Iziqhingi zaseGreece: I-Fireball Rhodes

Esikhundleni sokuya ehhotela elibhukhiwe, izivakashi ezifika ngeSonto zaziyiswa enkundleni ye-basketball futhi zalala phansi. Kodwa kungani umuntu angandiza ngaphandle lapho azi mayelana ne-heatwave eyedlulele ngenkathi i-19,000 ibaleka Rhodes amalangabi?

Imililo yequbula eRhodes ayisalawuleki njengoba kudingeka ukuphuma kwabantu abaningi njengoba ukutakula izinkulungwane zabantu baseBrithani esiqhingini saseGreece esicekeleke phansi kanye nenkinga edalwe yi-40C-plus Cerberus heatwave yaseYurophu isakazekela eCorfu namuhla.

Imililo yequbula evuthayo e-Corfu idale ukuthi abantu abaningi baphume eGreece njengoba iBrits ibhekene nesiphithiphithi samaholide phakathi ne-European heatwave.

Amaholide baye bachaza “iphupho elibi eliphilayo” lokuvuswa izinhlabamkhosi zokuhlasela kwezindiza nokuphoqwa ukuba bagijime bangene olwandle njengoba imililo ikhukhula emahlathini nasemagqumeni angaphezu kwamahhotela abo, beyiqhathanisa “nefilimu yenhlekelele,” kubika abezindaba zaseBrithani.

"Sisosukwini lwesikhombisa lomlilo futhi awukalawuleki," kusho iPhini leMeya yaseRhodes uKonstantinos Taraslias etshela umsakazi wombuso i-ERT. "Lokhu kuyasicindezela kakhulu, ngoba kungathinta ezinye izindawo eziphephile nezisebenza njengokujwayelekile."

"Izivakashi azikwazi ukwazi ukuthi imililo yequbula ikuphi eRhodes."

“Ngisho namaGreki awaqondi ngempela ukuthi imililo yequbula ikuphi esiqhingini.”

Izithombe zikhombise izinkulungwane zezivakashi zizama ngamandla ukubalekela i-inferno emahoreni angama-24 edlule, abaningi bephoqeleka ukuthi bashiye impahla yabo balale emabhishi nasezitezi zamahhotela uma bengakwazi ukufika esikhumulweni sezindiza.

Nokho kunomehluko omkhulu ekubikeni njengoba i-TUI (isikhondlakhondla sezokuvakasha saseJalimane) sikhuluma ngabavakashi bamaholide abangu-19,000, kuyilapho abezindaba baseBrithani bebika izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-30,000 esiqhingini esivuthayo saseGreece nabangaphezu kuka-10,000 abavela eGreat Britain.

Okhulumela iTUI uthe le nkampani inamakhasimende alinganiselwa ku-40,000 asuka kulo lonke elaseYurophu eRhodes, angu-7,800 XNUMX athintekile ngenxa yomlilo.

Ngakho-ke, kungani iHhovisi Eliyinhloko le-TUI (eJalimane) likhuluma ngabavakashi bamaholide abayi-19,000 kuphela eRhodes futhi lehlisela phansi inhlekelele? Basazama ukukhipha izivakashi ngokushesha okukhulu, kusho umkhulumeli wesifazane ngoMsombuluko. Okuxakayo ukuthi i-TUI ayizange ibike izinga elisha ngoMsombuluko uma iqhathaniswa neSonto ngenkathi isimo siba sibi kakhulu. 

Abantu baseBrithani abasuswa ngenxa yomlilo wequbula eRhodes namuhla bachaze isiphithiphithi nokudideka njengoba bezama ukubuyela ekhaya okuhlanganisa nokubona izivakashi zase-UK zifika esiqhingini saseGreece zingeniswa ngokushesha “Khulula amabhasi” eziya ezindaweni zokulala eziphuthumayo.

Kodwa-ke, i-TUI manje isimise izindiza zayo eziya eRhodes kuze kube ngoLwesibili sifundile, kanti iJet2 Holidays ikhansele uhambo lwayo kuze kube yiSonto elizayo.

U-Rishi Sunak, uNdunankulu waseBrithani, unxuse amaholide ukuthi axhumane nabaphathi bezokuvakasha ngaphambi kokuya emaholidini abo. Kepha iHhovisi Lezangaphandle liyekile ukwexwayisa ngokuya eRhodes noma eCorfu ngalesi sikhathi, okwenza kube nzima kunoma ngubani ofuna isinxephezelo.

Nokho, izinkampani eziningi zezindiza ezinkulu nezinkampani zamaholide zizoqhubeka nokundizela lapho zize zivale isikhumulo sezindiza.

