Cishe amasonto amabili ngemva kwe-tsunami eshiye abantu abangaphezu kuka-140 beshonile futhi yacekela phansi amakhaya namabhizinisi eSamoa, umsebenzi wokuqala wezokuvakasha usuphinde wavulwa.
Yize yethule ibha eyakhiwe ngesandla kuphela, isebenzisa iqhwa ukuze igcine ubhiya upholile, indawo yokuphumula yasebhishi yaseFaofao inethemba lokuthi kuyisiqalo esisha kubo kanye nogu oluseningizimu yeSamoa.
Selokhu kwaba ne-tsunami kunokukhathazeka ngomthelela wayo kwezokuvakasha, njengoba kwashona izivakashi eziningi.
Ukuvulwa kwezindawo zokucima ukoma kwenzeke ngemuva kosuku lukazwelonke lokuzila nokungcwatshwa kwezisulu zale nhlekelele.
UNdunankulu uTuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi uthe usizi nencithakalo ezwiwa yiwo wonke umuntu oshonelwe “akunakuchazwa futhi singadabuka kanye nabo kuphela”.
Nokho, njengoba abasindile bebuyela emakhaya abo eduze nogu, iSamoa izimisele ukutshela umhlaba wonke ukuthi kunezindawo eziningi lapho i-tsunami ingazange ibe namphumela.
Ngisho nangosuku lokulila, enye yemikhumbi emikhulukazi evakashela iPacific yafika e-Apia futhi yaxosha izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zabavakashi ukuba zivakashele izimakethe kanye nezivakashi ezihlala enhloko-dolobha.
Esinye isivakashi sitshele izikhulu zeRadio Ausralia zePacific Beat Samoa ukuthi zigcizelela ukuthi umkhumbi uqhubeke nokuvakasha kwawo.
Kusele kancane indawo yokungcebeleka yasebhishi yaseFaofao, kodwa ngemali evela eNew Zealand namakhono okubaza abafundi bezikole zamabanga aphezulu, sekwakhiwe indawo yokucima ukoma futhi manje isivulekele ibhizinisi.
Ibhizinisi lezivakashi lokuqala elivulwe ogwini olucekeleke phansi.
Njengoba izungezwe ukuphahlazeka kwendawo yokungcebeleka, umbono webha yolwandle wonakaliswa imoto encane yaseJapan ezungezwe izihlahla zesundu.
Kodwa kuyisiqalo futhi kuyamjabulisa u-barman u-Auva'a Tabu, ukwamukela amakhasimende avela eMelika naseNew Zealand.
Lo msebenzi wokwakha kabusha wawuqhutshwa umdidiyeli wethelevishini ozinze eNew Zealand, uHamish Coleman-Ross, owayefuna ukwenza okungaphezu kokuhlanganisa indaba ngale nhlekelele.
Uthe: “Kuqale ngokuthola i-blender neshaker. Kuyisipho esihle.”
Emkhankasweni waseNew Zealand, “kwadingeka siqongelele imali yokuqala yokwakha indawo yokucima ukoma, ukuze sithole izinto zokwakha, futhi sakwazi ukuyithola phakathi nenkathi yamahora angu-48.”
UMnu Coleman-Ross wabona imfucumfucu yendawo yokungcebeleka ohambweni lwakhe lokuqala eSamoa. “Angizange ngikholwe, angizange ngikholwe ukuthi yilapho engangimi khona futhi ngangifuna ukuzama futhi mhlawumbe ngishiye okuthile ngemuva okubenze babuyela lapho.
“Kuyinto enhle ukuzibandakanya nabo futhi ngibafisela inhlanhla futhi ngiyethemba (izivakashi) zizofika zizokweseka.”
