Wasu ruwan sama mai 'karfi' sun afkawa gundumar Kāpiti

Kogin Waikanae ya yi ambaliya, yankin Otaihanga ya yi ambaliya, ambaliyar ruwa ta bayyana a wurare daban-daban, kuma an samu zamewar dutse a kan titin Paekākāriki Hill Rd yayin da ruwan sama mai karfi ya lalata Kāpiti a ranar Litinin.

Majalisar Gundumar Kāpiti Coast (KCDC) da kuma Majalisar Yankin Greater Wellington sun yi aiki kafada da kafada da Ofishin Gudanar da Gaggawa na Yankin Wellington (WREMO) yayin da yanayin ya fara.

Kwamandan ayyukan gaggawa na KCDC, James Jefferson, ya ce gundumar ta ƙare ranar cikin "koshin lafiya".

"Akwai wasu bankunan da suka cika da jama'a, amma an duba su kuma duk suna nan lafiya lau, kuma an sami ambaliyar ruwa a wasu kadarori amma babu wani babban abu da ya yi yawa, alhamdu lillahi.

"Hawan igiyar ruwan bai haifar da wata matsala ba."

Ganin yadda aka yi hasashen yanayi mai kyau a yau, yana da muhimmanci gidaje su kasance cikin shiri kuma suna da kyawawan tsare-tsare na gaggawa, ciki har da shirin ƙaura idan lamarin ya tsananta ko kiran 111 idan ana buƙatar taimakon gaggawa.

"Yana da kyau a share magudanar ruwa da magudanar ruwa kuma muna sa ran samun iska daga baya a cikin mako, don haka a tabbatar an tsare duk wani abu da ya lalace sosai."

Jefferson ya ce, "Bayan hunturu mai ɗorewa, wannan tunatarwa ce cewa bazara na iya zama tukunyar kifi daban, kuma duk muna buƙatar kasancewa a shirye don lokacin da abubuwa suka lalace."

Masanin yanayi na MetService John Law ya ce ruwan saman ya faru ne sakamakon wani yanki mai motsi a hankali wanda ya mamaye ƙananan tsibirin Arewa har zuwa farkon ranar.

"A cikin babban taron ruwan sama akwai wasu manyan ruwan sama da tsawa. Ruwan sama mafi ƙarfi ya faru ne a farkon safiya."

Ma'aunin ruwan sama a Wainui Saddle ya nuna cewa ya kai 33.6mm tsakanin karfe 7 na safe zuwa 8 na safe. Cikin awanni 24 zuwa 4 na yamma a ranar Litinin, tashar ta bayar da rahoton cewa ya kai 96mm. Ruwan ya fi yawa a tsaunukan Tararua inda aka samu 80-120mm a cikin awanni 24 da suka gabata. Ma'aunin ruwan sama na GWRC a Oriwa ya bayar da rahoton cewa ya kai 121.1mm a cikin awanni 24 da suka gabata.

Ruwan sama mai tsawon sa'o'i 24 da aka samu kusa da gabar teku ya kai 52.4mm a Waikanae, 43.2mm a Paraparaumu da kuma 34.2mm a Levin.

"A wani yanayi, yanayin da ake ciki a watan Agusta, matsakaicin ruwan sama a Paraparaumu shine 71.8mm kuma a wannan watan an sami rahoton ruwan sama 127.8mm a can," in ji Law.