Njengenjwayelo, ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho kugadla inhlekelele yemvelo, inhloko yakwa-Apple, uTim Cook, umemezela ngokushesha ukuthi uzosiza ngokwezimali emsebenzini usizo nokululama, noma ngabe zenzeka ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwe-United States. Njengoba iSiphepho u-Ida sidlula eLouisiana, i-Apple ayikwazanga ukwenza okuhlukile.
UTim Cook umemezele nge-akhawunti yakhe ye-Twitter ukuthi uzokwenza umnikelo wokusiza emizamweni yokusiza nokubuyisa phansi. Bangaphezu kwesigidi abantu abangenawo ugesi ngemuva kokudlula kwesiphepho i-Ida, isiphepho esidale umonakalo omkhulu ohlelweni lukagesi endaweni futhi nedatha isabhekwa.
Ku-tweet eshicilelwe nguTim Cook, singafunda:
Imicabango yethu iphuma kubo bonke abasendleleni yeSiphepho u-Ida, ikakhulukazi labo abakhosele eLouisiana, futhi siyabonga ngabaphenduli bokuqala abasiza ukugcina imiphakathi iphephile. I-Apple izonikela ngemizamo yokusiza neyokutakula phansi.
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1432351482720894978
U-Ida ufike eLouisiana kuleli Sonto eledlule, ngemuva kweSiphepho uKatrina eminyakeni engu-16 edlule, okushiye cishe ukufa kwabantu abayi-2.000 125.000 kanye nomonakalo wamarandi ayizigidi ezingama-240. U-Ida ushaye kakhulu kunoKatrina ngemimoya engu-XNUMX mph lapho ifika emhlabeni.
Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, uchungechunge luzoqala ukukhonjiswa ku-Apple TV + Izinsuku Ezinhlanu ESikhumbuzweni, uchungechunge oluncane oluthi wakhe kabusha izinsuku ezi-5 ngemuva kokuthi iSiphepho uKatrina sihlasele eNew Orleans, esibhedlela, lapho odokotela nabahlengikazi babhekene nezinqumo ezinzima.
Apple ayivezi ukuthi lingakanani inani esivame ukufaka isandla ekusizeni ezinhlekeleleni zemvelo. Ngaphambili futhi muva nje, uTim Cook ubebandakanyeka ekuzamazameni komhlaba kwaseHaiti ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti nezikhukhula abahlangabezana nazo eJalimane naseBelgium.