NgoLwesine, umsebenzi wokulungisa u-Octavio Jovellano wavala umthombo wamanzi esakhiweni esiphambana nomgwaqo i-Avenue Lyon ne-Via Waco. Idolobha selithole imibiko engu-4,900 yokuqhuma kwamapayipi, kodwa isibalo sabashonile singase sibe phezulu kakhulu.
Amavolontiya asiza ngokusabalalisa amanzi amahhala asebhodleleni, azosatshalaliswa ngobuningi e-Del Mar Stadium e-Houston ngoLwesihlanu, February 19, 2021. Idolobha lisangaphansi kwe-oda lamanzi abilayo, futhi ezinye izindawo zisasesimweni sokungabi namanzi amancane. ingcindezi.
UVictor Hernandez (kwesobunxele) noLuis Martinez (Luis Martinez) eHouston ngoLwesine, February 18, 2021. Abanye balinde i-Haden Park emazingeni okushisa acishe abe yiqhwa. Ipayipi likampompi. Nakuba ugesi usubuyile, iHouston kanye nemiphakathi eminingana eyakhelene nayo basangaphansi kwesaziso sokubilisa ngoba izakhamuzi eziningi azikabi nawo amanzi ezindlini zazo.
NgoLwesine, ngoFebhuwari 18, 2021, abantu bafika kumpompi eHarden Park eHouston ukuze bagcwalise iziqukathi ezinosayizi abahlukahlukene. Nakuba ugesi usubuyile, iHouston kanye nemiphakathi eminingana eyakhelene nayo basangaphansi kwesaziso sokubilisa ngoba izakhamuzi eziningi azikabi nawo amanzi ezindlini zazo.
U-Luis Martinez uthathe isiqukathi esigcwele amanzi emotweni yakhe ngemva kokugcwalisa umpompi e-Haden Park e-Houston ngoLwesine, ngo-February 18, 2021. Nakuba ugesi usubuyile, i-Houston nemiphakathi eminingana ezungezile isangaphansi kwesaziso sokubilisa ngoba izakhamuzi eziningi namanje abanawo amanzi ezindlini zabo.
NgoLwesine, ngoFebhuwari 18, 2021, isisebenzi sithutha amanzi asemabhodleleni sisuka endaweni yokugcina impahla e-Upper Blaise e-Houston siwayise elolini eliletha izimpahla. Ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibandayo kanye nezinkinga ngenqubo yokuhlanza amanzi, i-Houston okwamanje isemanzini abilayo.
NgoLwesine, Februwari 18, 2021, e-Houston, uNycole Fields (ngaphambili kwesokunxele) kanye nengoduso uKortney Fields, u-Destiny Hudson nonkosikazi uKeisha Hudson babeka amanzi ababewathenge esitolo esiqwini.
NgoLwesithathu, Februwari 17, 2021, entwasahlobo, u-Hannah Siqueiros wasusa okokuvikela ophahleni olulimele ngemva kokugqabuka kwepayipi ngenhla kwekhishi emzini ka-Michelle Toy. Amanzi aphuma epayipini elilimele ngaphezu kwekhishi abangele ukudilika kosilingi.
NgoLwesithathu, Februwari 17, 2021, e-Houston, abantu bafola ngaphandle kwase-Kroger (10306 S Post Oak Rd) ukuze bathole izinto ezizosinda emakhazeni.
NgoLwesithathu, Februwari 17, 2021, ngemva kokuba isiphepho sasebusika sibangele ukunqanyulwa kukagesi namanzi kanye namazinga okushisa abandayo, cishe abantu abayi-100 bashaya ujenga beyongena esitolo segrosa sase-Korger ku-11th Street e-Houston Heights.
NgoLwesithathu, Februwari 17, 2021, e-Houston, abantu bafola ngaphandle kwase-Kroger (10306 S Post Oak Rd) ukuze bathole izinto ezizosinda emakhazeni.
NgoLwesibili, Februwari 16, 2021, u-Shanice Ardion wayebambe ibhantshi lakhe waliqinisa emzini wakhe kuyilapho isitofu saseCuney Homes e-Houston sivutha ngemuva. Uthe kusukela izolo ugesi ucinywe isitofu yisona sodwa esibafudumeza.
NgoLwesibili, ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021, eCuney Homes eHouston, u-Alicia Carr wasonga ijezi lakhe ngejezi lakhe wathi: “Ngizama ukungathuki, kodwa kunzima.”
NgoLwesibili, ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021, e-Houston, abantu bafole enkampanini ekuNorth Freeway ukuze bagcwalise amathangi angenalutho. Izinga lokushisa lilokhu lingaphansi kwezinga-qhwa ngoLwesibili, futhi abantu abaningi bebengakabi nawo ugesi.
