I-Central Texas

Ukuthola isiphephelo ngemva kwezikhukhula

Udonga lwesikhumbuzo sezikhukhula zaseHill Country eKerrville, eTexas

“Ngezithuba zabo 5 ekuseni, savuswa yiphoyisa lingqongqoza emnyango wethu. Lasitshela ukuthi izindlu ezimbalwa ezansi nomgwaqo zazikhukhulwe ngokuphelele yisikhukhula.”

- USkylyn, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org

Ekuseni kakhulu ngo-July 5, 2025, uSkylyn, umlingani wakhe, nendodana enezinyanga ezingu-10 bavuka bathola kunamanzi angena ngamandla endlini yabo. Ngayizolo imvula ibimane ina okungatheni, kodwa manje otshanini babo obusebaleni elingaphambili kwase kugijima umfula. Izikhukhula eziqophe umlando zakhukhula wonke amakhaya aseCentral Texas kuhlanganise nomakhelwane babo’.

Ngemva kwezikhukhula enkabeni yeTexas, ungabona ukucekelwa phansi kwezihlahla.

Ngokushesha, uSkylyn wazama ukubaleka nomndeni wakhe, kodwa iloli lakhe labhajwa odakeni nasemanzini angaphezu kwemitha elilodwa. USkylyn wathola ukuthi i-Airbnb.org ihlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yamahhala, yezimo eziphuthumayo kulabo abakhahlamezwe yizikhukhula nge-All Hands and Hearts. Wasithinta futhi ngokushesha wakwazi ukubhukha ukuhlala kwe-Airbnb.org eduze. Le ndawo yanikeza indodana yakhe indawo yokudlala futhi yamvumela acabange ngalokho asezokwenza.

USkylyn, oyisivakashi se-Airbnb.org, ubambe usana lwakhe olunezinyanga ezingu-10 esihlalweni ku-Airbnb ababalekela kuyo ngenxa yesikhukhula.

USkylyn nendodana yakhe uWaylon

“Kwawukhulula umoya wami ukubona indodana yami ijabule ngesikhathi esinzima kangaka.”

- USkylyn, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org

Abezimo eziphuthumayo, amavolontiya namaqembu ezimo eziphuthumayo basheshe bahlangana ukuze basize labo abakhahlamezekile kulo lonke elase-Central Texas. La maqembu asasiza izakhamuzi ukuba zivuke zizicoshe futhi zilungiselele ukwakha kabusha ngokususa udaka, imfucuza nezinto ezimanzi te emakhaya acekelwe phansi yizikhukhula.

Iqembu lamavolontiya avela kwa-All Hands and Hearts lipheka ekhishini lendawo yalo yokuhlala ku-Airbnb.org.

“Kunzima kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi amanzi angamamitha angu-9.1 abukeka kanjani, bese ukhuluma ngodonga lwamanzi olungamamitha angu-9.1, angokoqobo lwehla luwumfula.”

- U-Alix, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org nevolontiya

Amavolontiya amaningi abelokhu esebenza amahora angu-20 ngosuku, ngakho ukuhlala eduze bekuyinto esemqoka kakhulu. I-Airbnb.org ikwazile ukuhlalisa amaqembu amavolontiya anabantu abafika ku-12 iqinisekisa ukuthi bangaphumula, badle ndawonye, futhi bavuseleleke ndawonye.I-Airbnb.org inikeze izindawo zokuhlala zamahhala, zezimo eziphuthumayo eCentral Texas ezivakashini ezingaphezu kuka-350.