INkanyamba uMateyu ibethe le mihla idlulileyo ngendlela etshabalalisayo kwaye njengoko lonke unxweme olusempuma yeUnited States lwalungazange lubonwe ixesha elide.
Yinkanyamba ethi kwiveki enye ikwazi ukwaphula iirekhodi ezi-5 kwaye oko kukhokelele kwilahleko ezininzi kumanqanaba obuqu kunye nezinto ezibonakalayo ekuya kuba nzima ukuzilungisa ixesha elide.
Yeyona nkanyamba ihlale ixesha elide ngo-Okthobha kwingingqi yeAtlantic. Kude kube ngoku, irekhodi lalibanjwe yiNkanyamba u-Ivan, eyafika ngo-2004 kwaye yayimalunga neentsuku ezili-10 ubudala. Kwakuyiminyaka eli-9 okoko i-Atlantic basin yahlupheka kwaye yafumana iNkanyamba yesi-5.
INkanyamba uMateyu yeyokuqala kwiCandelo 4 leNkanyamba yokuwa eHaiti kwisithuba seminyaka engama-52. Ingxelo yangaphambili yayiyiNkanyamba uCleo ngo-1964. Le nkanyamba yeyokuqala ukurekhodwa ukuba yenze umhlaba omkhulu eCuba, eHaiti naseBahamas.
INkanyamba uMateyu, eyaqala nge-29 kaSeptemba, lelona didi lide kwiCandelo 4 0 5 kwimbali yonke yempuma yeCaribbean. Ezi zezinye zeengxelo ezithe zaqhekeka iNkanyamba uMateyu kulo lonke ulwandle lweAtlantic. Namhlanje kukho amawaka asweleke ngenxa yesi saqhwithi sichaphazele iindawo zaseHaiti, eCuba naseMelika. Kwiintsuku zakutshanje, inkanyamba iye yaba sisitshingitshane sasemva kwetropiki, siphulukana nenxalenye yamandla aso. Ngaphandle kwamanani okusweleka, kukho izigidi zabantu abashiywe bengenandawo yokuhlala kwaye ilahleko ezininzi kwinqanaba lezinto ezibonakalayo. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, iNkanyamba uMateyu iye yaba yenye yezona zonakalisayo kule minyaka idlulileyo.