IKenya: Indiza yezivakashi iba yinhlekelele, kushone abayisikhombisa engozini

Indiza yezivakashi yaphenduka inhlekelele enyakatho yeKenya. Indiza enophephela emhlane yaphahlazeka ngoLwesithathu, mhla ziyi-19 kuNcwaba wezi-2026, eduze kweNtaba i-Ololokwe eSamburu County, kwashona abantu abayisikhombisa. Akekho noyedwa kwababesendizeni osindile.

Ingozi yenzeke cishe ngo-9:13 ekuseni ngesikhathi sendawo, ngesikhathi indiza enophephela emhlane indiza phakathi kwendawo yokugcina izilwane yaseLoisaba nendawo yase-Ewaso Nyiro. Indiza yayithwele abagibeli abayisithupha kanye nomshayeli wendiza.

Ngokusho kwemibiko yokuqala, indiza enophephela emhlane, i-Eurocopter EC130 B4 ebhalisiwe i-5Y-GYM, yabhujiswa ngesikhathi kushayisana umlilo ngaphambi kokuba kuqubuke umlilo. Izithombe ezivela endaweni yesehlakalo zibonisa imfucumfucu isakazeke endaweni enamatshe, enamahlathi, kanye nentuthu enkulu.

Amaqembu okuhlenga, okuhlanganisa ne-Kenyan Red Cross kanye neziphathimandla zendawo, aqoqwe ukuze aphendule endaweni okunzima ukuyifinyelela. Imisebenzi yayinzima ngenxa yendawo elukhuni kanye nomlilo owalandela ingozi.

Phakathi kwezisulu kwakukhona uMichele Sensi-Contugi, inhloko yezobunhloli e-Ecuador, nomkakhe, uStephany Hollihan. Izakhamuzi ezinhlanu zaseMelika nazo zashona kule ngozi, ngokusho kweziphathimandla zase-US.

UMichele Sensi-Contugi, oneminyaka engu-44 ubudala, wayehola iNational Intelligence Center yase-Ecuador. Njengomngane oseduze kaMengameli uDaniel Noboa, wayesebenze njengoNgqongqoshe Wezangaphakathi izinyanga ezimbalwa. Umkakhe, uStephany Hollihan, wayengumklami wemfashini oneminyaka engu-42 ubudala.

Ngemva kokushona kwalaba bobabili, uhulumeni wase-Ecuador umemezele izinsuku ezintathu zokulila. Ifulegi eliseSigodlweni Sezomthetho nalo lizophephezelwa phakathi nalesi sikhathi.

E-United States, uMnyango Wezwe uqinisekise ukuthi izakhamuzi zaseMelika ezinhlanu ziphakathi kwezisulu. Inxusa lase-US eKenya lisebenzisana neziphathimandla zendawo ukusekela imindeni kanye nokwenza lula izinqubo zamanxusa.

Ithimba elivela emnyangweni waseKenya elibhekele ukuphenya izingozi zezindiza lithunyelwe endaweni yesehlakalo. Izimbangela zengozi azikaziwa okwamanje. Uphenyo luzonquma ukuthi ingozi ibangelwe yini ukwehluleka kobuchwepheshe, izimo zendiza, noma esinye isici.

INtaba i-Ololokwe, ephakama cishe ngamamitha angu-2,000, iyindawo ephawulekayo eSamburu County kanye nendawo ethandwa kakhulu yizivakashi. Lesi sifunda saziwa kakhulu ngezindawo zaso ezinhle kanye nezindawo zokulondoloza imvelo, lapho izindiza zezindiza ezinophephela emhlane zisetshenziselwa khona ezokuthutha kanye nokuvakasha.

Yolande Bazié