Uragani Patricia godet Meksikën, rrezikon të shkaktojë dëme katastrofike

Nga OraNews Përditësimi i fundit 24 Tetor 2015, 17:17

Urugani Patricia, e konsideruar një nga stuhitë më të forta të shekullit, goditi brigjet e Meksikës dhe rrezikon të shkaktojë dëme katastrofike.Skuadrat e emergjencës kanë filluar evakuimin e mijëra banorëve nga shtëpitë e tyre dhe nga resortet bregdetare.Me një shpejtësi prej 266 kilometër në orë, uragani i kategorisë së pestë ka ngritur alarmin në pjesën perëndimore të Meksikës, duke përfshirë edhe atë që cilësohet si qyteti i resorteve, Puerto Vallartën.Sipas zëdhëneses për shtyp të Shërbimit Meteorologjik meksikan, uragani Patricia ka goditur zonën e Punta Perulas mes Puerto Vallartës dhe portit më të madh të mallrave Manzanillo.Ekspertët amerikanë theksuan se Patricia është urgani më i fortë i regjistruar deri më tani në hemisferën perëndimore, ndërsa Organizata Ndërkombëtare e Meteorologjisë e krahasoi me tajfunin Hajan, i cili i mori jetën 7300 personave në ishujt Filipine gjatë vitit 2013.Presidenti i Meksikës, Enrique Pena Nieto, deklaroi se është e vështirë të parashikohet se sa i madh do të jetë niveli i dëmeve që mund të shkaktojë ky uragan, ndërkohë që zyrtarët amerikanë dhe meksikanë u shprehën se pritet që dëmet të jenë katastrofike.Robert Raimrez, kreu i agjencisë federale të ujit në Meksikë pohoi se fuqia e Patricias është aq e madhe saqë mund të mbërrijë nga gjiri i Meksikës deri në Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës.Megjithatë, Qendra Kombëtare e Uraganëve në SHBA deklaroi se Patricia do të fillojë të humbasë potencën, në momentin kur do godasë zonën malore në perëndim të Meksikës.Uragani më i fuqishëm i regjistruar ndonjëherë në botë është cikloni Tip, i cili goditi Japoninë në vitin 1979.[caption id="attachment_603676" align="alignnone" width="640"]People seeking safety from Hurricane Patricia, stand in line to be taken to another shelter because the one they had just arrived at was full, in the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Residents and tourists were hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (AP Photo/Cesar Rodriguez) People seeking safety from Hurricane Patricia, stand in line to be taken to another shelter because the one they had just arrived at was full, in the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Residents and tourists were hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (AP Photo/Cesar Rodriguez)[/caption][caption id="attachment_603677" align="alignnone" width="640"]People make final preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Locals and tourists were either hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (AP Photo/Cesar Rodriguez) People make final preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in the Pacific resort city Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Patricia barreled toward southwestern Mexico Friday as a monster Category 5 storm, the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. Locals and tourists were either hunkering down or trying to make last-minute escapes ahead of what forecasters called a "potentially catastrophic landfall" later in the day. (AP Photo/Cesar Rodriguez)[/caption][caption id="attachment_603678" align="alignnone" width="640"]As Hurricane Patricia approaches Mexican and international tourists wait in line to board buses that will transport them to a shelter, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront, advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) As Hurricane Patricia approaches Mexican and international tourists wait in line to board buses that will transport them to a shelter, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront, advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)[/caption][caption id="attachment_603679" align="alignnone" width="640"]American tourists wait outside a conference center to be transferred to a shelter, bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront, advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) American tourists wait outside a conference center to be transferred to a shelter, bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront, advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)[/caption][caption id="attachment_603680" align="alignnone" width="640"]Mexican and international tourists wait at a conference center to be transferred to a shelter, ahead of the arrival of Category 5 Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront Friday morning advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Mexican and international tourists wait at a conference center to be transferred to a shelter, ahead of the arrival of Category 5 Hurricane Patricia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Teams of police and civil protection are walking along Puerto Vallarta's waterfront Friday morning advising people to evacuate. A top civil protection official says that three airports in the path of Patricia in southwestern Mexico have been shut down as the storm approaches. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)[/caption]