Ukulungiselela isiqhwithi kubaqeshi beendlu kunye namaflethi¶

Eli phepha likunceda abaqeshi beendlu balungiselele isiqhwithi, i-typhoon, okanye i-cyclone, nokuba uqesha indlu, iflethi, okanye igumbi elinye. Ukuqesha kutshintsha ngubani olungisa ntoni. Akutshintshi iimbuzo ezibini ezibaluleke ngakumbi: ingaba ukwindawo yokurhoxiswa, kunye nendawo oya kuyo.

Ukuba wenza izinto ezintathu kuphela¶

1. Khangela imandla yakho yokurhoxiswa namhlanje. Imiyalelo isebenza kubaqeshi beendlu ngokufanayo njengoko isebenza kwiinini. Jonga yazi imandla yakho yokurhoxiswa.
2. Zikhusele izinto zakho ngokwakho. Inshorensi yomninindlu wakho igubungela isakhiwo, hayi izinto zakho. Fumana inshorensi yomqeshi okanye yezinto, kananjalo uthathe umfanekiso woko unakho.
3. Buza umninindlu wakho iimbuzo ezintathu ngoku, ngokubhaliweyo. Ngubani obeka izitshixo, nini, kananjalo ngubani ofowunela xa into yaphukayo.

Yenza ngoku: iyure yokuqala yomqeshi¶

Ukuba isiqhwithi sikhona kakade sisiza, yenza ezi kuqala:

• Jonga imandla yakho kunye nayiphi na imiyalelo yokurhoxiswa kwiwebhsayithi okanye kwiradiyo yofisi yakho yesiqhuba-ngqondo yendawo.
• Thumela umyalezo kumninindlu wakho okanye umphathi wesakhiwo: buza ukuba baya kukhusela amafestile kunye neengcango, kananjalo kunini.
• Thatha ividiyo yegumbi ngalinye kunye nezinto zakho, kananjalo uzithumele kuwe okanye uzigcine kwi-intanethi.
• Shenxisa izixhobo zombane, amaphepha, kunye nezinto ezixabisekileyo kumgangatho kananjalo zikude kumafestile.
• Ngenisa yonke into kwibalkoni, iverandah, okanye iyadi.
• Zalisa izitya ngamanzi kananjalo ucoshise ifowuni yakho kunye neebhanki zamandla.
• Pakisha ingxowa yokubaleka nge-ID yakho, isivumelwano sokuqesha, iinkcukacha zenshorensi, amayeza, kunye nemali. Jonga ingxowa yokubaleka yesiqhwithi.

Indawo ibaluleke ngakumbi kunesakhiwo¶

Isakhiwo seflethi ye-concrete elunxweni lisasele likwindawo yamaza amakhulu. Indlu encinane yamaplanga ekude phakathi kwelizwe kwindawo ephakamileyo inganokuba ikhuselekile ngakumbi. Amagosa arhoxisa ngemandla kuba amanzi amaza amakhulu kunye nesikhukula anyuka ngomgangatho osezantsi, acime umbane, kananjalo avale iindlela, nokuba isakhiwo senziwe ngantoni.

Fumana imandla yakho kwiwebhsayithi yofisi yakho yesiqhuba-ngqondo yendawo, okanye ubuze umninindlu wakho. Eli zwe laseMelika, unako kananjalo ufowunele u-211. Ukuba imandla yakho ibizwa, hamba, nokuba isakhiwo sivakala sisomelele kangakanani.

Ukuba uhlala kwi-basement, kwiyunithi yomgangatho osezantsi, okanye kwigumbi elingezantsi kwesitrato, isikhukula sisona sisongela ngakumbi sakho, nangaxa ngaphandle kwemandla yamaza amakhulu. Ceba ukushenxela kwindawo ephakamileyo okanye phezulu kummelwane ukuba isikhukula siqikelelwa.

Ngaphambi kokutyikitya isivumelwano sokuqesha¶

Ukuba ukhetha indlu yokuqesha kwindawo yesiqhwithi, buza ezi ngaphambi kokutyikitya. Impendulo zichaphazela ukhuseleko lwakho kunye nendleko zakho kwiminyaka.

