixhonte kancinane ngaphezulu kophethu lophahla ukuze amanzi ahambe.
5. Yongeza imiqatha kumacala, kunye nasentliziyo ukuba itarpu inkulu, ukuze umoya ungekwazi kungena ngaphantsi.
6. Musa kuyitwayitsha kakhulu kangathi idabuka, okanye uyiyeke ikhululekile kangathi iphaphazela.

Khangela itarpu¶

Khangela itarpu emva kosuku ngalunye lomoya okanye lemvula, kananjalo wancede iincam ezikhululekileyo usuka emhlabeni okanye kwisitebhisi. Ilanga kunye nomoya zonakalisa itarpu ngexesha, ngoko yiphathe njengeyexeshana kananjalo ubhukishe ukulungiswa okungapheliyo kwangoko ukunako. Gcina iirisiti zetarpu, amaplanga, kunye nezixhobo zokubophelela, kananjalo uzibonise inshuwarensi yakho.

Ukuba awunayo itarpu¶

Ukuba awukwazi kufaka itarpu kuphahla, gubungela umngxuma ombi ngakumbi ngesheet yeplastic kunye nemiqatha yomthi, kananjalo ugcine amanzi ngaphandle kwindawo engaphantsi kophahla. Shukumisa impahla ukude kwevuza, kananjalo usebenzise amabhakethe kunye nesheet yeplastic ngaphantsi kwawo. Yenza oku usuka ngaphakathi, kananjalo soze ngokukhwela kwinxalenye yophahla elonakalisiweyo.

Ukhuseleko lwesitebhisi¶

Ukuwa kwizitebhisi kunye nophahla luthumela abantu abaninzi esibhedlele emva kweziqhwithi. Uninzi lwenzeka xa isitebhisi sitshayela kwisiseko okanye umntu etyekela kakhulu.

• Beka isitebhisi kumhlaba oqinileyo, osulungekileyo, soze kudaka, izibi, okanye itarpu emanzi.
• Beka isiseko kude kakhulu kudonga, ukuze isitebhisi sithambeke kwindlela ethambekileyo, hayi encinci.
• Yolulela isitebhisi ubuncinci imitha 1 (iifuti 3) ngaphezulu kophethu lophahla ukuze ubenento yokubamba njengoko uyihla.
• Yiba nomntu obambe isiseko, okanye ubophe phezulu kwinto eqinileyo.
• Gcina amanqaku amathathu onxibelelwano: izandla ezibini kunye nonyawo, okanye iinyawo ezibini kunye nesandla.
• Gcina ikhetshemisi lakho phakathi kwezitanga. Yihla ususe isitebhisi endaweni yokutyekela.
• Phatha izixhobo kwibhanti okanye uzinyuse ngentambo, ukuze izandla zombini zikhululeke.
• Soze usebenzise isitebhisi sesinyithi, okanye nasiphi na isitebhisi esimanzi, kufutshane nencingo zombane.

Iimpazamo eziqhelekileyo¶

• Ukusika umthi ophantsi koxinzelelo ngaphandle kwecebo. Umxhokonxo okanye isebe elibhajiweyo linganokushukuma naliphi icala xa likhululwa.
• Ukuma phantsi komthi owusikayo okanye isebe ongalikhangelanga. Jonga phezulu ngaphambi kosiko lunye ngalunye.
• Ukusebenzisa isarha yomthi udiniwe okanye ebumnyameni. Uninzi lokonzakala kwisarha yomthi kwenzeka ngasempendulweni yemini.
• Ukuhamba kwitarpu ukuyikhangela. Khangela usuka emhlabeni okanye kwisitebhisi.
• Ukusebenza wedwa kuphahla okanye ngesarha. Umntu emhlabeni unganokucela uncedo kwimizuzwana.
• Ukuhlawula umntu wokuqala ongqongqoza. Cela ixabiso elibhaliweyo kananjalo ukhangele ilayisensi ngaphambi kokuba umsebenzi uqale.

EMelika¶

Emva kwezintlekele ezithile ezimemezelweyo, i-US Army Corps of Engineers iqhuba iprogram yophahla yexeshana yasimahla ebizwa i-Operation Blue Roof kubanini-zindlu abafanelekileyo, kananjalo oorhulumente wendawo bamemezela xa ivulwa. Amaqela amaninzi abazinikela endawo nawo afaka iitarpu simahla. Khangela iphepha lokuchacha lesithili okanye lesixeko sakho, okanye udayele i-211 ukubuza oko kufumaneka kufutshane nawe.

Izikhokelo ezihlobene¶

• Ukucoca kunye nokhula kwesiqhwithi
• Iingozi zempilo emva kwesiqhwithi
• Ukubuyela ekhaya emva kwesiqhwithi
• Ukhuseleko lwejenereyitha kunye necarbon monoxide
• Izibango zenshuwarensi yesiqhwithi kunye noncedo lwentlekele