Lubhalwe ngu-Anita Dangazele
Imililo yequbula e-Eastern Cape sekuphele izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyishumi idlangile, okudala izinkinga ezinkulu kubalimi nasemiphakathini yasemakhaya – ngokwesabela umthelela wawo ekudleni.
Lo mlilo usucekele phansi amahektha angaphezu kuka-7 000 amadlelo, wabulala nemfuyo engaphezu kuka-200, okushiye abalimi kunzima ukuvikela impilo yabo.
UNonceba Kontsiwe, uMphathiswa woMnyango wezokuThuthukiswa kweziNdawo zasemaKhaya kanye nokuBuyekezwa kwezoLimo e-Eastern Cape, ukhathazekile ngomthelela wokuphepha kokudla.
“Le mililo ithinta kakhulu abalimi bomphakathi abathembele emfuyweni yabo ukuze baphile futhi bathole imali. Lokhu kwenza kube nzima ukuthi silwe nobubha esifundazweni,” kusho uKontsiwe.
NgoLwesibili, uKontsiwe wabelane ngemibiko yomonakalo owenzeke ezindaweni eziningi:
● Amahlathi: Kucekeleke phansi amahektha angaphezu kuka-550; kwafa inkomo eyodwa, ithole elilodwa, nezimbuzi ezimbili.
● Elundini: Amadlelo angamahektha angu-4,833 ashile, izinkomo eziyisishiyagalombili zalahleka, kwacekeleka phansi namahektha angu-26 ommbila.
● Emalahleni: Kushe amahektha angu-300, kwadaleka nomonakalo omkhulu empahleni, okuhlanganisa notshani wezinkomo ongu-235 wamabhele katshani.
● EKing Sabata Dalindyebo: Kushe amahektha angu-900, kwafa nemfuyo engu-13.
● EMhlontlo: Kucekeleke phansi amadlelo angamahektha angaphezu kuka-593, kwafa izimvu ezingu-171 nezimbuzi ezingu-29.
Njengoba imililo iqhubeka, abalimi abaningi bakhathazekile. Umoya onamandla, ofinyelela ku-110km/h, ulokhu ubhebhezela amalangabi ezindaweni ezisentshonalanga nemaphakathi nesifundazwe.
I-SA Weather Service ikhiphe isexwayiso se-Orange Level 6 ngoLwesibili, okwesabisa ngomonakalo omkhulu. Baphinde baxwayisa abashayeli ukuthi baqaphele ukundiza nokusha kwemfucumfucu ngenxa yomlilo emigwaqweni okungadala izingozi.
Okhulumela umasipala wesifunda iChris Hani, uBulelwa Ganyaza, uthe izicishamlilo zisebenza kanzima ukulawula umlilo oqubuke e-Lawrence de Lange Game Reserve nezintaba eziseduze. Nokho, imimoya enamandla yenza kube nzima.
“Imlilo yequbula ilokhu ibhebhetheka …. Kodwa amathimba asezindaweni ezahlukene azama ukuwulawula. Isimo esomile nesinomoya oshisayo senza izinto zibe nzima kakhulu,” kusho uGanyaza.
Esithombeni ngenhla: Umoya onamandla ubhebhethekisa umlilo eKomani, e-Eastern Cape.
Umthombo: Uthunyelwe