JAKARTA, Indonesia - Ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla kugasele entshonalanga ye-Indonesia ngoLwesithathu, okudale ukubhidlika komhlaba kwavale izinkulungwane ngaphansi kwezakhiwo eziwile - okuhlanganisa nezibhedlela ezimbili, kusho isikhulu. Kutholwe okungenani izidumbu ezingama-75, kodwa kulindeleke ukuthi kube phezulu kakhulu.
Lesi siphepho sasusa imililo, sanqamula imigwaqo sanqamula ugesi kanye nokuxhumana ePadang, idolobha elisogwini labantu abangu-900,000 esiqhingini saseSumatra. Izinkulungwane zabaleka ngenxa yokwethuka, zesaba i-tsunami.
Izakhiwo zazinyakaza ngamakhulu amakhilomitha (amakhilomitha) ezindaweni ezingomakhelwane zaseMalaysia naseSingapore.
Edolobheni lasePadang eligcwele amathafa, ukuzamazama kwakunamandla kangangokuthi abantu babeqoshama noma bahlale emgwaqweni ukuze bagweme ukuwa. Izingane zaklabalasa njengoba izinkulungwane zizama ukuphuma ogwini ngezimoto nezithuthuthu, zishaya amahutha.
Ukuzamazama okungu-7.6 ku-magnitude kugasele ngo-5:15 pm (1015GMT, 6:15 am EDT), ngasogwini lwase-Padang, kubika i-US Geological Survey. Kwenzeka ngemva kosuku i-tsunami ebulalayo ihlasele iziqhingi eziseNingizimu Pacific futhi yayisendleleni efanayo neyabangela i-tsunami yase-Asia yango-2004 eyabulala abantu abangu-230,000 emazweni angu-11.
Isixwayiso se-tsunami sikhishwe ngoLwesithathu emazweni agudle ulwandle i-Indian Ocean, kodwa sasuswa ngemuva kwesikhathi esingangehora; kwakungekho mibiko yamagagasi amakhulu.
Lesi sishingishane sacekela phansi izakhiwo sagawula nezihlahla ePadang, salimaza ama-mosque namahhotela kwaphihliza izimoto. Unyawo lwalubonakala luphuma enqwabeni eyodwa yemfucumfucu. Ebumnyameni obuhlangene ngemuva nje kokuzamazama komhlaba, izakhamuzi zibhule umlilo ngamabhakede amanzi zasebenzisa izandla zazo ukufuna abasindile, zadonsa imfucumfucu zayijikijela iziqephu ngeziqephu.
“Abantu bagijimela ezindaweni eziphakeme. Izindlu namabhilidi kucekeleke phansi,” kusho uKasmiati, ohlala ogwini eduze nendawo okwaqala kuyo ukuzamazama.
“Bengingaphandle, ngakho ngiphephile, kodwa izingane zami zalimala ekhaya,” esho ngaphambi kokuthi iselula yakhe iphele. Njengabantu abaningi base-Indonesia, usebenzisa igama elilodwa.
Ukulahleka kwezinsiza zocingo kwajulisa ukukhathazeka kwabangaphandle kwendawo ehlaselwe.
“Ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani kudadewethu nomyeni wakhe,” kusho uFitra Jaya, onomuzi edolobheni lasePadang futhi owayeseJakarta ngesikhathi kuzamazama. “Ngizamile ukufonela umndeni wami lapho, kodwa angitholanga muntu nhlobo.
Imibiko yokuqala etholwe nguhulumeni ithe bangu-75 abantu abashonile, kodwa isibalo sangempela “singaphezu kwalokho,” kusho iPhini likaMengameli uJusuf Kalla etshela izintatheli enhlokodolobha, iJakarta. “Kunzima ukusho ngoba kunemvula enamandla nokucisha ugesi,” usho kanje.
UNgqongqoshe Wezempilo uSiti Fadilah Supari utshele abeMetroTV ukuthi izibhedlela ezimbili nenxanxathela yezitolo ziwile ePadang.
"Le inhlekelele yezinga eliphezulu, enamandla ngaphezu kokuzamazama komhlaba e-Yogyakarta ngo-2006 lapho abantu abangaphezu kuka-3,000 bafa," kusho uSupari, ekhuluma ngedolobha elikhulu elisesiqhingini esikhulu sase-Indonesia iJava.
Izibhedlela zithwale kanzima ukwelapha abalimele njengoba izihlobo zabo bezihlalele eduze.
Uhulumeni wase-Indonesia umemezele amaRandi ayizigidi eziyishumi osizo lokubhekana nezimo eziphuthumayo kanti kuthunyelwa amaqembu ezokwelapha nezindiza zamasosha ukuzomisa izibhedlela bese kusabalalisa amatende, imithi nokudla. Amalungu eKhabhinethi abelungiselela ukuthi izinkulungwane zabantu zife.
URustam Pakaya, inhloko yesikhungo sezinkinga zoMnyango Wezempilo, uthe "izinkulungwane zabantu zivaleleke ngaphansi kwezindlu eziwile."
"Izakhiwo eziningi zilimele kabi, okuhlanganisa namahhotela nama-mosque," kusho uWandono, isikhulu seMeteorology and Geophysics Agency eJakarta, ecaphuna imibiko evela kubahlali.
UKalla uthe indawo ethinteke kakhulu yiPariaman, idolobha elisogwini eliqhele ngamakhilomitha angama-40 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yePadang. Akazange anikeze imininingwane ngokucekelwa phansi noma ukufa lapho.
Umabonakude wendawo ubike ukudilika komhlaba okungaphezu kwamashumi amabili. Abanye bavale imigwaqo, kwabangela isiminyaminya sezimoto namaloli ubude obude.
NgoLwesibili, ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okusuka eziqhingini zaseNingizimu Pacific zaseSamoa, i-American Samoa neTonga - izinkulungwane zamakhilomitha ukusuka e-Indonesia - kubangele i-tsunami ebulale abantu abangaphezu kwe-100. Ongoti bathi izigameko zokuzamazama komhlaba azihlobene.
Zombili izifundazwe zase-Aceh zase-Indonesia, ezacekelwa phansi yi-tsunami ngo-2004 kwashona abangu-130,000, kanti iPadang ilele ecaleni elifanayo. Igudla ugu olusentshonalanga yeSumatra futhi iyindawo okuhlangana kuyo amapuleti e-Eurasian kanye nePacific tectonic, abelokhu edudulana izigidi zeminyaka, okubangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu ukwakha.
Sekuyisikhathi eside ososayensi bephakamisa ukuthi iPadang izobhekana nesiphetho esifanayo ne-Aceh emashumini eminyaka ezayo. Ezinye izibikezelo zithe abantu abangama-60,000 bazobulawa - ikakhulukazi amagagasi amakhulu akhiqizwa ukuzamazama komhlaba ngaphansi kolwandle.
Izibikezelo ezimbi zasakaza i-alamu kulo lonke elasePadang, elahlaselwa ukuzamazama komhlaba ngo-2007 okwabulala inqwaba yabantu.
I-Indonesia, iqoqo leziqhingi elikhulu elineziqhingi ezingaphezu kuka-17,000 kanye nenani labantu abayizigidi ezingu-235, lihamba phakathi kwamapuleti ezwekazi futhi lithambekele ekwenzeni izinto zokuzamazama komhlaba endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi yiPacific Ring of Fire.