• Iyunithi ikwindawo yesikhukula okanye yamaza amakhulu? Buza umninindlu, kananjalo ujonge imaphu yendawo yesikhukula.
• Isakhiwo sanetwa ngaphambili, kananjalo ngakweliphi inqanaba?
• Iyunithi ikweliphi igumbi, kananjalo umgangatho osezantsi okanye i-basement isetyenziswa njengendawo yokugcina enganokuba sisikhukula?
• Isakhiwo sinezitshixo, amafestile angakhukulisekiyo, okanye icebo lokuzikhusela?
• Isivumelwano sivumela ukuba ubeke ukhuseleko lwakho, kananjalo sifuna inshorensi yomqeshi?
• Ikho umthombo wamanzi wokuxhasa okanye ijenereyitha yesakhiwo, kananjalo isebenza ntoni?

Ukuba impendulo azicacile, zibuze ngokubhaliweyo. Umninindlu ophendula ngokucacileyo kulula ukusebenza naye emva kwesiqhwithi.

Oko umninindlu ehlala ekulungiselela kunye noko wena uhlala ukulungiselela¶

Ukwahlulwa kutshintsha ngelizwe, ingingqi, kunye nesivumelwano sokuqesha, ngoko funda isivumelwano sakho kananjalo ubuze. Ngenjalo:

Buza umninindlu wakho ngokubhaliweyo:

• Isakhiwo sinezitshixo, amafestile angakhukulisekiyo, okanye iplywood esikiweyo? Ngubani obeka, kananjalo nini?
• Uvumelekile ukubeka ukhuseleko lwakho lwefestile? Ezinye izivumelwano zinqabela ukubhola, iteyiphu, okanye iplywood.
• Ngubani ofowunela ukuxela umonakalo, kananjalo yintoni inombolo yokuxhasa?
• Kuzakwenzeka ntoni ngerente ukuba ikhaya lonakele kananjalo awukwazi kuhlala kulo?
• Ikuphi ivalvu ephambili yamanzi kunye nebreaker yombane yeyunithi yakho?

Gcina impendulo kunye namaxwebhu akho. Umyalezo obhaliweyo ukhusela ukuba kubakho impikiswano kamva.

Inshorensi yomqeshi kunye nezinto¶

Ipolisi yomninindlu wakho igubungela isakhiwo. Ayigubungeli ifanitshala yakho, iimpahla, izixhobo zombane, okanye indleko yendawo yokuhlala ukuba iyunithi yakho ayisafuneki ukuhlala kuyo. Inshorensi yomqeshi okanye yezinto igubungela ezo zinto kumazwe amaninzi. Iprimiyam ziyohluka kakhulu, ngoko uthelekisa amanani.

• Buza umqhubi wenshorensi yakho ukuba ipolisi igubungela umonakalo womoya, isiqhwithi, kunye nesikhukula. Ezininzi azigubungeli isikhukula ngaphandle kokuyongeza.
• Buza ukuba ihlawula indawo yokuhlala yokulinda ukuba ikhaya lakho alinakuhlalwa.
• Buza ngeexesha zokulinda. Izivumelwano ezininzi zinaxesha ngaphambi kokuba ukhuseleko olutsha luqale, kananjalo abaqhubi benshorensi bahlala bayeka ukwongeza ukhuseleko kwakuba isiqhwithi sinikwa igama okanye siqikelelwa.
• Gcina inombolo yepolisi kunye nenombolo yefowuni yesibango kwingxowa yakho yokubaleka kunye nefowuni yakho.

Ukuba awukwazi kuhlawula inshorensi, irekhodi yemifanekiso kunye nevideyo yoko unakho isasele incedisana nayiphi na inkqubo yoncedo. Jonga ukulungiselela isiqhwithi ngemali encinane.

EMelika¶

Ipolisi eziqhelekileyo zabaqeshi beendlu zihlala zisishiya isikhukula. Unako ukuthenga ipolisi yezinto eyahlukileyo nge-National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), kodwa ngesiqhelo inexesha lokulinda leentsuku 30, ngoko kuthenge ngaphambi kwesizini. Jonga inshorensi yesiqhwithi kunye namaxwebhu abalulekileyo.

