EBARCELONA, Spain - Izakhamizi zaseBarcelona zingene emigwaqweni zifuna ukuthi iziphathimandla zenze okwengeziwe ukulwa nokuziphatha okungafanele kwezivakashi ezithile ezivakashela leli dolobha.
Iphuzu elibalulekile kwakuyizivakashi ezintathu zase-Italy ezinqunu. Njengoba izithombe zaleli qembu zidlala endaweni yaseLa Barceloneta ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule ekuseni zisabalele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ezinye izakhamuzi zithi azisakwazi ukuzibamba.
Izakhamizi eziyikhulu noma ngaphezulu zaseBarcelona zingene emigwaqweni emibhikishweni eminingana ezenzakalelayo kuleli sonto, zifuna ukuthi iziphathimandla zikamasipala zenze okwengeziwe ukusiza lokho abakubiza ngokuthi isishayo “sokuvakasha okudakiwe”.
“Lapha izivakashi zenza noma yini eziyifunayo,” uVicents Forner etshela u-El País. Umthwebuli wezithombe wendawo, nguyena owayethwebula izithombe zezivakashi zase-Italy njengoba zizulazula endaweni yangakubo amahora amathathu zinqunu - zize zingene esitolo sendawo - kuyilapho izakhamuzi ezithukile zibukele.
Izivakashi zinqunu kwakuyisigameko sakamuva engxoxweni eqhubekayo iBarcelona ebilokhu iba nayo eminyakeni yamuva mayelana nenani kanye nohlobo lwezivakashi ezivakashela idolobha. Inani lezivakashi ezivakashayo liye lenyuka kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, lisuka ezigidini ezingu-1.7 ngo-1990 laya ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-7.4 ngo-2012. Njengoba izakhamuzi zizama ukuqhubeka nempilo yazo edolobheni lapho izivakashi zivame ukudlula kude izakhamuzi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.6, inani lezikhalo mayelana nomsindo, ubunqunu, ukudakwa emphakathini kanye nokulahlwa kukadoti.
“Ake uzicabange usendlini encane, unezingane ezintathu, awusebenzi futhi awunayo imali yokuvakasha futhi kufanele ubekezelele ukukhala kwezivakashi kwamakhelwane. Akubekezeleleki,” kusho isakhamuzi u-Andrés Antebi.
Iziphathimandla zikamasipala ziphuze ukulungisa lesi simo, kusho omakhelwane. “Sikhathele ukuvakasha okunezindleko eziphansi, nokudakwa,” kusho u-Oriol Casabella, ohola usoseshini womakhelwane iLa Barceloneta. “Kubulala indawo esihlala kuyo futhi kuxosha nezinye izinhlobo zezivakashi. Sekuphinde kwabuya uMagaluf.”
Omunye umbhikisho kuleli sonto ubone abantu bendawo bengena emigwaqweni behlome ngemephu eyenziwe ekhaya, bechaza indawo yezindlu eziqashisayo zezivakashi. Ababhikishi babe sebefuna abanikazi balezi zindawo zokuvakasha, babhekana nazo bebanxusa ukuthi bavale amabhizinisi abo ukuze kuzuze umakhelwane. Ngenkathi izikhulu zikamasipala zithi kunezindawo eziqashiswayo zezivakashi ezinelayisensi ezingama-72 e-La Barceloneta, ukusesha okusheshayo kwezindawo eziqashisayo ze-inthanethi njenge-Airbnb kukhombisa izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-600 ezitholakala endaweni.
NgoLwesithathu, ikhansela ledolobha laseLa Barceloneta, uMercè Homs, ubefuna ukudambisa isimo. Ekhuluma nezintatheli, uthe umasipala uzosebenzisa inqubomgomo “yokungabekezelelani” ekuziphatheni okungahambisani nomphakathi nokuthi izakhamuzi zizokwesekwa yizikhulu zedolobha ukubhekana nalesi simo. Uthembise ukuthi uzohlala phansi nezakhamizi zaseLa Barceloneta ngoSepthemba futhi waphawula ukuthi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule idolobha linyusile ukubakhona kwamaphoyisa endaweni. Wanezela ngokusobala: “Sisebenzela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izindawo eziqashiswayo izivakashi azibangeli izinkinga zomsindo noma zikhathaze omakhelwane.”
