“Esinye isivakashi esingaziphethe kahle sikuthathile, kuyihlazo elichitha igazi”

Uphawu olukhomba indawo esenyakatho yezwekazi lase-Australia lunyamalele futhi kusolwa izivakashi.

Kwase kuphele iminyaka engu-20 phezulu eCape York lapho izivakashi zazikwazi ukubuka khona iziqhingi zaseTorres Strait.

Kodwa ngo-Okthoba 1 noma 2 yebiwa, amasela esusa isigxobo esinamathisele uphawu esigubhuni sikakhonkolo futhi ephushela isigubhu olwandle.

Isakhamuzi saseSeisia, okuyindawo yekamu esondelene phezulu, sithe izolo: “Isivakashi esithile esingazi lutho siyithathile futhi singase siqhelelene njengaseNtshonalanga Australia njengamanje. Kuyihlazo elichitha igazi.”

Uthe amaphoyisa abikele zonke iziteshi “ezansi ngomzila” eCairns, ebangeni elingaphezu kuka-900km, ukuthi ziqaphe kodwa lutho.

UPeter Papadopoulos, isivakashi saseSydney esifeze isifiso sempilo yakhe yonke sokuthatha uhambo oluya phezulu, uthe ucabanga ukuthi amasela “angabazingeli bezikhumbuzo”.

"Mina nomkami sahamba safika lapho sathola khona ukuthi isisekelo sasiphumile emanzini," esho.

"Kamuva umndeni wasitshela ukuthi usize amaphoyisa ukuthi akhiphe isisekelo sikakhonkolo emanzini."

Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseCairns ucele ongaba nolwazi ukuthi aphumele obala.

"Lolu phawu lwanikelwa futhi lwase luneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20," esho.

Uphawu lwekhadibhodi lukhomba okwesikhashana indawo ngamagama athi: “Umi endaweni esenyakatho kakhulu ezwenikazi lase-Australia”.

Abanikazi bamasondo amane baqoqe amatshe esihlokweni se-cape ukuze benze ama-cairns, ngokusobala bezama ukushiya uphawu ekuvakasheleni kwabo.

Kukhona nemibhalo emadwaleni nezinqwaba zikadoti othululwa ezimotweni.