Yenza irekhodi yezinto zakho¶

• Hamba kwigumbi ngalinye nefowuni yakho kananjalo urekhoda, uvula ii-cupboard kunye namadrowers.
• Thatha umfanekiso wenombolo zenombolo zezixhobo zombane.
• Thatha umfanekiso weerisithi zezinto ezibiza kakhulu.
• Thatha umfanekiso wemeko yeendonga, umgangatho, iiceiling, kunye namafestile ngaphambi kwesiqhwithi. Oku kunceda ukuba kubakho impikiswano ngomonakalo okanye idiphozithi yakho.
• Gcina iifayile kwi-intanethi okanye uzithumele kumntu ongaphandle kwendawo.

Ukuqesha igumbi okanye ukwabelana ikhaya¶

Ukuba uqesha igumbi kwindlu eyabelwanayo, kwindlu yokulala eqeshisayo, okanye kwihostel, okanye uhlala kunye nomnini wendlu:

• Buza umnini okanye umphathi icebo, kananjalo apho wonke umntu aya kuyo ukuba indlu ifuna ukurhoxiswa.
• Yenza icebo lwakho nokuba kunjani. Musa kuthembela kumzi ukuba ulinde wena.
• Gcina ingxowa yakho yokubaleka, i-ID, isixhobo sokucoshisa ifowuni, kunye nemali apho unako ukuzikhwiza.
• Yazi imandla yakho yokurhoxiswa kunye nendawo yokuhlala ekufutshane.
• Yabelana iinkcukacha nabo uhlala nabo ukwenzela ukuba ninakho ukujonga omnye nomnye.

Abasebenzi abahlala kwindlu yomqeshi, i-dormitory, okanye i-worker camp mababuze umqeshi icebo lesiqhwithi kunye nendawo baya kuyo. Ukuba indawo yokuhlala ibuthathaka okanye ikufutshane namanzi, bucela ukuba bashenxiswe ngaphambi kwesiqhwithi.

Amaflethi kunye nezakhiwo ezabelwanayo¶

Izakhiwo zeflethi zongeza iingozi ezabelwanayo: iibalkoni, iindawo ezabelwanayo, iileli, kunye neepump zamanzi.

Iibalkoni kunye nepatiyo¶

Nantonkhe ekwibalkoni iba isixhobo esiyingozi kumoya owomeleleyo, kananjalo singabetha abantu kunye neemoto ezantsi. Ngenisa ifanitshala, izityalo, iigrili, iibhayisekile, kunye nokuhombisa ngaphambi kokuba umoya uqale. Ukuba ingenangeni ngaphakathi, buza umphathi apho ebeka.

Vala kananjalo utshixe iingcango zebalkoni, kananjalo musa kuzivula ngexesha lesiqhwithi, nokuba umoya uthe cwaka. Uzolo lungaba liliso. Jonga iliso lesiqhwithi.

Icebo lesakhiwo sakho¶

Buza umphathi wesakhiwo:

• Isakhiwo siya kufuna abahlali bahambe, kananjalo kweliphi ixesha?
• Ikhona ijenereyitha, kananjalo isebenza ntoni?
• Isakhiwo siya kuqhagamshelana njani kwabahlali ngexesha kunye nemva kwesiqhwithi?
• Igarashi ineisikhukula na, kananjalo iimoto zimele ziye phi?
• Ikuphi izitebhisi kunye neendawo zangaphakathi zokuzikhusela?

Ukuba uhlala kwisakhiwo esiphakamileyo, funda izakhiwo eziphakamileyo kunye ne-condominium. Iileli kunye neepump zamanzi ngesiqhelo ziyeka xa umbane ucimile, kananjalo umoya womeleleyo ngakumbi kumagumbi aphezulu.

