Isitatimende Esisemthethweni # 2 esivela eCaribbean Tourism Organisation ngeSiphepho i-Irma

Sekuyophela isonto nje selokhu isigaba esiyingozi 5 iSiphepho u-Irma saqala ukuwa, sachitha izindawo ezazithandeka ngasesiqhingini saseBarbuda futhi sashiya izinsalela zamakhaya, izikole, izitolo zasemadolobheni - amaphesenti angama-90 ezakhiwo.

Ezinsukwini ezalandela sabona imvelo isonakalisa kakhulu, ilimaza futhi idiliza kakhulu, njengoba isiphepho esinamandla sahlasela amazwe amaningi angamalungu asenyakatho yeLeeward Islands futhi siqhubekela phambili enyakatho nemimoya yaso yamamayela ayi-185 ngehora, senza umonakalo ngamazinga ahlukahlukene ubunzima.

Ngemuva kwesiphepho sibone ubuhlungu balabo abashonelwe ngabathandekayo babo, usizi lwabaningi abalahlekelwe yimizi nakho konke okungokwabo, kanye ne-angst yayo yonke iCaribbean ebhekele inhlalakahle yabathintekile.

Kepha sikubonile futhi ukuzimisela okunenkolelo echaza abantu baseCaribbean abenqaba ukuzinikela ngisho nasezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu.

Kungenxa yalokhu kuqina okuphawulekayo okwenza ukuthi amazwe amaningi athintekayo aqale ukuvula futhi ibhizinisi; ukuthi abathinteke kakhulu banezikhumulo zezindiza ezisebenza futhi, uma nje bezothola izimpahla zosizo futhi bakhiphe izivakashi; futhi yilokhu kuqiniswa okuphawulekayo okuqhuba inqubo yokuvuselelwa, ukwakhiwa kabusha nokuvuselelwa. Kunokuzibophezela ekuqhamukeni kulokhu kunamandla kakhulu kunakuqala, futhi kuleli sonto eledlule noma kunjalo sizibonele intando, ukuzimisela nokusebenza kanzima okwenziwa amaqembu endawo, esifunda nawomhlaba wonke ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amazwe athintekile abuyela esimweni isikhathi esisheshayo. Ukubhujiswa kuka-Irma kuqinise isinqumo seCaribbean sokwakha kabusha ngendlela ezwakala kahle, eqinisekisa ukusimama futhi ekhombisa inhlonipho ngemvelo. Leli yithuba lokuthi wonke amaCaribbean asekele umlayezo wentuthuko esimeme futhi asize ukugxila emphakathini ezindabeni ezihlobene nobungozi bokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.

ICaribbean Tourism Organisation izwakalisa ukuzwelana kwethu okusuka enhliziyweni nemindeni yalabo abashonelwe ngabantu ababathandayo, kanye nokwesekwa kwethu okungantengantengi kwawo wonke umuntu othinteke eSiphepho u-Irma.

Ukusebenza ngokubambisana neCaribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, abalingani bethu bezinkampani ezizimele neCaribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, olwandle, izindiza, abanye abalingani bemboni kanye nomphakathi wamazwe omhlaba, kuyasikhuthaza ukuthululwa kosizo. Ukusekelwa kuphinde kwavela emazweni ethu amaningi angamalungu asindisiwe olakeni lwalesi siphepho esiyingozi, nakulabo abathintekile kodwa basinda kakhulu. Bona, kanye nenqwaba yabantu baseCaribbean yonke indawo banikela ngosizo, noma baqala imizamo yokuqongelela imali yomzamo wokusiza. Abanye bathumela abasebenzi, ezinye izimpahla nemali ethile. Abakwa-CTO bayababonga futhi babashayela ihlombe bonke.

Njengoba usihlalo wethu, ungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha weThe Bahamas, uDionisio D'Aguilar esho, sesibhekane neziphepho eziningi, siyakwazi ukubekezela futhi sizohamba umgwaqo ukuze silulame ndawonye. Sisebenze iSikhwama Sethu Sokusiza ISiphepho ukusiza abantu bethu namazwe akhe kabusha ngemuva kwesiphepho. Ngiyacela Chofoza lapha ukunikela esikhwameni. Siyawuthokozela umnikelo wakho futhi sikukhuthaza ukuba ube nesandla esivulekile.

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