BHUBANESWAR, Odisha, India - Ithimba labavakashi abangu-13 abavela eTaiwan, kuhlanganise nabaholi ababili abakhulu bezombangazwe abavela ezweni eliseningizimu ye-Asia, kuthiwa bahlazekile futhi banqatshelwa ukungena eBhitarkanika National Park esifundeni saseKendrapada ngenyanga edlule ngenxa yobuzwe babo.

Lokhu kuvele ngemuva kokuthi umvakashi ozinze eBhubaneswar efake isimangalo ngeledlule emnyangweni wezamahlathi kahulumeni. Umsebenzisi, u-Saroj Kumar Samal, wathumela isikhalazo sakhe kusikhulu samahlathi sase-Rajnagar (DFO) u-KK Swain ngoJanuwari 6.

“Ngomhla zingama-21 kuZibandlela, iziphathimandla zendawo yezilwane zasendle eBhitarkanika zasho ngokungananazi ukuthi izakhamuzi zaseTaiwan azivunyelwe ukungena kuleli paki, kodwa azikwazanga ukufakazela isizathu sokuvinjelwa okungaka okungaka. Abazange babhale noma yimuphi umyalo onjalo noma imingcele ebhaliwe. Abavakashi baphesheya kwezilwandle abashaqekile bacele abaphathi bepaki ukuthi babavumele bangene, kodwa kwaba nhlanga zimuka nomoya,” kusho uSamal, umqondisi ophethe weTropical Vacations Pvt Ltd.

“Abavakashi basole mina ngokuphazamiseka befuna isinxephezelo sika-Rs 13 lakh kimina. Basabise ngokuthuthela Inxusa labo eDelhi uma abaphathi bepaki behluleka ukufakazela ukuthi kungani kungavunyelwe ukungena endaweni yezilwane zasendle, ”kusho uSamal. Iningi labavakashi bekungabantu abadala, wengeza.

Umnyango wezamahlathi usuqalile uphenyo.