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Izakhamizi zaselokishini iKhayelitsha eKapa zisale ngaphandle emakhazeni nasemvuleni kulandela umoya onamandla ophephule imijondolo yazo ngobusuku obubodwa.
Izindawo ezikhahlamezeke kakhulu kubalwa iMonwabisi Park, iNdlovini neKuyasa.
UThumeka Macoba oyisakhamuzi saseMonwabisi Park ubelele ngesikhathi evuswa umoya.
“Angikaze ngiyibone into enje. Belina ngaphambi kokuba ngilale, futhi kunomoya omncane. Angazi ukuthi umoya onamandla ufike nini. Bengicabanga ukuthi inkanyamba,” kusho uMacoba.
Kuthe engalindele uphahla lomjondolo wakhe luvele laphephuka. Waphumela ngaphandle wabona neminye imijondolo ishaywa umoya.
Esinye isakhamuzi, uMnuz Vuyokazi Buwe besingazitsheli ukuthi izulu lingadala umonakalo ongaka.
UBuwe uthe abanawo ugesi, kodwa yinto yokugcina abakhathazeke ngayo manje.
“Sikhathazekile ngemijondolo yethu, nophahla oluphephukile. Asikwazi nokuqoqa izinsiza zokwakha kabusha,” kusho uBuwe.
“Abantu abaningi badinga ukuthenga izinto ezintsha. Umbuzo uthi: ngayiphi imali?”
Okhulumela iDisaster Risk Management Centre yedolobha, uCharlotte Powell, uthe bazohlola ngalokhu okwenzekile.
“Okwamanje, iSouth African Weather Service isikhiphe ezinye izexwayiso zesimo sezulu esibi ezinsukwini ezizayo,” kusho uPowell.
Izixwayiso zibikezela iSonto nangoMsombuluko. Ihlanganisa i-yellow level 4 emayelana nemvula ephazamisayo ngeSonto kanye nezexwayiso ze-orange level 6 ukuzophazamisa umoya wasogwini nengaphakathi.
“Imithelela emibi engase ibe khona ihlanganisa ukugcwala kwemizi nemigwaqo endaweni, imfucumfucu ewayo njengamagatsha ezihlahla ngenxa yomoya onamandla, nokuphazamiseka kukagesi,” kusho uPowell.
Esithombeni esithombeni: Abahlali baseKhayelitsha eKapa basale dengwane ngemuva komoya onamandla ophephule imijondolo yabo.
Umthombo: Sithunyelwe