Abantu abangaphezu kuka-30 eNingizimu Afrika bavaleleke emotweni yekhebula emoyeni isikhathi esingaphezu kwamahora amathathu ngasesiqongweni seTable Mountain ngemva kokunqanyulwa kukagesi.
Amakhulu abanye bebevaleleke esitolo esisendaweni edumile yaseKapa begibele “isipesheli sokushona kwelanga”.
Imoto yamakhebula ngokuvamile iwuhambo lwemizuzu emihlanu, kuyilapho kuthatha okungenani amahora amabili ukukhuphukela esiqongweni.
Ukunqanyulwa kukagesi kuhlasele izwe kuleli sonto eledlule, kanti iKhabhinethi lihlangene ukudingida lolu daba.
Inkampani ephehla ugesi i-Eskom ihlela ukunciphisa ukuhlinzekwa kwayo emazweni angomakhelwane njengoba ibhekene nenkinga yokushoda.
Umkhulumeli we-Table Mountain Aerial Cableway utshele iphephandaba laseNingizimu Afrika i-Cape Times ukuthi ukunqanyulwa kukagesi cishe ngo-2000 ngesikhathi sasekhaya (1800 GMT) kwenze izimoto ezimbili zeqa zaphuma endleleni.
Abagibeli bemoto ephansi bahlengiwe - ukuhlinzwa kokuqala okunjalo okuphuthumayo kusukela kwaqala ukusebenza cishe eminyakeni engu-80 edlule.
Kodwa izivakashi eziseduze nesiqongo sentaba zasala dengwane kwaze kwaba yilapho inkinga ilungiswa cishe ngo-2320.
Abavakashi abangamakhulu amaningana babebambeke esiqongweni sentaba belindele ukuthi inqola yekhebula iqale ukusebenza futhi.
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