Riaan A ukuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla kuzamazame eningizimu ye-Ecuador nasenyakatho yePeru ngoMgqibelo, kwashona okungenani abantu abangu-15, kwavalela abanye ngaphansi kwemfucumfucu, futhi kwathumela amaqembu abatakuli aphumele emigwaqweni egcwele imfucumfucu nezintambo zikagesi eziwile.
I-US Geological Survey yabika ngokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.8 magnitude enkabeni yePacific Coast, cishe amakhilomitha angu-80 eningizimu yeGuayaquil, idolobha lesibili ngobukhulu e-Ecuador. Esinye sezisulu sashonela ePeru, kwathi abanye abangu-14 bashonela e-Ecuador, lapho iziphathimandla nazo zabika ukuthi okungenani kwalimala abantu abangu-126.
Indoda ithwebula isithombe sebhilidi elabhidlika ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba eMachala, e-Ecuador, ngoMgqibelo, ngoMashi 18, 2023. (Isithombe se-AP/Jhonny Crespo)
Iphoyisa libheke phezulu eduze kwemoto ephihlizwe imfucumfucu ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba eCuenca, e-Ecuador, ngoMgqibelo, ngoMashi 18, 2023. (Isithombe se-AP/Xavier Caivinagua)
Umongameli wase-Ecuador uGuillermo Lasso utshele izintatheli ukuthi ukuzamazama komhlaba “ngaphandle kokungabaza … kudale i-alamu kubantu.” Ihhovisi likaLasso esitatimendeni lithe izisulu ezingu-12 zishone esifundeni esisogwini i-El Oro kanti ababili bashone e-Azuay.
EPeru, ukuzamazama komhlaba kwezwakala kusukela emngceleni wayo osenyakatho ne-Ecuador kuya ogwini olumaphakathi nePacific. UNdunankulu wasePeru u-Alberto Otárola uthe intombazane, 4, ishone ngenxa yokulimala ekhanda eyakuthola ngesikhathi kuwa umuzi wayo esifundeni saseTumbes, umngcele ne-Ecuador.
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Esinye sezisulu e-Azuay ubegibele emotweni ephihlizwe yimfucumfucu emzini ose-Andean umphakathi waseCuenca, ngokusho kweRisk Management Secretariat, i-ejensi yezimo eziphuthumayo yase-Ecuador.
E-El Oro, le nhlangano iphinde yabika ukuthi abantu abambalwa bavaleleke ngaphansi kwemfucumfucu. Emphakathini waseMachala kubhidlike umuzi onezitezi ezimbili ngaphambi kokuthi abantu baphume, kwadedeleka isibaya kwaqhekeka izindonga zebhilidi kwavaleleka isibalo sabantu esingaziwa.
I-US Geological Survey ibike ngokuzamazama komhlaba okunesilinganiso esingu-6.7 cishe ngamamayela angu-50 eningizimu yeGuayaquil. (Isithombe se-AP/Xavier Caivinagua)
Kusho isikhungo izicishamlilo zasebenza ukuhlenga abantu ngesikhathi Amaphoyisa Kazwelonke ehlola umonakalo, umsebenzi wabo wenziwa waba nzima kakhulu ngolayini abadilikayo abaphazamisa izingcingo nogesi.
Isakhamuzi saseMachala uFabricio Cruz uthe ubesendlini yakhe esitezi sesithathu ngesikhathi ezwa ukundindizela okunamandla futhi ebona umabonakude wakhe ushaya phansi. Waphuma ngokushesha.
“Ngizwile ukuthi omakhelwane bami bebememeza kanjani, kunomsindo omkhulu,” kusho uCruz, 34, ongumthwebuli wezithombe. Uqhube wathi uma eqalaza wabona sekubhidlika uphahla lwezindlu eziseduze.
Uhulumeni wase-Ecuador uphinde wabika ngomonakalo ezikhungweni zezempilo nasezikoleni. ULasso uthe uzohamba ngoMgqibelo alibhekise e-El Oro.
I-US Geological Survey ibike ngokuzamazama komhlaba okulinganiselwa ku-6.8 magnitude enkabeni yePacific Coast, cishe amamayela angu-50 (amakhilomitha angu-80) eningizimu yeGuayaquil. (Isithombe se-AP/Jorge Sanchez)
EGuayaquil, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-270 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yenhloko-dolobha, iQuito, iziphathimandla zabika imifantu ezakhiweni nasezindlini, kanye nezindonga eziwile. Iziphathimandla ziyalele ukuthi kuvalwe imigudu emithathu yezimoto eGuayaquil, ehlanganisa indawo kamasipala enabantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezintathu.
Amavidiyo abiwe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana akhombisa abantu ababebuthene emigwaqweni yaseGuayaquil nasemiphakathini eseduze. Abantu babike izinto eziwela ngaphakathi ezindlini zabo.
Ividiyo eyodwa efakwe ku-inthanethi ikhombise amahange amathathu omdlalo we-dart ovela etafuleni labo lesitudiyo njengoba isethi izamazama. Baqale bazama ukuyinyakazisa njengokuzamazama okuncane kodwa ngokushesha babalekela ikhamera. Omunye u-anchor uveze ukuthi umbukiso uzothatha ikhefu lezentengiso, kanti omunye waphinda wathi, “Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami.”
ULuis Tomalá wayedoba nabanye ngesikhathi kuqala ukuzamazama komhlaba. Uthe isikebhe sabo saqala ukuhamba “njengehhashi lomjaho, sashaywa uvalo, kwathi uma sivula umsakazo sezwa ngokuzamazama komhlaba. Kulapho iqembu lakhe, uTomalá athi, lanquma khona ukuhlala olwandle esaba i-tsunami ingathuthuka.
Izinto zasendlini zintanta emanzini ngemva kokuzamazama komhlaba eMachala, e-Ecuador, ngoMgqibelo, Mashi 18, 2023. (Isithombe se-AP/Erick Feijoo)
Umbiko ovela ku-Adverse Events Monitoring Directorate yase-Ecuador ukhiphe usongo lwe-tsunami.
Iziphathimandla zasePeruvia zithe izindonga ezindala zekamu lamasosha ziwile eTumbes.
I-Ecuador ijwayele kakhulu ukuzamazama komhlaba. Ngo-2016, ukuzamazama komhlaba kwakugxile enyakatho enyakatho Pacific Coast endaweni enabantu abambalwa kakhulu yezwe kwashona abantu abangaphezu kuka-600.
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Umfundi waseMachala, uKatherine Cruz, uthe umuzi wakubo ubezamazama kangangoba ubengakwazi nokusukuma aphume egunjini lakhe abalekele emgwaqweni.
“Kwakubi kakhulu. Ngangingakaze ngizwe into enje empilweni yami,” esho.
