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Umfana oneminyaka emine osesimeni esingesihle egumbini labagula kakhulu ungomunye wabayishumi nambili abalimale ngesikhathi kuduma izulu elidonse imizuzu embalwa ngoMgqibelo esigodini saseNkomazi.
UGogo uKhelina Mvubu uthe umzukulu wakhe ulimale ngemuva kokudilika komuzi wabo esigodini sase-Langeloop, eMpumalanga. Izitini ezinzima kanye nezinsimbi kuwele kuye nonina naye olaliswe esibhedlela.
“Ngeke ngisho okuningi njengoba umalokazana wami usesibhedlela eNkomazi, indodana yakhe isegumbini labagula kakhulu, njengoba isiphepho esinamandla singagcinanga ngokulimaza ikhaya lethu kuphela, kodwa siphinde salimaza nomzukulu wami ogula kakhulu kanye nabanye abazukulu bami abathathu. Futhi balimele kakhulu,” etshela i-Scrolla.Africa.
USiphesihle Khombisa ohlala esigodini sase-Ruth First eMzinti uthe ubephuma Elangeni ngemoto ngesikhathi behlangabezane nobumnyama obukhulu.
“Bengethukile njengoba kwase kumnyama umshayeli engawuboni umgwaqo, kodwa safika ekhaya siphephile. Isiphepho saqala saphahlaza amafasitela asekhaya. Njengoba ibibhidlika, uphahla lwaphephuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, futhi sibonga ukuthi akekho owalimala,” etshela i-Scrolla.Africa.
Okhulumela umasipala wendawo yaseNkomazi uCyril Repinga uthe ingaphezu kwenani eli-200 imindeni ethintekile kwathi ishumi nambili lalimala ngesikhathi kuduma izulu.
“Sisasiqaphile isimo sabalimele abaneminyaka eyishumi nambili nabasesibhedlela. Njengoba sihlola le nhlekelele, sihlonze ukuthi inqwaba yabantu abasenazo izindlu, ngakho-ke siyangenelela nohulumeni wesifundazwe ukuthi ubanikeze usizo ngokushesha,” kusho uCyril.
Ukuduma kwezulu kuhlasele izigodi eziyisishiyangalolunye zaseNkomazi kwathatha imizuzu embalwa, kodwa kwaphephuka nophahla kwabhidlika nezindlu.
Imindeni eminingi isale dengwane, abanye bethi izindlu zabo azikakhiwa kabusha ngemuva kokucekelwa phansi kwengxenye yesiphepho u-Eloise eyenzeka ngoMasingana.
Izigodi ezithintekile i-Boschefontein , i-Schulzendal, i-Kamhlushwa, i-Magogeni, i-Aniva, i-Langeloop, Middelplaas, i-Driekoppies kanye noMzinti.