I-APIA, eSamoa - Imboni yezokuvakasha yaseSamoa ithe yesaba "i-tsunami yesibili" yokukhanselwa kweholide ngemuva kokuthi amagagasi abangele ukuzamazama komhlaba aqothule amanye amabhishi anesihlabathi esimhlophe esimhlophe nezindawo zokungcebeleka.
Ezokuvakasha ziyimboni enkulu kunazo zonke eSamoa, kanti abamele imboni yezokuvakasha abavakashele ogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga yesiqhingi esikhulu bathe ngoLwesihlanu cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezine yezindawo zokuhlala izivakashi icekeleke phansi.
UNynette Sass, oyisikhulu esiphezulu seSamoa Hotel Association, uthe imboni ishaqekile ngemibiko engajwayelekile yokuhoxiswa kwamaholidi amaningi kusukela kwenzeke inhlekelele ngoLwesibili.
"Uma isibalo esikhulu sabavakashi siqala ukukhansela, lokho kuzofana nokuba ne-tsunami yesibili kithi," kusho abakwaSass. Imboni yenza amaphesenti angama-25 esamba somkhiqizo wasekhaya wezwe, esho.
Isibalo sabashonile senyuke safinyelela ku-170, okubandakanya abangu-129 eSamoa, abangama-32 endaweni eseduze yase-US e-American Samoa nabayisishiyagalolunye eTonga.
Kwabuyiselwa ugesi namanzi cishe engxenyeni yamadolobhana athintekile eSamoa nase-American Samoa, futhi izakhamuzi zazama ukubuyela kulokho okwakusele ekuphileni kwazo.
Abamele imboni yezokuvakasha eSamoa bathe umonakalo osogwini oluseningizimu-mpumalanga yesiqhingi esikhulu sase-Upolu uhlanganisa izindawo zokungcebeleka ezine kanye nemisebenzi yomndeni engaphezu kuka-20 eqashe izindlu ezilula zendabuko, ezaziwa nge-fale.
U-Sass uthe abahambi abaningi abaqaphelanga ukuthi i-tsunami icekele phansi ingxenye encane yogu, nakuba indawo yolwandle ehlaselwe kakhulu, phakathi kwamadolobhana ase-Saleapaga naseLalomanu, izivakashi zazibhekwa njengenhle kakhulu.
“Kuyadabukisa ukuthi kudingeke ukuthi sizame ukukholisa abantu ukuthi akulona izwe lonke eligcwele izikhukhula, ingqalasizinda isekhona futhi nokuhlanza kuhamba ngokushesha,” kusho yena.
U-Sass uthe usizo lukahulumeni luzobaluleka ekwakheni kabusha imboni yezokuvakasha ebiza izigidi ezingama-300 zamaSamoan tala ($130 million) ngonyaka.
Nokho, okwakucindezela kakhulu kwakuwukusinda kwezakhamuzi.
U-Gov wase-American Samoa u-Togiola Tulafono uthe i-Federal Emergency Management Agency izosungula ihhovisi lapho izakhamuzi ezixoshiwe zingathola khona usizo lwezindlu.
Izikhulu zithe sekugxilwe ekusindiseni izimpilo kodwa kuhlinzeke abasindile ngokudla, amanzi namandla.
UKen Tingman, isikhulu sokuxhumanisa i-FEMA, uthe lokho akusho ukuthi abalahlekile banikezwa ukuthi bafile.
“Awulokothi ulahle ithemba,” kusho yena.
UTingman ubelindele ukuthi cishe yonke indawo ibe namandla avela kubakhiqizi zingakapheli izinsuku ezintathu kuya kweziyisihlanu.
UTaule'alea Laavasa, usihlalo weNational Disaster Advisory Committee kahulumeni waseSamoa, uthe umsebenzi wokunikeza usizo uhamba kahle ngosizo lomakhelwane abahlanganisa iNew Zealand ne-Australia.
Kodwa abaningi abasinda benqaba ukubuyela emizaneni yabo.
“Bayesaba; iningi labo lithintekile ngokwengqondo ngokubona ubudlelwano babo bufa ngobuningi,” kusho uLaavasa.
Abanye abantu baseSamoa baye baphoqeleka ukuba bayeke ukwenza imingcwabo ngoba imizi yabo ayisekho. Eminye imindeni kudingeke ukuthi isheshise uhlelo lokungcwaba ngoba izidumbu zabezithandwa zitholwe ezindaweni esezibolile.
ESamoa, uhulumeni uphakamise ukuthi kube nomngcwabo omkhulu kanye nokungcwatshwa ngesonto elizayo.
Idolobhana laseLeone, isikhungo sobuKristu esiqhingini, laliyimvithi efiphele. Izindlu zemihlangano yasogwini ebeziyisizinda samasiko nemihlangano yomndeni zacekelwa phansi. Iveni eligingqikile lavaleleka ophahleni lwendlu eyodwa yasogwini.
Izakhamuzi zaseLeone zilinganisela ukuthi i-tsunami yacekela phansi ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yaleli dolobhana, elinabantu abangu-3,000. Izisulu iningi labo bekungabantu abadala noma izingane ezisacathula. Kubulawe izakhamuzi ezine ngesikhathi zenza imisebenzi yezandla ogwini.
Cishe amasosha ayishumi nambili kanye namasosha asemoyeni ophiko Lonogada Bakazwelonke BaseHawaii babe nomsebenzi onzima kakhulu ngoLwesihlanu wokuthungatha udoti owudaka kule ndawo befuna umfana oneminyaka engu-6 ubudala ogama lakhe linguColumbus Sulivai.
UBill Hopkinson, induna yendawo, uthe umfana ubesendleleni eya esikoleni nodadewabo. "Ngesikhathi ukuzamazama komhlaba kugadla, esikhundleni sokufuna indawo ephakeme, beza begijima bebuyela ekhaya," kusho uHopkinson. Womabili amantombazane ashona.
