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Okungenani eziyi-16 bafa abantu ngemva kobukhulu Ukuzamazama komhlaba okungu-6.8 kugasele eningizimu ye-Ecuador ngoMgqibelo ntambama, ngokusho kwezikhulu zikahulumeni.
Ukuzamazama komhlaba kwagadla eduze kwedolobhana laseBaláo eliseningizimu futhi kwakujule ngamakhilomitha angaphezu kuka-65 (cishe amamayela angu-41). ngokusho kwe I-United States Geological Survey.
Balinganiselwa ku-381 abantu abalimele kulokhu kuzamazama komhlaba, i-General Secretariat of Communication yeHhovisi likaMongameli wase-Ecuador ibhale kuTwitter ku-akhawunti yabo esemthethweni.
Esifundazweni sase-El Oro, kushone okungenani abantu abayi-11. Okungenani omunye omunye ushonile kubikwe ukuthi ushonile esifundazweni sase-Azuay, ngokusho komnyango wezokuxhumana kamongameli wase-Ecuador. Esitatimendeni sangaphambilini, iziphathimandla zithe umuntu ose-Azuay ubulawe ngesikhathi kubhidlika udonga emotweni nokuthi okungenani izisulu ezintathu e-El Oro zashona ngesikhathi kuwa umbhoshongo wekhamera.
Abantu abalimele balashwa ezibhedlela, kusho iHhovisi likaMengameli, kodwa alizange linikeze eminye imininingwane.
I-USGS inikeze ukuzamazama “isixwayiso esisawolintshi,” ethi “izingozi ezinkulu zingenzeka futhi inhlekelele ingase isabalele.”
“Imicimbi edlule enaleli zinga lesexwayiso idinga impendulo yezinga lesifunda noma likazwelonke,” kwengeza i-USGS. Iphinde yalinganisela umonakalo nokulahlekelwa kwezomnotho okungenzeka.
Izihlobo zomkhiqizi we-CNN echwebeni lasentshonalanga yedolobha I-Guayaquil bathi bezwa ukuzamazama “okunamandla kakhulu”.
Umxhumanisi we-CNN I-Ecuavisa kubika ukulimala kwezakhiwo eCuenca, elinye lamadolobha amakhulu kuleli. Idolobha elinomlando lisohlwini lwe-UN lwezindawo zamagugu omhlaba.
Asikho isexwayiso se-tsunami esisebenzayo kule ndawo, ngokusho kombiko I-US National Weather Service.
Izikhumulo zezindiza zaseGuayaquil naseCuenca zihlale zivulekile futhi zisebenza, kusho isitatimende sezwe.
