I-Apple iqoqe imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zamaRandi ukuze izisulu zeSiphepho uHarvey

Cishe ukuqaphelile obekwenzeka eTexas, eU.SA, ezinsukwini zamuva. ISiphepho iHarvey sicekela phansi ugu, futhi kuze kube manje kubonakala sengathi asifuni ukuphumula. Ngakho, kwaphakama igagasi elikhulu lobumbano e-United States. Abantu bathumela imali kuma-akhawunti eqoqo kanti nezinkampani ezinkulu nazo zizama ukusiza ngangokunokwenzeka. Abanye ngokwezimali, abanye ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo. UTim Cook uthumele i-imeyili kubasebenzi bakhe ngoLwesithathu, lapho echaza khona lokho i-Apple ezokwenzela abakhubazekile nokuthi abasebenzi ngokwabo bangasiza kanjani kulesi simo.

I-Apple inamaqembu ayo okulawula izinkinga ezindaweni ezithintekile ukusiza abasebenzi abasebenza ezindaweni ezihlaselwe iSiphepho i-Harvey, ikakhulukazi endaweni eseduze ne-Houston. Lawa maqembu asiza, ngokwesibonelo, ngokuthuthela ezindaweni eziphephile, ukuthuthwa, njll. Abasebenzi ngokwabo ezindaweni ezilimele basiza abantu abaseduze nabo abathinteke ngandlela thize kule nhlekelele yemvelo. Bahlinzeka ngokukhoseliswa ezimeni lapho kungenzeka khona, noma babambe iqhaza emisebenzini yokukhipha abantu ngabanye.

I-US Coast Guard kuthiwa isebenzisa imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple, ikakhulukazi ama-iPads, abawasebenzisela ukuhlela nokwenza imisebenzi yokuhlenga. Izindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezingaphezu kwamashumi amabili zifakwe ama-iPads, azisiza ekusetshenzisweni kokusebenza.

Ngaphambi kokuthi isiphepho sihlasele, i-Apple yethule iqoqo elikhethekile lapho abasebenzisi bangathumela khona imali yabo. Izisebenzi ziphinde zithumele imali kule akhawunti, futhi i-Apple yengeza ngokuphindwe kabili imali yayo iye kumadiphozithi azo. Selokhu kwaqala le nkinga, i-Apple inikele ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu zamaRandi ku-American Red Cross.

Nakuba izitolo eziningi ezizungeze i-Houston zisavaliwe okwamanje, i-Apple isebenzela ukuzivula ngokushesha ukuze lezi zindawo zisebenze njengeziteshi zosizo zabo bonke abakhubazekile endaweni. I-Apple iphinde ibambe iqhaza emisebenzini ehlobene nokusatshalaliswa kwamanzi nokudla ezindaweni ezithintekile. Inkampani nakanjani ayihleli ukuphumula emisebenzini yayo futhi wonke umuntu ulungele ukusiza ngangokunokwenzeka. I-Apple inabasebenzi ababalelwa ku-8 ezindaweni ezithintekile.

Umthombo: Appleinsider