Taufan Gonzalo dilihat
di Lautan Atlantik dalam imej NASA yang diambil oleh angkasawan Alexander Gerst
dari Stesen Angkasa Antarabangsa 17 Oktober 2014 (Hurricane Gonzalo is seen
over the Atlantic Ocean in this NASA image taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst
from the International Space Station October 17, 2014 (Reuters/NASA)
Njulaina - Taufan Gonzalo memukul Bermuda sebagai badai
Kategori 2 pada hari Jumaat merobohkan 80 % peratus dpd kuasa di pulau itu
& meninggalkan beribu-ribu orang dalam gelap.
Ribut melanda Bermuda dengan kelajuan angin maksimum
115 mph (185 kph), Reuters melaporkan. Ia tersingkir kekuatan utk sebahagian
besar orang yg hidup di pulau itu. Malah, 29,000 dpd 36,000 pelanggan
bermeter tidak mempunyai bekalan elektrik.
HURRICANE Gonzalo
hit Bermuda, leaves 29,000
Without power (VIDEO) . . .
Without power (VIDEO) . . .
Hurricane Gonzalo hit Bermuda as a Category 2 storm on Friday knocking
out 80 percent of the island's power and leaving thousands of people in the
dark.
The storm struck Bermuda with maximum wind speeds of
115 mph (185 kph), reported Reuters. It knocked out power for the vast majority
of people living on the island. In fact, 29,000 of the 36,000 metered customers
do not have electricity.
Incredible Hurricane #Gonzalo made landfall in #Bermuda (COMPILATION)
Dari dalam kawasan ribut, mereka yang terbabit dalam 'Kami Bermuda akaun
Twitter berkongsi apa yang mereka dapat melihat dari tingkap mereka.
Terdapat juga sebuah pukulan dalaman dari wakil gubernur dari Bermuda,
menunjukkan bagaimana keluarga adalah mengelola selama badai.
From within the storm area, those behind the 'We Are Bermuda' Twitter
account shared what they could see from their windows.
There was also an interior shot from the deputy governor of Bermuda,
showing how the family is managing during the storm.
Ibu bapa saya,
berkunjung dari UK, tidak terpengaruh oleh angin taufan dan kekurangan
elektrik. #Bermuda Akan pulih dengan cepat (My parents, visiting from UK,
undeterred by hurricane winds and lack of electricity. #Bermuda will recover
quickly) 9:51 AM - 18 Oct
2014
Angin taufan force diperkirakan adonan Bermuda
selama kira-kira 7 jam, dan peramal berkata gelombang badai akan menyebabkan
banjir besar di pulau itu, menurut Associated Press.
"Mereka akan dipalu adalah garis bawah di sini," Max Mayfield,
bekas pengarah Amerika Syarikat Pusat Taufan Kebangsaan di Miami, kepada AP.
Sementara itu, Bermuda Perkhidmatan Cuaca berkata
laut di luar karang adalah 30 kaki (9 meter) tinggi & masih membangun.
Bermuda Gabenor George Fergusson menulis sebarang tweet bahawa rakan sekerja
melihat seseorang memandu di jalan raya sebagai badai memukul Bermuda.
Hurricane-force winds are predicted to batter
Bermuda for about seven hours, and forecasters said a storm surge would cause a
significant flooding on the island, according to the Associated Press.
"They're going to get hammered is the bottom line here," Max
Mayfield, a former director of the US National Hurricane Center in Miami, told
AP.
Meanwhile, the Bermuda Weather Service said the seas
outside the reef were 30 feet (9 meters) high and still building. Bermuda
Governor George Fergusson tweeted that a colleague saw someone driving on the
road as the storm pummeled Bermuda.
Hurricane Gonzalo October 13-17, 2014
Pulau ini mempunyai penduduk kira-kira 70,000 orang,
dan mempunyai salah satu yang paling tinggi pendapatan per kapita di DUNIA.
Kerajaan mempunyai kod bangunan yang ketat sehingga rumah dapat menahan angin
sekurang-kurangnya 110 mph.
Ribut itu dijangka selesai degn cepat &
memperlambat, menurut Channel Cuaca, kerana ia bergerak jauh dari Bermuda di
atas landasan yang akan membawa melepasi Newfoundland dan merentasi Atlantik
terhadap Britain dan Ireland. Jam tangan ribut tropika telah dikeluarkan untuk
bahagian tenggara Newfoundland.
Badai besar terakhir untuk menyerang Bermuda adalah
Fabian pada September 2003. Ia adalah ribut Kategori 3 yang mengorbankan 3
pegawai polis dan orang lain, dan meninggalkan $ 100 juta dalam ganti rugi
untuk rumah dan perniagaan, bumbung, pokok-pokok, dan padang golf, menurut AP .
The island has a population of roughly 70,000
people, and has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the world. The
government has strict building codes so homes can withstand winds of at least
110 mph.
The storm is expected to pass quickly and slow down,
according to the Weather Channel, as it moves away from Bermuda on a track that
would take it past Newfoundland and across the Atlantic towards Britain and
Ireland. A tropical storm watch has been issued for parts of southeastern
Newfoundland.
The last major hurricane to strike Bermuda was
Fabian in September 2003. It was a Category 3 storm which killed three police
officers and another person, and left $100 million in damages to homes and
businesses, roofs, trees, and golf courses, according to AP.
Seorang lelaki mengambil
foto semasa berdiri di tebing di pantai selatan pulau itu didera oleh angin
dari mendekati Taufan Gonzalo, di Astwood Park, Oktober 17, 2014 (A man takes
photos while standing on a cliff on the island's south shore battered by winds
from approaching Hurricane Gonzalo, in Astwood Park, October 17, 2014 (Reuters/Nicola
Muirhead)
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