NgoLwesibili, ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021, e-Houston, abantu bafole enkampanini ekuNorth Freeway ukuze bagcwalise amathangi angenalutho. Izinga lokushisa lilokhu lingaphansi kwezinga-qhwa ngoLwesibili, futhi abantu abaningi bebengakabi nawo ugesi.
NgoLwesibili, ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021, eHouston, abantu bafole enkampanini ekuNorth Freeway ukuze bagcwalise amathangi angenalutho. Izinga lokushisa lilokhu lingaphansi kwezinga-qhwa ngoLwesibili, futhi abantu abaningi bebengakabi nawo ugesi.
NgoLwesibili, Februwari 16, 2021, ngaphansi kwengxenye ephakeme ye-I-45 edolobheni lase-Houston, amaphoyisa ase-Houston, u-Kenneth Big (phakathi) no-Aaron Day (maphakathi kwesokudla) basabalalisa izingubo zokulala kubantu njengoba isiphepho sasebusika siqhubeka Ukuhlasela le ndawo.
NgoMsombuluko, Februwari 15, 2021, entwasahlobo, u-Eithan Colindres (kwesokunxele) wayegqoke ingubo yasebusika ngemva kokuba indlu yabo ivaliwe ngenxa yokuwa kweqhwa ebusuku. Wazama ukufudumala noBrian Colindres, Tamilin Colindres, Sofia Morazan noBrihana Colindres. Izinga lokushisa lehle kakhulu ngoMsombuluko, lihambisana neqhwa elincane nemvula eshubisa umnkantsha.
Abaholi beDolobha nezifunda bathe ngoLwesihlanu kule mpelasonto iziphepho zasebusika zibangele amashumi ezinkulungwane zezakhamizi zendawo kanye nabanikazi bamabhizinisi ukuthi baqhume noma balimaze amapayipi amanzi, futhi umphumela wokulimala kwempahla ungase ufinyelele amashumi ezigidi zamaRandi.
Ihhovisi le-Harris County Engineeros lilinganisela ukuthi imindeni engu-55,000 ezindaweni ezingahlanganisiwe zesifunda kungenzeka ukuthi ilimele amapayipi. Idolobha labika ukuthi selithole izingcingo ezingaba ngu-4 900 ngohlelo lwe-311, futhi izikhulu zathi leli nani lingase libe lincane uma liqhathaniswa nenani lezakhamuzi ezingazange zibike umonakalo ehholo ledolobha.
"Lesi sibalo siphezulu, singase sibe phezulu kakhulu," kusho iMeya uSylvester Turner, enezela ukuthi abantu abaningi-kuhlanganise naye kanye namanye amalungu omkhandlu wedolobha-abazange balwe Umthombo wamanzi wavalwa ngesikhathi kufakwa ucingo kuhulumeni wedolobha. “Idolobha lethu lisenezinkinga ezingabikwanga, namanzi asahamba.”
Ngokubuyiselwa kukagesi cishe kuzo zonke izakhamuzi, ijaji lesifunda uLina Hidalgo lithe inkinga enkulu kakhulu isewukuthola amanzi nokudla.
"Sike saxhumana nezitolo ezinkulu zegrosa bathi i-supply chain izofika kule mpelasonto," kusho uHidalgo. “Impela inkinga ukuqongelela. Ngakho, bengicela abantu ukuthi bathenge kuphela lokho abakudingayo emindenini yabo.”
UTurner uthe idolobha lizosebenzisana nohulumeni wesifunda ukuze kwethulwe isikhwama sokusiza izakhamizi ukubhekana nezindleko zokulungisa amapayipi kanye nokulimala kwamanzi ezindlini zazo, kodwa imininingwane yesikhwama ibingakamenyezelwa.
UMengameli uJoe Biden uthe isimemezelo senhlekelele azosisayina singakhulula imali yokubuyisela izakhamizi ezithintekile.
UCarol Haddock, umqondisi wezemisebenzi yomphakathi eHouston, uthe isibalo sangempela sokulahlekelwa kungenzeka singaziwa kuze kube amasonto. Lapho abantu belungisa, idolobha lizokwazi ukulandelela izicelo zezimvume futhi lihlanganise lolu lwazi nezingcingo ezingu-311 kanye nolunye ulwazi ukuze lithole ulwazi olubanzi.
UHaddock uthe kuze kube manje, iningi lezingcingo ezingu-311 ziphuma emindenini nakosomabhizinisi abaqhume amapayipi futhi abakwazi ukunqamula amanzi futhi badinga usizo kuhulumeni wedolobha. UHaddock uthe kusukela ngoLwesine ebusuku, babalelwa ku-3,000 abantu abashayele i-311 ngalokhu.
Uthe: “Ngicabanga ukuthi leli yinani eliphansi kakhulu, futhi lisazoqhubeka nokukhuphuka. Abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukulungisa ngaphandle kokudayela u-311.”
