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Kushone okungenani abantu abangu-36 kwalimala abangu-66 ngesikhathi kushayisana izitimela ezimbili ngasedolobheni laseGreece, iLarissa, kusho iziphathimandla, ngesikhathi abezimo eziphuthumayo begijima ngoLwesithathu befuna abasindile kule ngozi eshile.
Izinqola eziningi zicishe zacekeleka phansi ngesikhathi kushayisana isitimela esithwala abantu kanye nesitimela ngaphambi kwamabili ebusuku ngoLwesibili, kwabonakala okungenani imoto eyodwa ivutha umlilo yavalela abagibeli ngaphakathi.
“Angikaze ngiyibone into enjena kukho konke ukuphila kwami,” kusho omunye umsebenzi wokuhlenga, ephuma kule ngozi. “Kubuhlungu. Ngemva kwamahora amahlanu, sithola izidumbu.”
Izimoto eziningi zazigingqikile noma zokheleke ngomlilo lapho ziphuma kujantshi, zishiya insimbi ephihlizekile nezingilazi.
FUNDA FUTHI: Okungenani bangu-50 abantu abalahlekile ngemuva kokucwila kwesikebhe sabokufika eGreece
Okhulumela amaphoyisa utshele i-AFP ukuthi umphathi-siteshi, 59, uboshiwe, kanti amacala azomenyezelwa maduze.
Umkhulumeli kahulumeni u-Yiannis Economou uthe izitimela ezimbili zishiywe zigijima emzileni owodwa “amakhilomitha ambalwa.”
– ‘Ukwethuka okuphelele’-
Isitimela esithwala abantu abangu-350 besisuka enhlokodolobha i-Athens siya edolobheni elisenyakatho neThessaloniki.
UNgqongqoshe Wezempilo uThanos Plevris uthe iningi labagibeli “lalingabantu abasha”, kanti isitimela esithwele abafundi abaningi ababuyela eThessaloniki ngemuva kwempelasonto ende yamaholide.
“Bekuyiphupho elibi… ngisaqhaqhazela,” umgibeli u-Angelos, 22, etshela abe-AFP.
“Ngenhlanhla besihamba ngemoto yokuqala saphuma siphila. Kube nomlilo ezimotweni zokuqala nokwethuka okuphelele.”
“Ukushayisana kwakunjengokuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu.”
“Ngangigcotshwe yigazi labanye abantu abalimele eduze kwami,” umgibeli ogama lakhe linguLazos etshela iphephandaba iProtothema.
Abanye abezicishamlilo be-150 kanye nama-ambulensi e-40 bahlanganiswe ukuze baphendule, ngokusho kwabezimo eziphuthumayo zamaGreki.
“Umkhankaso wokukhulula abantu ababoshiwe uyaqhubeka futhi wenzeka ezimeni ezinzima, ngenxa yobucayi bokushayisana kwezitimela ezimbili,” kusho umkhulumeli uVassilis Vathrakogiannis etshela abezindaba.
BUKA: Bonke abasebenzi abayisishiyagalombili bashone engozini yendiza yezimpahla yase-Ukraine eGreece
Kamuva uthe bangu-36 abantu asebetholwe beshonile, kwathi abangu-66 abalimele basesibhedlela, okuhlanganisa nabayisithupha abasegumbini labagula kakhulu.
Bangu-194 abantu asebesindisiwe kuze kube manje.
– ‘Ingozi yesitimela embi kunazo zonke eGreece’ –
NgoLwesithathu ekuseni, o-cranes ababili abakhulu esizeni bebeqala ukususa izingxenye zemfucumfucu njengoba abatakuli bebezama ukukhulula abagibeli abebesabhajwe ezinqoleni ezilimele.
Enye yamakalishi ephihliziwe yaphakanyiswa esigangeni esiseduze kukajantshi wesitimela lapho yayifike khona ngemva kokuphuma emzileni, izungezwe imfucumfucu ehlakazekile.
Okwamanje akwaziwa ukuthi kungani lezi zitimela ezimbili zishayisane kulokho abezindaba bendawo abakubiza ngokuthi “ingozi yesitimela engakaze ibonwe iGreece”.
FUNDA FUTHI: Kushone abangu-26, izakhiwo ziyawa njengoba ukuzamazama okukhulu kugadla eTurkey, eGreece
“Imicabango yami inabantu baseGreece namhlanje ekuseni,” kusho inhloko yoMkhandlu waseYurophu, uCharles Michel.
“Ithuswe yizindaba nezithombe zokushayisana kwezitimela ezimbili,” engeza.
Umbusi wesifunda u-Kostas Agorastos utshele isiteshi se-Skai TV ukuthi isibalo sabashonile kungenzeka “siphezulu kakhulu” futhi waxwayisa ngokuthi amakalishi amabili okuqala esitimeleni “awasekho nhlobo”.
– ‘Ama-Windows aqhuma’ –
Engosini yezindaba yendawo i-Onlarissa, owesifazane osemusha wathi isitimela “samiswa imizuzwana lapho sizwa umsindo ovala izindlebe”.
Omunye umgibeli utshele ithelevishini iSkai ukuthi “amafasitela aqhume kungazelelwe. Abantu babeklabalasa besaba”.
“Ngenhlanhla sikwazile ukuvula iminyango sabaleka ngokushesha. Kwezinye izinqola azikwazanga ukuphuma, nenqola eyodwa yaze yasha,” engeza.
Umengameli wenyunyana yabashayeli bezitimela i-OSE uKostas Genidounias utshele abe-AFP endaweni yengozi ukuthi lezi zitimela ziphelele emzileni owodwa zashayisana mahlanze.
FUNDA FUTHI: IGreece ibala izindleko zomlilo wequbula oyingozi kakhulu enkumbulweni
Uthe ingozi “beyingacabangeki” futhi “beyiyogwenywa ukube izinhlelo zokuphepha bezisebenza”.
Umhlangano kahulumeni ophuthumayo wahlelwa ngemuva kokuphahlazeka kanye nezibhedlela zamasosha eThessaloniki nase-Athens zibekwe “ukuqapha” uma kwenzeka zidingeka.
Kumenyezelwe isikhathi sokulila sezinsuku ezintathu.
