US Coast Guard uthe inqwaba yabantu ilahlekile ngemuva kokuqubuka komlilo omkhulu esikebheni se-scuba diving esingamamitha angu-75 ngasogwini California. Kutshalwe izisebenzi eziningi zase-US Coast Guard ukuzobhula umlilo.
Abasebenzi abahlanu abebelele esitezi esiphezulu somkhumbi we-scuba diving ngesikhathi kuqubuka umlilo bahlengiwe, nokho abanye abagibeli abangu-34 abebelele endaweni engaphansi abakatholakali, kusho uLieutenant Commander Matthew Kroll we-Coast Guard.
Iphephandaba lendawo i-KTLA phambilini libike ukuthi bangu-34 abantu abalahlekile ngemuva kokuqubuka komlilo esikebheni esingamamitha angu-75 ngasePlatts Harbour.
I-Coast Guard e-Los Angeles iphendule imibiko yokusha kwesikebhe esiqhingini sase-Santa Cruz ngehora lesihlanu ekuseni. Unogada wasogwini uphendule ngomoya namanzi kanti imikhumbi eseduze ibizwe ukusiza abagibeli, kubika isiteshi.
Unogada wasogwini uthe ku-Twitter: "Abaqaphi basogwini bethule izimpahla eziningi zokuhlenga kanye nezimpahla ezivela ezikhungweni zendawo ukusiza abantu abangaphezu kuka-30 abasosizini ngesikebhe esingama-75ft eduze kwaseSanta Cruz Island."
Unogada wasogwini wengeze ngokuthi iqeqebana labasebenzi lihlengiwe, kanti oyedwa ubenemihuzukwana. Imizamo isaqhubeka yokukhipha abagibeli abasele esikebheni esingamamitha angu-75.