Omunye wamaholide uthe i-easyJet isasebenzisa izindiza lapho abagibeli “bengeniswa khona emabhasini okusindisa ngokushesha nje lapho befika.” Wabuza, “Baphi?”

“Nginengekile impela. Mina ngasebenza kwezokuvakasha. Akukho ukwesekwa. Ngifuna incazelo.”

UHelen Tonks, umama wezingane eziyisithupha waseCheshire, uthe uthathwe nguTui “ephupho elibi” ngo-11 ebusuku ngoMgqibelo wathola ukuthi ihhotela lakhe livaliwe.

Wathi: “Safika satshelwa, 'uxolo, awukwazi ukuya ehhotela lakho - lishile.' Besingazi ukuthi imililo mibi kanje noma isondelene namahhotela njengoba ibinjalo. I-TUI ayishongo lutho, ngisho nalapho indiza yethu ibambezelekile. Ngisho nengxoxo kakaputeni endizeni yayimnandi. Besingeke size ukube besazi,” kubika i Daily Mail.

Kulinganiselwa ukuthi abantu baseBrithani abafinyelela ku-10,000 bazoba seRhodes, nezindiza eziphindisela ekhaya zokuhlenga amaholide manje esezibuyela e-UK. 

Abanye abaqhubi bezindiza, okuhlanganisa ne-TUI, baqhubekile nokuthumela izivakashi esiqhingini kuze kube ngoMgqibelo ebusuku, namakhasimende ekhala ngokuthi “balahliwe” lapho.

NgeSonto, i-BBC ixoxisane nabagibeli abebevaleleke esikhumulweni sezindiza iRhodes abashiywe bengenalo usizo, bengenalwazi, futhi bebesahleli futhi belele esikhumulweni sezindiza ngemuva kwamahora angama-27 belinde ukuhamba kwabo obekuhleliwe ngoMgqibelo, lapho begcine besusiwe lapho bebehamba. isango ngaphandle kwencazelo, akukho manzi, futhi akukho lutho ekushiseni okukhuphukayo.

Khonamanjalo, kugxilwe ohambweni lokubuya kwezivakashi eziya eJalimane. I-German Travel Association (DRV) yazise ngoMsombuluko: "Abavakashi banezindiza eziningi ezikhethekile ezisebenzayo namuhla, kusasa, nangoLwesithathu ukubuyisela abahambi abathintekile ekuphumeni kwabo ekhaya."

Izivakashi eziningi zazingenakho ukudla namanzi futhi zaphoqeleka ukuba zithole imibhede yesikhashana emabhokisini amakhadibhodi, ezindaweni zokuphumula elangeni, ngisho nakuma-carousers emithwalo.

IPhini leMeya yaseRhodes Athansios Bryinis lithe, “Kunamanzi kuphela nokudla okungajwayelekile. Asinawo omatilasi nemibhede.”

Imimoya efinyelela ku-35 mph yenze kwaba nzima nakakhulu ukuthi izicishamlilo zicime amalangabi abhubhisayo. Njengoba amazinga okushisa okulindeleke ukuthi afinyelele ku-45C, uMnyango Wezokuvikela Umphakathi uxwayise ngengozi enkulu kakhulu yemililo yequbula cishe engxenyeni yeGreece.

Izithombe kwabezindaba zaseBrithani zibonise izinkulungwane zezivakashi zizama ngamandla ukubalekela inferno emahoreni angama-24 edlule, abaningi bephoqeleka ukuthi bashiye izinto zabo futhi balale emabhishi nasezitezi zamahhotela uma bengakwazi ukufika esikhumulweni sezindiza. Eminye imindeni yayihamba amakhilomitha amaningi ngama-flip-flop, ama-Croc, noma izimbadada, idonsa amapotimende ayo futhi ithwele ama-inflatable echibini ukuze ifike endaweni ephephile.

UMnyango Wezokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu kanye Nokuvikelwa Komphakathi ubiza le nkinga, ukukhishwa komlilo omkhulu wequbula emlandweni. ECorfu, bangu-2,000 abayalelwe ukuphuma namuhla, ngoMsombuluko njengoba umlilo ubhodla enyakatho-mpumalanga yesiqhingi. Izivakashi beziminyana ezindaweni zokukhosela ezimweni eziphuthumayo ezikoleni, ezikhumulweni zezindiza nasezikhungweni zemidlalo.

Amazinga okushisa eningizimu yeGreece ezwenikazi anyuke afinyelela kuma-degrees ayi-113 ezinsukwini zakamuva. Ngokusho komkhulumeli kahulumeni, uPavlos Marinakis, kube nemililo yequbula emisha engama-50 equbuke kulezi zinsuku eziyi-12 ezedlule, okuhlanganisa nama-64 ngeSonto.