Ukulungiselela isiphepho kwabaqashi namafulethi¶

Leli khasi likusiza abaqashi balungiselele isiphepho, ithayifuni, noma isayikloni, noma uqasha indlu, ifulethi, iflathi, noma igumbi elilodwa. Ukuqasha kushintsha ubani olungisa yini. Akushintshi imibuzo emibili ebaluleke kakhulu: usesiyingini sokubalekiswa yini, nalapho uzoya khona.

Ukwenze izinto ezintathu kuphela¶

1. Funa isiyingi sakho sokubalekiswa namuhla. Imiyalelo isebenza kubaqashi njengoba isebenza kubanikazi. Bona Yazi isiyingi sakho sokubalekiswa esiphephweni.
2. Vikela impahla yakho wena. Umshuwalense womqashisi wakho umboza isakhiwo, hhayi izinto zakho. Thola umshuwalense wabaqashi noma wempahla uma ukwazi, uthathe isithombe esinakho.
3. Buza umqashisi wakho imibuzo emithathu manje, ngokubhaliwe. Ubani ofaka ama-shutter, nini, nobani oshayela uma into ephuka.

Yenza manje: ihora lokuqala lomqashi¶

Uma isiphepho sisendleleni kakade, yenza lezi kuqala:

• Hlola isiyingi sakho noma imiyalelo yokubalekiswa kuwebhusayithi yehhovisi lakho lendawo losizo lwesimo esiphuthumayo noma umsakazo.
• Thumela umlayezo kumqashisi noma umphathi wesakhiwo sakho: buza uma bazovikela amafasitele neminyango, nini.
• Thatha ividiyo yegumbi ngalinye nempahla yakho, uyithumele kuwena noma uyigcine online.
• Hambisa ama-elektroniki, amaphepha, nezinto ezibizayo kude naphansi nakude namafasitele.
• Letha ngaphakathi konke okukwibhalkoni, kuveranda, noma egcekeni.
• Gcwalisa izinqolobane ngamanzi ushaje ifoni yakho nama-power bank.
• Pakisha ibhegi lesimo esiphuthumayo nge-ID yakho, inkontileka yomqasho, imininingwane yemishuwalense, imithi, nemali yesandla. Bona Ibhegi yesimo esiphuthumayo yesiphepho.

Indawo ibaluleke kakhulu kunesakhiwo¶

Isakhiwo sefulethi sosimende ogwini sisehlala esiyingini sokukhuphuka kwamanzi. Indlu encane yezinkuni kakhulu ebala endaweni ephezulu ingaba ngcono kakhulu iphephile. Izikhulu zibalekisa ngesiyingi ngoba amanzi okukhuphuka nokukhukhulana akhuphuka ngaphansi kwamagumbi, acima ugesi, avale imigwaqo, noma yini isakhiwo senziwe ngayo.

Funa isiyingi sakho kuwebhusayithi yehhovisi lakho lendawo losizo lwesimo esiphuthumayo, noma ubuze umqashisi wakho. Kwi-United States, ungasho ushayele ku-211. Uma isiyingi sakho sibizwa, hamba, akunendaba ukuthi isakhiwo sizwakala siqinile kangakanani.

Uma uhlala ebhesimendeni, iyunithi yegumbi eliphansi, noma igumbi ngaphansi kwezinga lomgwaqo, ukukhukhulana ingozi yakho enkulu kakhulu, ngisho ngaphandle kwesiyingi sokukhuphuka kwamanzi. Hlela ukuhambela endaweni ephezulu noma phezulu kumakhelwane uma ukukhukhulana kubikezelwa.

Ngaphambi kokusayina inkontileka yomqasho¶

Uma ukhetha indawo yokuqasha esifundeni seziphepho, buza lezi ngaphambi kokusayina. Izimpendulo zithinta ukuphepha kwakho nezindleko zakho iminyaka.

• Iyunithi isesiyingini sokukhukhulana noma sokukhuphuka kwamanzi? Buza umqashisi, uhlole imephu yesikhukhula yendawo.
• Isakhiwo sikhukhulane kade, futhi kuzinga liphi?
• Yiliphi igumbi iyunithi ikulona, futhi igumbi eliphansi noma ibhesimende lisetshenziselwa ukugcinwa okungakhukhulana?
• Isakhiwo sinama-shutter, amafasitele alinganiselwe ukushaywa, noma uhlelo lokuwavikela?
• Inkontileka yomqasho ikuvumela ukufaka ukuvikela kwakho, futhi idinga umshuwalense wabaqashi?
• Kukhona uxhaso lwamanzi noma ijenereta yesakhiwo, futhi isebenzisa yini?

Uma izimpendulo zingacaci, zicele ngokubhaliwe. Umqashisi ophendula ngokucacile kulula ukusebenza naye ngemva kwesiphepho.

