MANILA, Philippines - Umyalo wamasosha umemezele ukuthi kumele kuphakanyiswe kakhulu ezokuvakasha eVisayas kulandela ukuqhuma okubili okwalimaza abantu abathathu esifundazweni iPalawan ngoLwesine, ngoMsombuluko, kusho isikhulu ngoLwesihlanu.
U-Army Major Enrico Gil Ileto, okhulumela uphiko lwe-3rd Infantry Division, utshele abezindaba ukuthi kuthunyelwe amasosha anele ezindaweni zezokuvakasha ukuzohlinzeka ngezobunhloli nokuqapha.
“Amasosha enu azoqhubeka nemisebenzi yawo yansuku zonke yokuthula nokuphepha ukuqinisekisa ukugcinwa okuphephile nokuvikelekile kweViki Elingcwele,” kusho u-Ileto.
Phakathi kwezindawo zezokuvakasha eziqashwe eCentral Philippines kubalwa nezifundazwe i-Boracay Island, Guimaras kanye ne-Iloilo.
Amaphoyisa kaZwelonke ePhilippines abuye atshala abasebenzi abengeziwe ukuze bayobheka izindawo zokuhlola kanye nezindawo zokungena ezindaweni ezithintekayo zezokuvakasha.
Okungenani abantu abathathu kubikwa ukuthi balimalile ekuqhumeni kwamabhomu amabili okuhlasele i-El Nido nePuerto Princesa City esifundazweni iPalawan, ngoLwesine ntambama.
Lokhu kuqhuma kuqhamuke phezulu kwabezokuvakasha esifundazweni njengoba abantu abaningi besizakala ngempelasonto ende yeLente.
UNobhala Wezangaphakathi Nohulumeni Basekhaya uJesse Robredo ucashunwe emibikweni yethelevishini ethi lokhu kuqhuma kungenzeka ukuthi bekuhloselwe ukwesaba.
IMeya yedolobha lasePuerto Princesa u-Edward Hagedorn, nayo ithi ayizikholwa izinkolelo zokuthi ukuqhuma kwalokhu kwakuyizandla zamaqembu amaphekula endawo.
Iziphathimandla ziphinde zibheke ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi inhlangano yamakhomanisi ibambe iqhaza kulokhu kuhlasela.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Lokhu kuqhuma kuqhamuke phezulu kwabezokuvakasha esifundazweni njengoba abantu abaningi besizakala ngempelasonto ende yeLente.
- The military command declared a maximum security alert status in tourism areas in the Visayas following two explosions that injured three people in Palawan province on Maundy Thursday, an official said Friday.
- U-Army Major Enrico Gil Ileto, okhulumela uphiko lwe-3rd Infantry Division, utshele abezindaba ukuthi kuthunyelwe amasosha anele ezindaweni zezokuvakasha ukuzohlinzeka ngezobunhloli nokuqapha.