UHaddock uthe uhlelo lokuhlinzeka ngamanzi ecityos luqinile ngoba amapayipi amaningi angaphansi komhlaba. Ngokusho kukaHaddock, lolu hlelo luhlangabezane nokuphazamiseka kwamakhulu.
UTurner uthe okunye ukuvuza ezakhiweni ezingasasebenzi noma ezingahlali muntu kukhafula amanzi amaningi. Kuleli sonto, leso sigameko senziwa endlini yedolobha yaseMontrose eduze nomgwaqo iVaughan kanye neCommonwealth.
“Akakho ekhaya, ivalvu yakhe yamanzi ingemuva kwesicabha esikhiyiwe, ngakho angikwazi ukungena kuvalvu,” kusho u-Osborne, wengeza ngokuthi uphelelwe amandla izinsuku ezimbili kuleli sonto. “Kusobala ukuthi ngiyabadabukela abantu abahlala lapha. Ngikhathazekile nangokuvuza kwamanzi futhi sisebenza kanzima ukunyusa umfutho wamanzi.”
Ubike inkinga ohlelweni lwedolobha i-311. Ekugcineni, enye indlu yedolobha eyayisathuthukiswa yaqhuma ipayipi. NgoLwesihlanu ekuseni, izisebenzi ezivale amanzi e-houseos zenze okufanayo komakhelwane base-Osborneos.
"Kwathatha cishe usuku," kusho u-Osborne. "Akakabuyi ekhaya, umfokazana akakakwazi."
Ukungasebenzi kwemishini kanye nokuvuza okusabalele kwenze umfutho wamanzi wehla edolobheni, futhi izinkulungwane zemizi azikwazanga ukuthola amanzi ompompi kuleli sonto. UHaddock uthe ingcindezi iyanda, yize idolobha lizohlala libila kuze kube yiSonto okungenani.
Ingcindezi edolobheni ingaphansi kokucindezela okuncane okungamaphawundi angu-20 ngeyintshi yesikwele, okwenza uhulumeni wezwe akhiphe isexwayiso esibilayo ngenxa yokungcola okungenzeka. Naphezu kwezingcindezi ezithile eziphansi, isilinganiso sedolobha lonke sikhuphuke safinyelela ku-32 kuya ku-34 PSI ngoLwesihlanu. Ngaphambi kokuba idolobha liphakamise ukubonisana okubilayo, umbuso udinga ama-PSI angama-35 bese ulinda imiphumela yokuhlolwa kwesampula yamanzi.
UMkhandlu Wedolobha uvote ngazwi linye ngoLwesihlanu ukwelula isitatimende senhlekelele yesiphepho saseHoustonos ngezinsuku ezingama-30. I-Harris County yengeze isitatimende sayo elinye isonto.
Lezi zitatimende zivumela izimeya namajaji ezifunda ukuthi zibeke noma ziyeke imithetho nemikhawulo ethile ukuze ziphendule ngokushesha ezenzakalweni.
UDylan McGuinness ubika ngehholo ledolobha nepolitiki yasendaweni ye-Houston Chronicle. Ngemuva kokubika ngesigqi esifanayo seSan Antonio Express News, uqale wajoyina leli phephandaba ngoHlelo lwe-Hearst News Scholarship.
UMcGuinness uke wabika nge-Rhode Island State Capitol ye-Associated Press kanye nezindaba ezisematheni zeBoston Globe. Ukhulele e-Connecticut, waphothula eNortheastern University eBoston, futhi ungumlandeli omkhulu weRed Sox.
Kusukela ngo-2018, uZach Despart ubelokhu echaza futhi edalula uHulumeni waseHarris County weThe Chronicle. Ugxile ekuvimbeleni izikhukhula, ukulunga, ubudlelwano besifunda nesifunda, kanye nenkohlakalo. Ubhale ukuthi izwe laseTexas lihlulekile kanjani ukumisa amagagasi amabili obhubhane lwe-COVID-19, futhi wahola ithimba ukuthi lithole ukuthi isibalo sabantu abashona ngenxa yokunqamuka kukagesi ngo-2021 sasiphezulu kakhulu kunesibalo esamukelwe wumbuso.
Phambilini wayengumhleli oyinhloko we-Houston Press, futhi wawina Umklomelo Wesici Esingcono Kakhulu ku-Alternative News Media Association e-Houston kanye noMbiko Wesici SeNkohlakalo wase-Miamios waseVenezuela. Ungumfundi waseNew York futhi uphothule eNyuvesi yaseVermont. Mlandele ku-Twitter noma uthumele i-imeyili ku-zach.despart@chron.com.
Ingxenye yekhulu leminyaka, amaphoyisa endaweni yase-Houston aye aqongelela kancane kancane amandla nezibopho, ngesabelomali sezigidi zamaRandi nochungechunge lwamabutho akhethekile.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jul-05-2021