Apho ukufanele uzikhusele ukuba uhlala¶

Ukuba ukwa ngaphandle kwemandla yokurhoxiswa kananjalo uhlala ekhaya:

• Yiya kwigumbi elingaphakathi okanye kwindlela engenamafestile, kumgangatho osezantsi ongekhe unesikhukula.
• Ibhafu okanye ikloseti isebenza kakuhle.
• Gcina izihlangu, isibane, ifowuni yakho, kunye namanzi nawe.
• Hlala apho de amagosa athi isiqhwithi sidlule.

Izinto ezifunekayo kwindawo encinane¶

Amaflethi kunye namagumbi anendawo encinane yokugcina, ngoko gcina iseti yakho incinane.

• Izitya zamanzi ezigibiselayo okanye iibhotile phantsi kwebhedi
• Ishelf okanye ibhokisi yokutya okungafuni kuphekwa
• Isibane sentloko, iradiyo esebenza ngebhetri, kunye neebhanki zamandla
• Ingxowa yokubaleka kwi-closet ecaleni komnyango
• Ibucket kunye neengxowa ezinzima njengetoilet eyongezelelweyo, ukuba amanzi ayeka

Funda uluhlu lwezinto ezifunekayo zesiqhwithi ukufumana uluhlu olupheleleyo.

Emva kwesiqhwithi¶

• Thatha umfanekiso kunye nevideyo yomonakalo wonke ngaphambi kokucoca, kuquka izinto zakho.
• Xelela umninindlu wakho ngomonakalo ngokubhaliweyo, nezifanekiso, kwakamsinya ngoko unako.
• Yenza oko unokukwenza ngokhuseleko ukuyekisa omonakalo ongezelelweyo, njengokushenxisa izinto kude kumvuzo, kananjalo ugcine amanqaku oko wenzileyo.
• Faka isibango kumqhubi wenshorensi yakho yezinto zakho.
• Buza umninindlu wakho ngokubhaliweyo ngerente, ukulungisa, kunye nexesha iyunithi iya kukhuseleka.
• Ukuba ikhaya alinakuhlalwa, buza ofisi yakho yesiqhuba-ngqondo yendawo okanye amaqela oncedo ngendawo yokuhlala yexeshana.

Imimiselo ngerente, ukulungisa, kunye nokuphela kwesivumelwano sokuqesha emva komonakalo wesiqhwithi ixhomekeke kwindawo ohlala kuyo.

Buza inkonzo yecebiso loqeshi, i-ofisi yoncedo lwezomthetho, okanye urhulumente wendawo yakho ngamalungelo akho. Lumkela ubuqhophololo obunika ukuqeshisa okanye ukulungiswa okukhawulezileyo. Jonga ukuphepha ubuqhophololo.

EMelika¶

I-FEMA inganceda abaqeshi beendlu ngendawo yokuhlala yexeshana kunye nezinye izinto zendlu emva kwenxunguphalo echazwayo ngurhulumente, nangaphandle kwenshorensi, ukuba bafikelela kwimimiselo ye-FEMA yokufaneleka. Fowunela i-FEMA Helpline ku-1-800-621-3362 (US). Jonga inshorensi kunye noncedo.

Iimpazamo eziqhelekileyo¶

• Ukucinga ukuba inshorensi yomninindlu igubungela izinto zakho. Phantse soze yenze oko.
• Ukushiya irekhodi yemifanekiso de emva kwesiqhwithi, xa umonakalo utshintshile igumbi kakade.
• Ukulinda umninindlu enze into ngaphambi kokuba ushenxise izinto kumgangatho okanye kude kumafestile.
• Ukubeka iteyiphu, izikrophu, okanye iplywood ngaphandle kokujonga isivumelwano, enganokubiza idiphozithi yakho.
• Ukubuyela kwisakhiwo ukusindisa izinto ngoxa umoya usomeleleyo.

Izikhokelo ezihlobene¶

• Yazi imandla yakho yokurhoxiswa
• Izakhiwo eziphakamileyo kunye ne-condominium
• Inshorensi yesiqhwithi kunye namaxwebhu abalulekileyo
• Uluhlu lwezinto ezifunekayo zesiqhwithi
• Rhoxa okanye uhlale