The Golden Gate Estates, gulu lachinsinsi lomwe lili mkati mwa Florida Everglades, ndi mwala wobisika. Kunali pano pomwe banja la a Rosen, kuyambira zaka za m'ma 1960, adakonza chiwembu chofuna kupindula nacho. Zigawo zina zazitali mtunda wamakilomita opanda nyumba imodzi yomwe zidamangidwapo.
Chigawo cha malowa, chotchedwa Alligator Alley, chinagulidwa ndi boma la Florida kuti abwezeretse momwe chidalili. Malowa ndi achilengedwe, ndipo mumakhala zamoyo zosiyanasiyana kuphatikizapo zimbalangondo, zikopa, agwape, nkhumba, ndi akalulu, pakati pazinthu zina.
Nthano yakomweko imanena kuti, malo odabwitsowa amakhalanso kunyumba kwa anthu ena. Amatchedwa squallies. Zamoyo zazifupi zazifupi zokhala ndi mphuno ngati nkhumba ndizofotokozera bwino izi. Ngati mwawonapo kanema wa 1980 The Private Eyes, momwe mulinso Don Knotts ndi Tim Conway, mutha kuzindikira kuti nyama izi ndizofanana ndi chilombo chonyinyirika, koma zazing'ono.
Chifukwa cha msinkhu wawo wamfupi, zolengedwa zamphongozi zimakonda kutchedwa ana. Amaganiziridwa kuti anali kunyumba kwa anthu achikulire 30-50 nthawi imodzi. Ena amakhulupirira kuti ochepa mwa iwo akhoza kukhalabe m'dera lino ndi madera ena a Florida.
Momwe ma squallies awa adakhalira, amakhulupirira kuti ndi ena mtundu woyesera bungwe la boma. Zachidziwikire, zinthu zidasokonekera pomwe adasintha kukhala anthu a nkhumba. Nkhani zatulukira zonena za labotale yomwe yasiyidwa - kwinakwake pafupi ndi DeSoto Boulevard ndi Oil Well Road. Ndipano, momwe zinthu izi zidapangidwira kapena zimayankhulidwa. Anthu ena amakhulupirira kuti squallies adayamba chifukwa choberekana pakapita nthawi. Kuchokera apa, adadwala matenda angapo.
Nthano zambiri zimatchula malo ena omwe amadziwika kuti Naithlorendum Sanctuary. Ndipamene aliyense amene amadutsa, adaphedwa ndi bambo wachikulire wamisala. Kaya kapena ayi, adali gawo la asayansi kapena kungoti mulonda sikudziwika.
Lingaliro la paranoia lidalanda malowa popeza anthu amawopa miyoyo yawo komanso ena pomwe amakhala pano. Amakhulupirira kuti a squallies amamugwira aliyense amene amayandikira ndikuwadya amoyo. Kuyambira zaka za m'ma 1960, zinthu zingapo zachilendo akuti zimachitika za squallies, koma zambiri sizinalembedwe mwachidziwikire.
Kodi izi ndi chabe nthano za m'tawuni? Mwina. Koma kubwerera pa 14 Juni 2011, apolisi ku Florida adalemba lipoti la bambo yemwe akuti adasokoneza njinga yamoto chifukwa chowona "wopusa" akutuluka patsogolo pake.
Pambuyo pake, Florida Highway Patrol adatchula za bambo uyu a James Scarborough azaka 49 ochokera ku Golden Gate Estates adavulala pang'ono ndi izi. Anatinso kuti waponyedwa pansi ndi bambo wowoneka ngati nkhumba atawononga njinga yamoto yake. Kwenikweni, awa a squallies ndi anthu wamba osakhazikika omwe akuyenda mwaulere.
Nkhani ya Florida Squallies ndiyofanana kwambiri ndi nthano ya Nkhumba Yamunthu Yothamangira, UK. Pali nthano zambiri za anthu achilengedwe padziko lonse lapansi, ngakhale sizipangitsa kuti nkhanizi zikhale zosangalatsa.
