Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, amandla emvelo aphinda enza ukuba khona endaweni yaseMelika, into ngeshwa isiphenduke indawo ejwayelekile. Baningi abantu abake babonana ethintwe iSiphepho uHarvey esishiye inqwaba yezisulu nokulimala kwempahla ngemuva kwaso.
I-Apple isizile ukwakha kabusha kanye nezisulu ukunikela ngamadola ayizigidi ezi-3, isigidi esisodwa sawo sihambelana nabasebenzisi be-Apple abenze iminikelo nge-American Red Cross. Kepha kubonakala sengathi akusikho ukuphela kokuhamba kwenkampani ngalo mqondo, ngoba inani elikhulu labafundi be9to5Mac bathi lilungisa amadivayisi athintwe yile nhlekelele noma ahlangabezane nomthelela othile ngesikhathi sokuhlenga ngokuphelele mahhala.
Yize i-Apple ingenye yezinkampani ezinikeza ukwelashwa okuhle kakhulu ngemuva kokuthengisa emhlabeni, kwesinye isikhathi babamba isipikili esivuthayo ukuze bangakhokhi umonakalo ongase utholakale ku-terminal, njengesibonelo somonakalo odalekile ngasemanzini, into ethi noma kunjalo ayimboziwe iwaranti, kodwa ukuthi kulo mcimbi, abafana baseCupertino banqume ukunganaki, okungenani kubo bonke abasebenzisi abahlala ezindaweni ezithintekile ngokudlula kweSiphepho uHarvey.
UMbusi waseTexas uGreg Abbott uthi umonakalo odalwe yisiphepho uHarvey, ekuqaleni zingaba zimbi kakhulu kunalezo ezabangelwa uKatrina eNew Orleans eminyakeni eyi-12 edlule. Ukulimala ngezikhathi ezithile okuvela kuKatrina kufinyelela ku- $ 120 billion, kepha ngokwezibalo zakuqala, kungenzeka ukuthi uHarvery ushiye umonakalo ongafika ku- $ 180 billion. ISiphepho uHarvey sibulale okungenani abantu abangama-47 kwathi abangaphezu kuka-43.000 basuswa. Iningi labantu abasusiwe lalisezindaweni ezigcwele amanzi njengamanje.