Izikhukula zishiye abantu abangama-444 bengenamakhaya, iziseko ezingundoqo zonakalisiwe
Abahlali abaphelelwe lithemba bashiyeke bengenamanzi nombane
Peter Luhanga
Ukogqabuka kwedama kushiye abantu abangama-444 besengozini kwaye bengenamakhaya, kunye ne-14 esibhedlele ngenxa yokonzakala okuncinci kunye ne-hypothermia.
Yaye konakalise iziseko zikaloliwe kunye kudilike iziseko zamakhaya aliqela eRiverlands, ngaphandle kwaseMalmesbury.
Ulugqabhuko, olwenzeka ngoLwesine we-8 Agasti, lubandakanya idama lesithathu kuthotho lwesine.
Oku kubangele ukuphuphuma kwedama lesibini nelokuqala emazantsi omlambo, nto leyo eyabangela izikhukula eziye zatshabalalisa lo mmandla.
Iveni yemoto enesiqingatha seetoni iye yakhukuliseka kwaye ngoku iphumle ngokungakhathaliyo ngakumgaqo kaloliwe, isiqingatha ingcwatywe esantini.
Kwiindawo zokuhlala, amanzi akhukula akhukulise umhlaba, yonakalisa iziseko zamanzi zombuso.
Amakhaya aye atsala nzima, yaye kwezinye iimeko aye atshatyalaliswa.
UMasipala waseSwartland, ngentsebenziswano neZiko loLawulo lweNtlekele eWest Coast, amasebe ohlukeneyo karhulumente, kunye nemibutho engekho phantsi kukarhulumente, ukhokele kwiphulo lokunceda uluntu.
Isithethi sikamasipala waseSwartland uMart-Marié Haasbroek uthe impembelelo yezikhukula ishiye iRiverlands neChatsworth zingenamanzi okusela, njengoko iziseko ezingundoqo zitshatyalalisiwe.
Amanzi exeshana ahanjiswa ngeelori, ukulungiswa kothungelwano lwamanzi kulindeleke ukuba kuthathe malunga neeveki ezisibhozo, kuthintelwe ukulibaziseka okungalindelekanga.
NgeCawe yomhla we-11 kweyeThupha, abahlali ecaleni kwendlela yaseChatsworth Main bafole befuna amanzi acocekileyo kwiilori zikamasipala.
Aba bahlali baquka abo bamakhaya abo angonakaliswanga zizikhukula, koko bebeyekile ukubonelelwa ngamanzi.
UKashiefa Fielies, oneminyaka engama-35, umama wabantwana abahlanu, uvakalise ukukhathazeka kwakhe: “Asikhange sifumane amanzi amatsha ukusukela ngoLwesine.
Iilori bezisoloko zingatshintshi, ngamanye amaxesha zitsiba iindawo.” UFielies, ongumlimi wokuziphilisa, uyasokola ukulawula ikhaya lakhe phakathi kwale ngxaki.
Ukha amanzi esebenzisa iiemele ezimbini zeelitha ezingama-25 kunye nezikhongozeli ezibini ezincinane, ezama ukondla intsapho yakhe de kube yinto elandelayo yokubeleka.
URachel Abes, oneminyaka engama-53, uhlala kweyona ndawo inefuthe elibi kwiRiverlands.
Umzi wakhe, kunye neendawo eziselumelwaneni, zonakaliswe zizikhukula.
Ngaphandle kwendlu yakhe, igaraji ineempawu zomkhosi wezikhukula, kunye nesithuthi sikarhulumente esisetyenziswa ngumyeni wakhe osebenza kwiSebe lezoLimo, satshona emhlabeni.
Ngaphakathi kwendlu yakhe enamagumbi okulala amathathu iindonga zikrazukile kwaye nendlu itshintshile, imshiya nefenitshala eyonakeleyo kunye nomgangatho othambekileyo.
Ngoku uAbel uhlala kwikhaya likadade wabo elingachaphazelekanga.
Kumgama nje ongephi ukusuka apho, indlu yonyana wakhe uCarol enamagumbi okulala amathathu nayo yonakaliswe kakhulu.
Uphahla oluphezu kwepatio yakhe luvuthulukile, yaye ukhukuliseko lushiye iziseko zibhencekile ngokuyingozi. Kwiminyaka engama-28, uCarol watyala imali ephantse ibe ngama-R450,000 ekwakheni ikhaya lakhe.
“Ndivuswe kukungxola kwamanzi,” watsho uCarol. “Xa ndiphuma phandle, ndabona amanzi malunga nemitha ukuphakama.”
Uthe amakhaya alishumi angabamelwane bakhe wonakale kakhulu, amabini atshayelwe kwaphela.
U-Haasbroek uthe u-Eskom wenza inkqubela-phambili kulungiso kwaye kungekudala uza kuhlaziya abahlali ngemigaqo emazilandelwe.
Nangona kunjalo, ezinye izilungiso ziya kulibaziseka ngenxa yeziseko ezingundoqo eziye zakhukuliseka.
Uthe iKliniki yoLuntu yaseRiverlands imiselwe ukuvulwa kwakhona ngoLwesibini we-13 Agasti, kwaye iSikolo iRiverlands Prayimari kulindeleke ukuba siqalise iiklasi ngoLwesithathu we-14 Agasti.
UZahid Badroodien, ilungu likamasipala weSixeko saseKapa kwicandelo lezamanzi nogutyulo lwelindle, uthe nangona amadama engekho phantsi kobunini beSixeko, iKapa libonelele ngeenkonzo zobunjineli.
Uphando lwesiza lwenziwe nge-8 kunye ne-9 Agasti ukuvavanya umonakalo, kunye nentlanganiso elandelayo kunye neSebe lezaManzi kunye noGutyulo kunye nezinye izigqeba ezifanelekileyo ezicwangciselwe i-12 Agasti.