Louisiana yekudzora shongwe inomanikidzwa kusiya nzvimbo yemhepo nekuda kwekushomeka kwevashandi

LAKE CHARLES, LA (Gunyana 19, 2008) - Vatariri vekufamba kwendege paLake Charles Tower havasi kungotambura chete nemhedzisiro yeHurricane Ike asi vari kutakurawo dambudziko rekushaikwa kwakanyanya kwevashandi. Kufamba kwendege muLake Charles kwakapetwa katatu nekuda kwehuwandu hwehuwandu hweherikoputa mukati nekubuda munzvimbo iyi - vakadzingwa kubva kuSoutheast Texas nedzimwe nzvimbo dzakakanganiswa neDutu reIke.

Nepo maawa ekushanda kwenzvimbo iyi ari kubva 6 am kusvika 10 pm, achitenderedza nzvimbo yemhepo kuenda kuHouston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) panguva dzekuzorora, shongwe yakamanikidzwa kusiya nzvimbo yayo yemhepo kutanga kweChitatu nekuda kwevashandi vashoma.

Mushure mekunge mutongi mumwe abviswa pakuchinja kwemanheru kuti avhare kushomeka kwehurongwa mangwanani, vatongi vaviri chete uye maneja vakasiiwa kuti vashande manheru. Mutariri pakuchinja kwemanheru paakatora zororo nekuda kwekukurumidzira kwekurapa, shongwe yaifanira kusiya nzvimbo yemhepo mangwanani na5:45 pm.

Nguva pfupi FAA isati yaisa mitemo yebasa pavashandi vehurumende munaGunyana 2006, nzvimbo iyi yanga ichishanda nevane gumi nemana vane hunyanzvi vanodzora (CPCs). Ikozvino, vatongi vatanhatu vasara vari kushanda vhiki dzemazuva matanhatu uye parizvino vakawandirwa nevadzidzi vanomwe venzvimbo iyi, hapana kana mumwe wavo ari pedyo nekusvika kuzere zvitupa. Iine imwe CPC parizvino inokodzera kuenda pamudyandigere uye imwe nekuda kwekutamiswa muna Ndira, nzvimbo iyi ichave yakatonyanya kuve nevashandi vashoma.

Vakadaro mumiriri weNATCA kuLake Charles Facility Oscar Carrizales, “Tine dambudziko rakakwana pakudzidzisa mabasa matsva atinawo; Handizivi kuti tichaita sei kana tawana zvakawanda. Kwete chete isu takagadzirirwa kurasikirwa nechetatu chevashandi vedu veteran controller, izvo zvakashata zvakakwana, asi mashandiro edu akawedzera katatu. Vadzidzi vedu vakawanda kupfuura CPCs, uye idambudziko.”