Ukuzamazama komhlaba okungu-5.2 kwaqoshwa ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-65 (105km) eningizimu yeChamperico, isifunda esisogwini oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeGuatemala, ngokusho kwe-US Geological Survey. Ngenkathi ukuzamazama komhlaba kuphume olwandle futhi kuseduze nomsele wasolwandle owaziwa ngokuthi umngcele wepuleti waseMiddle America, akucaci ngokushesha ukuthi kukhona yini okonakele okuye kwabangelwa emakhaya noma kwingqalasizinda emhlabeni. Lo mcimbi wokuzamazama komhlaba uza ngemuva kwamahora ambalwa kuqhume intaba-mlilo iFuego yaleli lizwe eyabulala abantu abangama-62 kwaphoqa izinkulungwane ukuba zibaleke emakhaya.
Lokhu kuzamazama kwenzeka ngesikhathi kuzwakala ukuqhuma okuqhamuka e-Fuego volcano yaseGuatemala usuku lonke ngoMsombuluko, ehlanganisa imiphakathi yendawo edwaleni lwentaba-mlilo nomlotha. Okungenani abantu abangama-62 manje besatshwa njengabafileyo kulokho ukuqhuma okukhulu okubonwe kusayithi kusukela ngeminyaka yama-1970.
Lesi sigameko sesenze ukuthi uMengameli waseGuatemala uJimmy Morales amemezele isimo esibucayi.
"Sinabantu abangu-1,200 XNUMX abenza umsebenzi wokuhlenga," kusho uMorales etshela abezindaba ngoMsombuluko. “Nakhona sinxusa bonke abantu ukuthi bangabelani ngolwazi olungamanga. Ungaqageli ngoba lokho kumane kwenze isimo sibe nzima nakakhulu. ”
Ngokubuyekeza ngoMsombuluko, i-ejensi yezimo zezwe ibike ukuthi ukuqhuma okuningana futhi okunamandla kuqhamuke entabeni kubangele ukuthi izinqwaba zomlotha zikhuphuke ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-15,000 (4,600 metres) emoyeni.
Ngenkathi umsebenzi wentaba-mlilo wehlile kusukela ngeSonto, i-ejensi ixwayise ngokuhamba okusheshayo kwegesi nezinto zentaba-mlilo emihosheni eseduze kwentaba. Umsebenzi wokuzamazama komhlaba nawo wandisa amathuba okuthi umhlaba ungazinzile.
Bangaphezu kuka-1.7 abantu abathintekile kule nhlekelele, kwathi abangu-3,265 XNUMX baphoqeleka ukubaleka emakhaya abo, ngokusho kwenhlangano kazwelonke yezinhlekelele iConred.
Izithombe zasemoyeni ezikhishwe nguhulumeni waseGuatemala ziveza umonakalo odalwe ukuqhuma kwalokhu. Ku-footage edutshulwa endizeni enophephela emhlane, izindawo ezisemaphandleni nezindlu zokuhlala zibonakala zigqitshwe ngaphansi kwezinqwaba zomlotha ovuthayo nomsizi.
Kokubili umbutho wamasosha nowamaphoyisa manje ubizelwe ukubheka abasindile ekuqhumeni.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Njengoba isizinda sokuzamazama komhlaba siphumele olwandle futhi eduze komsele wolwandle owaziwa ngokuthi i-Middle America plate boundary, akucaci ngokushesha ukuthi ingabe kukhona okonakele okudalwe ezindlini noma nengqalasizinda esemhlabeni.
- Ngenkathi ukusebenza kule ntaba-mlilo kwehlile kusukela ngeSonto, le nhlangano ixwayise ngokugeleza okushesha kwegesi nezinto zentaba-mlilo emihosheni eseduze nentaba.
- Ohlelweni olusha lwangoMsombuluko, isikhungo sezezulu sezwe sibike ukuthi ukuqhuma okuphakathi nendawo okuqinile kuqhamuke entabeni okudale ukuthi amaphuphu omlotha akhuphuke ngaphezu kwamamitha ayi-15,000 (amamitha angu-4,600) emoyeni.
