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Isibalo sabashone ezikhukhuleni e-Eastern Cape sesinyuke safinyelela ku-86, okusho ukuthi sebengaphezu kuka-1 000 abantu abangenamakhaya.
UNgqongqoshe wamaPhoyisa uSenzo Mchunu usiqinisekisile lesi sibalo ngemuva kokuthi yena noKhomishana wamaphoyisa kuzwelonke u-Gen Fannie Masemola behlangane nezikhulu zamaphoyisa endaweni yaseMthatha ngoMgqibelo.
UMchunu uncome amaphoyisa ngokuqhubeka kwawo njengoba imizamo yokuthungatha nokuhlenga isaqhubeka nokukhuculula lesi sifundazwe esikhahlanyezwe yizikhukhula esilimale ngezigidigidi zamarandi nengqalasizinda.
“Ngicela niqhubeke nokusiza lapho nibizwe khona, singakunaki ukuphawula kokuthi umasipala wesifunda uvule amasango emisele aholela kule nhlekelele.”
Izikhulu zikamasipala wesifunda i-OR Tambo ziziphikile izinsolo zokuthi umasipala uvule budedengu amasango emfucumfucu eMthatha Dam, okudale izikhukhula nokufa kwabantu ngasemfuleni uMthatha.
Lezi zinsolo, ezisabalele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, ziphakamisa ukuthi isenzo sikamasipala senza umonakalo odalwe yimvula enamandla.
Kodwa-ke, umasipala uzichithile lezi zicelo njengezinobuqiniso neziyingozi.
IMeya yase-OR Tambo uMesuli Ngqondwana uthe: “Ezikhathini ezifana nalezi, ulwazi olungaqondile lubhebhethekisa uvalo, ludide imiphakathi futhi lubukela phansi umsebenzi wangempela owenziwayo wokuvikela nokweseka abantu bakithi.
UNgqondwana uchaze lezi zinsolo njengethiyori engeke yakwenzeka, egqamisa ukucekelwa phansi okusabalele kulesi sifunda.
“Umasipala uzama ukuqinisa amaloli athutha amanzi ukuze kweseke imiphakathi ethintekile, njengoba kudingeka kwandiswe amaloli azohlangabezana nezidingo.”
Lokhu kuza ngemuva kokuthi uMengameli Cyril Ramaphosa, ongqongqoshe kuzwelonke kanye nezikhulu zikahulumeni wesifundazwe eziholwa nguNdunankulu wase-Eastern Cape u-Oscar Mabuyane bevakashele izindawo ezikhahlamezekile, okuhlanganisa nesigodi esikhahlamezeke kakhulu eMthatha, eDicolyn, ngoLwesihlanu.
Ube esekhuluma nezakhamuzi ezibalelwa ku-100 ezasala dengwane eSinolwazi Senior Secondary School.
“Asijwayele ukulahlekelwa abantu abaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa, yingakho ngize ukuzozibonela ngawami ukuthi kwenzekeni,” kusho uRamaphosa.
Uthe uthole ukwaziswa okuningiliziwe kuMabuyane, waphinde wancoma nempendulo ezinhlakeni ezintathu zikahulumeni ekusizeni izisulu nokuthungatha labo abadukile.
“Lokho kimina kukhombisa ikhono likahulumeni wethu lokubhekana nezinhlekelele ezifana nalezi.
“Njengoba uNdunankulu esho, bekungaba kubi kakhulu kunalokhu.
“Kuyasikhathaza ukuthi baningi abantu abashonile kodwa ngabe kubi kakhulu.
Uthe kubhekwe usuku lokuzila ukuze kukhunjulwe abalahlekelwa yizimpilo zabo kulesi sigameko esibi
Akukacaci ukuthi bangaki abantu abasadukile.