Okuphathwa umqashisi nokuphathwa wena¶

Ukwahlukana kuhluka ngokwezwe, isifunda, nenkontileka yomqasho, ngakho funda inkontileka yakho ubuze. Ngokuvamile:

Buza umqashisi wakho ngokubhaliwe:

• Impahla inama-shutter, amafasitele alinganiselwe ukushaywa, noma iplywood esikiwe ukulingana? Ubani ofaka, nini?
• Uvunyelwe ukufaka ukuvikela kwakho kwefasitele? Izinkontileka zomqasho ezinye zenqaba ukubora, itepu, noma iplywood.
• Ubani oshayela ukubika umonakalo, futhi iyiphi inombolo yesibili?
• Kwenzeka ini kurenti uma ikhaya lonakele futhi ungakwazi ukuhlala kulona?
• Yikuphi i-valve enhloko yamanzi ne-breaker yagesi yeyunithi yakho?

Gcina izimpendulo namaphepha akho. Umlayezo obhaliwe ukuvikela uma kuba khona impikiswano kamuva.

Umshuwalense wabaqashi nowempahla¶

Iphalisi lomqashisi wakho limboza isakhiwo. Alimbozi ifenisha yakho, izingubo, ama-elektroniki, noma izindleko zendawo yokuhlala uma iyunithi yakho ingasahlalwa. Umshuwalense wabaqashi noma wempahla umboza lezi izinto emazweni amaningi. Izindleko zihluka kakhulu, ngakho qhathanisa amanani.

• Buza umshuwalense wakho uma iphalisi limboza umonakalo womoya, isiphepho, nesikhukhula. Amaningi awambozi isikhukhula ngaphandle uma ukwengezile.
• Buza uma likhokhela indlu yesikhashana uma ikhaya lakho lingasahlalwa.
• Buza ngesikhathi sokulinda. Amaphalisi amaningi anesikhathi ngaphambi kokuthi umboza omusha uqale, futhi abashuwalense bavamise ukuyeka ukwengeza umboza uma isiphepho siqanjwe noma sibikezelwa.
• Gcina inombolo yephalisi nenombolo yocingo lezicelo ebhegini lakho lesimo esiphuthumayo nakufoni yakho.

Uma ungakwazi ukukhokhela umshuwalense, irekodi lezithombe nevidiyo lokunakho lisasiza noma yiluphi uhlelo losizo. Bona Ukulungiselela isiphepho ngesabelomali esincane.

Kwi-United States¶

Amaphalisi ajwayelekile wabaqashi avamise angahlanganisi isikhukhula. Ungathenga iphalisi lempahla elihlukene nge-National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), kodwa livamise sikhathi sokulinda sezinsuku 30, ngakho lithenge ngaphambi kwesizini. Bona Umshuwalense wesiphepho namaphepha abalulekile.

Yenza irekodi lempahla yakho¶

• Hamba egumbini ngalinye ngefoni yakho uqophe, uvula amakhabethe namadrawer.
• Thatha isithombe senombolo yomsindo wama-elektroniki nezinsiza.
• Thatha isithombe samarekhodi wezinto ezibizayo.
• Thatha isithombe sesimo sezindonga, ophansi, ogwalweni, namafasitele ngaphambi kwesiphepho. Lokhu kusiza uma kukhona impikiswano ngomonakalo noma isibopho sakho.
• Gcina amafayela online noma uthumele umuntu ngaphandle kwendawo.

Ukuqasha igumbi noma ukwabelana ikhaya¶

Uma uqasha igumbi endlini eyabelanwayo, endlini yokuhlala, noma ihostela, noma uhlala nomnikazi:

• Buza umnikazi noma umphathi yini uhlelo, nalapho wonke umuntu uya uma indlu ibalekiswa.
• Yenza uhlelo lwakho nokho. Ungancike kumuzi ukuthi ulinde wena.
• Gcina ibhegi lakho lesimo esiphuthumayo, i-ID, ishajisi lefoni, nemali yesandla lapho ungakwazi ukuyithatha.
• Yazi isiyingi sakho sokubalekiswa nesiphephelo esiseduze kakhulu.
• Yabelana oxhumano nabahlali abanye bakho ukuthi ukwazi ukubabheka.

Izisebenzi ezihlala ezindlini zabaqashi, ama-dormitory, noma amakamu wezisebenzi kufanele babuze umqashi uhlelo lwesiphepho nalapho baya khona. Uma indawo ibuthakathaka noma eduze namanzi, cela ukuhambiswa ngaphambi kwesiphepho.

Amafulethi nezakhiwo ezabelanwayo¶

Izakhiwo zamafulethi zengeza izingozi ezabelanwayo: amabhalkoni, izindawo ezivamile, ama-elevator, namapompo amanzi.

Amabhalkoni namaveranda¶

Noma yini ebhalkonini iphenduka into eyingozi ezindizayo emoyeni onamandla, futhi ingashaya abantu namamoto ngaphansi. Letha ngaphakathi ifenisha, izitshalo, amagrili, amabhayisikili, nezinto zokuhlobisa ngaphambi komoya uqala. Uma ingakwazi ukufakwa ngaphakathi, buza umphathi lapho esizogciniwa.

