By staff writer
- Bangaphezu kuka-1,170 abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni asebeboshiwe selokhu amaphoyisa avala iminyango yemigodi yemayini.
- Imindeni ilinde ngokukhathazeka njengoba abatakuli besebenzisa izintambo ukudonsa abavukuzi emgodini ongu-1.8km ukushona phansi.
Le ntambo esetshenziswayo isiphenduke insiza yabavukuzi abangekho emthethweni abavaleleke ngaphansi emgodini ongu-1.8km ukushona phansi esifundazweni sase-North West, njengoba amalungu omphakathi ehola umkhankaso wokubahlenga.
Amavolontiya endawo asuka elokishini laseKhuma ngase-Stilfontein akhipha abavukuzi emgodini ongasasebenzi ngesikhathi amaphoyisa ebukele.
Babalelwa ku-100 abantu, okuhlanganisa nababengabavukuzi abayaziyo imigudu, abasizayo ukutakula abavukuzi abangekho emthethweni.
Inkinga iqale ngesikhathi amaphoyisa ethula “i-Operation Vala Mgodi” ngomhlaka-18 kuMfumfu, evala izindawo zokungena ezimayini futhi evimba ukudla namanzi ukuthi kuye kulabo abangaphansi komhlaba. NgoLwesine, abatakuli bathole isidumbu esisodwa base besindisa oyedwa, owabe eseboshwa.
Amaphoyisa athi bangu-1 170 abavukuzi abaphumile baboshwa selokhu kuqale lo mkhankaso. Iqembu lamavolontiya, eliqale ukusebenza ngoLwesibili, kudingeke ukuthi lisayine amafomu ukuze lidlule imigoqo yamaphoyisa. Basebenza kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-4 ntambama nsuku zonke.
Ivolontiya uKagiso Gabashane uthi kuthatha ihora ukukhuphula umuntu ngamunye ngoba umgodi ujule kakhulu. Uthi ujoyine lo mkhankaso ukuze asize umlingani kadadewabo.
“Ngisiza ngoba udinga ukondla ingane yakhe. Ungene emayini eyokwenza imali ngoba udadewethu ukhulelwe,” usho kanje, kubika i-Sowetan.
Imindeni, iningi labo okungabesifazane, ilinda eduze komgodi futhi iyapheka emlilweni ngesikhathi amaphoyisa eqaphe isimo.
Owayengumvukuzi ongekho emthethweni manje osesiza ukutakula abanye uchaze izimo ezingaphansi komhlaba: “Kushisa kakhulu laphaya phansi. Sisebenza ngezingubo zethu zangaphansi kuphela. Kufanele udle ukuze uhlale uqinile.”
Okhulumela amaphoyisa u-Athlenda Mathe uthe abatakuli abasemthethweni ngeke bangene.
“Laba bantu abavalelekile – lokhu ukumbiwa kwezimayini okungekho emthethweni. Sibanike amathuba okuphuma, kodwa abanye bayanqaba,” usho kanje.
Ungqongqoshe wamaPhoyisa uSenzo Mchunu uhambele le ndawo ngoLwesihlanu.
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