PANAMA CITY, Fla. – UMengameli u-Obama uvakashele amanzi eduze kwasePanama City, eFla., ohambweni obeluhloselwe ukuqala ukululama endaweni ehlaselwe kakhulu ukuchitheka kukawoyela eGulf of Mexico, kusho izikhulu.

Umongameli, intokazi yokuqala kanye nendodakazi encane uSasha bathathe uhambo ngeSonto ngomkhumbi wohambo, bephelezelwa yimikhumbi yamasosha asogwini lwase-US kanye nama-porpoises agxumayo, kubika i-CNN.

Babesemkhunjini oguquliwe wokwethulwa kweNavy ongamamitha angama-50 obizwa nge- “Bay Point Lady” ohambweni lwasekuseni, kusho i-White House.

Ngaphambi kokubhukuda ngoMgqibelo, umongameli uphinde waphinda ukuzibophezela kwabaphathi bakhe ekuqinisekiseni ukukhuculula nokululama kwesifunda esihlaselwe kakhulu yinhlekelele.

“Ngenxa yomzamo wokuhlanza, amabhishi agudle iGulf Coast ahlanzekile, aphephile futhi avulekele ibhizinisi,” esho. “Leso esinye sezizathu esenze mina noMichelle noSasha sibe lapha.”

Edolobheni lokungcebeleka lase-Alabama eliqhele ngamamayela angu-175 entshonalanga nePanama City, izikhulu zathi zisabhekana nemiphumela kodwa zinethemba lokuthi izivakashi zasehlobo zizobuya.

"Asazi ukuthi yini okufanele siyilindele futhi asinaso isipiliyoni sokubhekana nakho - akukho ukuqeqeshwa, akukho sizindalwazi futhi zonke izinsuku kuwusuku oluhlukile," kusho iMeya yaseGulf Shores uRobert Craft.

Kodwa, uthe, “Amabhishi ahlanzekile, namanzi avulekile, futhi sisenethemba lokuhlenga ingxenye enhle yalo nyaka.”