DHAKA, Bangladesh – Isibalo sabashonile ngesikhathi kuketuka isikebhe eningizimu neBangladesh sinyuke ngoMsombuluko safinyelela ku-72 ngemuva kokuthi abatakuli bethole ezinye izidumbu ezingu-14.

Abatakuli bakhiphe izidumbu ezingu-10 ebezikhukhumele ngoMsombuluko eMfuleni iTetulia, lapho isikebhe ebesigcwele emagumbini amathathu sike sagingqika ngoLwesihlanu, kusho isikhulu samaphoyisa u-Mohammad Bayezid. Izidumbu ezine ezengeziwe zitholwe ebusuku emfuleni, esho.

UBayezid uthe izidumbu eziqumbile zitholwe endaweni yengozi. Abatakuli bebesebenzisa izikebhe ukuya ngezansi komfula ngoba ezinye izidumbu kungenzeka ziguguleke ngesikhathi samagagasi amakhulu.

I-MV Coco ibigcwele izihambi ezisuka eDhaka zilibangise ekhaya kumkhosi wamaSulumane we-Eid al-Adha ngesikhathi itshekile futhi yehla ngemuva kokubikwa ukuthi ishayise umfula.

Yaqala ukugcwala amanzi njengoba ifika edolobheni laseNazirhat esifundeni esisogwini saseBhola, cishe amakhilomitha angu-60 eningizimu yenhloko-dolobha.

Abatakuli bathi izidumbu eziningi zikhishwe ngaphakathi kwamakhumbi acwile emanzini nasezinkundleni zesikebhe ngemuva kokulungiswa umkhumbi wokuhlenga ngeSonto.

UBayezid uthe umkhankaso wokuhlenga uqalile ngoMsombuluko ngemuva kokuma ubusuku bonke, abatshuzi bangene ngaphakathi komkhumbi ogcwele amanzi.

Uthe umkhumbi wokuhlenga ubuzama ukusondeza isikebhe ngasosebeni ukuze kube lula ukusesha.

Iziphathimandla zithe alukho uhlu lwabagibeli, ngakho-ke akucaci ukuthi bangaki abantu abebekulo mkhumbi, kodwa isiteshi sikamabonakude esizimele saseDhaka i-ETV sithe bekungenzeka ukuthi uthwele abantu abangaphezu kuka-1,500. Lesi sikebhe sagunyazwa ukuthwala abantu abayinkulungwane.

Izikhulu ngeke zisho ukuthi bangaki abasele bengaziwa. I-Prothom Alo esakazwa ngobuningi beDhaka nsuku zonke ithe ingaba ngu-50.

Leli phepha lisuse ukulinganisa kwalo emindenini ebika ngezihlobo ezidukile.