Vala ukhiye iminyango yebhalkoni, ungayivuli ngesikhathi sesiphepho, ngisho umoya uyehla. Ukuzolile kungaba iso. Bona Iso lesiphepho.

Uhlelo lwesakhiwo sakho¶

Buza umphathi wesakhiwo:

• Isakhiwo sizofuna abahlali bahambe, futhi kuyiphi indawo?
• Kukhona ijenereta, futhi isebenzisa yini?
• Isakhiwo sizoxhumana kanjani nabahlali ngesikhathi nangemva kwesiphepho?
• Igaraji likhukhulana, futhi amamoto afanele aye kuphi?
• Ikuphi izitebhisi nezindawo zokukhosela zangaphakathi?

Uma uhlala esakhiweni esiphakeme, funda Izakhiwo eziphakeme nama-condominium. Ama-elevator namapompo amanzi avamise ukuyeka lapho ugesi uhluleka, umoya unamandla kakhulu emagunjini aphezulu.

Lapho ukhosela uma uhlala¶

Uma ungaphandle kwesiyingi sokubalekiswa uhlala ekhaya:

• Yiya kugumbi langaphakathi noma korido engenamafasitele, egumbini eliphansi kakhulu elingafanele yikhukhulane.
• Ibhavu noma ikhabethe lisebenza kahle.
• Gcina izicathulo, isibani, ifoni yakho, namanzi nawe.
• Hlala khona kuze izikhulu zisho isiphepho sidlulile.

Izinsiza endaweni encane¶

Amafulethi namagumbi anesikhala sokugcina esincane, ngakho gcina ikhithi lakho lincane.

• Izinqolobane zamanzi ezingayiswa phezu komunye noma amabhodlela ngaphansi kombhede
• Ishelufi noma ibhokisi yokudla okungadingi ukupheka
• Isibani sekhanda, umsakazo webhethri, nama-power bank
• Ibhegi lesimo esiphuthumayo ekhabetheni eduze nomnyango
• Ibhakede namasaka asindayo njenge-toilet yokuxhasa, uma amanzi acima

Funda uhlu lwezinsiza zesiphepho ngohlu olugcwele.

Ngemva kwesiphepho¶

• Thatha isithombe nevidiyo yomonakalo wonke ngaphambi kokuhlanza, kuhlanganise impahla yakho.
• Tshela umqashisi wakho ngomonakalo ngokubhaliwe, ngezithombe, ngesheshe nawukwazi.
• Yenza okukwazi ngokuphepha ukumisa umonakalo owengeziwe, njengokususa impahla kude nokuvuza, ugcine amanothi akuwenzile.
• Faka isicelo kumshuwalense wakho ngempahla yakho.
• Buza umqashisi wakho ngokubhaliwe ngerenti, ukulungiswa, nangenzeka nini iyunithi izoba iphephile.
• Uma ikhaya lingasahlalwa, buza ihhovisi lakho lendawo losizo lwesimo esiphuthumayo noma izikhungo zosizo ngendlu yesikhashana.

Imithetho yerenti, ukulungiswa, nokuqeda inkontileka yomqasho ngemva komonakalo wesiphepho kuncike lapho uhlala.

Buza isevisi yoseluleko sabaqashi, ihhovisi losizo lomthetho, noma uhulumeni wakho wendawo ngamalungelo akho. Qaphela amaqili ahlinzeka amafulethi noma ukulungiswa okusheshayo. Bona Ukugwema amaqili.

Kwi-United States¶

I-FEMA ingasiza abaqashi ngendlu yesikhashana nezinto ezincane ezabo zasendlini ngemva kwenhlekelele emenyezelwe kahulumeni, ngisho ngaphandle komshuwalense, uma bahlangabezana nemithetho ye-FEMA. Shayela i-FEMA Helpline ku-1-800-621-3362 (US). Bona Umshuwalense nosizo.

Amaphutha ajwayelekile¶

• Ukucabanga ukuthi umshuwalense womqashisi umboza izinto zakho. Cishi akukaze.
• Ukushiya irekodi lezithombe kuze isiphepho sidlulile, lapho umonakalo wase ushintshile igumbi.
• Ukulinda umqashisi enze isinyathelo ngaphambi kokususa impahla kuphansi noma kude namafasitele.
• Ukufaka itepu, izipikili, noma iplywood ngaphandle kokuhlola inkontileka yomqasho, okungabiza isibopho sakho.
• Ukubuyela esakhiweni ukusindisa impahla ngenkathi umoya usanamandla.

Imihlahlandlela ehlobene¶

• Yazi isiyingi sakho sokubalekiswa esiphephweni
• Izakhiwo eziphakeme nama-condominium
• Umshuwalense wesiphepho namaphepha abalulekile
• Uhlu lwezinsiza zesiphepho
• Ngibaleke yini noma ngihlale