Patricia Moyo-News Reporter
Ukuswelakala kwezulu sokubangela ukufa kwezifuyo esiqintini zemaphandleni amanengi kuluhlu lwasemaNdebeleni, Matabeleland South.
Imifula, amachibi leziziba okwandise ukunathela inkomo lezinye izifuyo akuselamanzi. Inkomo seziqhutshwa zihambe imango emidi kudingwa amanzi.
Lokhu kudingwa kwamanzi lakho kubangela ezinye ingozi ezinjengokudinwa lokomo ngenxa yomango. Enye ingozi yikuntshontshwa kwazo lezizifuyo, ikakhulu inkomo.
Ukutshisa kwelanga lokhu okubangelwa yisimo esilethwa yi El Nino, sesenze lamadlelo lawo aphela utshani ngesiphangiphangi. Obunye utshani sobome qha akuselalutho emadlelweni.
Lokhu ukusweleka kwamanzi lotshani sokubangela ukulwa kwezakhamizi ngenxa yokuba izifuyo seziseqa imingcele zidinga okokuziphilisa.
Ezinyeke inkomo zihle zinyamalale zingaziwa ukuba ziqondephi njengomswenya ngoba sezihambe umango omude kakhulu. Amasela ahle ahlekelele azibuthe ngobunengi.
Ezinye kutholakala sokusele umswane kuphela amasela esenhlinze anyamalala lenyama.
Inkomo zisuka esigabeni seMlomoliwoto, eSipaba, eMbilamboki ngokuya eLongfield eziqintini ezitholakala Esigodini zisiyadinga ukudla lamanzi eMbalabala. Nxa zingasathwetshulwanga ngamasela ezinengi zihlangana lengozi yezitimela.
Ezinye zihle ziwe zisesibayeni ngokulamba langokusweleka kwamanzi.
Sezikhale zoma izakhamizi emakhaya ngezifuyo ezithintithekayo malanga onke.
Isimo sokuswelakala kwamanzi sibhahile njengoba izulu lingekho. Ababona ngezomkhathi baxwayise ukuba izulu lingana kusukela 2 linyanga, kodwa isibhakabhaka sivule imbawula elamalahle ezigodo zephane. Izigodo zakhona zilomlilo ongacitshiyo, lanxa selikhotheme ilanga, isikhudumezi sakhona sitholakala lasengutsheni.
Konke lokhu kubangelwa yisimo somkhathi uEl-Nino.
Abomkhathi bathi isehlakalo sika-El Nino yikuguquka komumo wezulu okubangelwa ngamagasi aletha ukutshisa okukhulu njalo umhlabathi wome qha.
Omunye wezakhamizi zaseMbilamboki uMelani Nkomo ekhala ngezifuyo uthi,
“Lokhu kubuhlungu kakhulu ngoba izifuyo zethu ziyaphela sibili. Izithukuthuku zethi ziphelela eboyeni njengezenja.
Umuntu uyabewasebenza gadalala ukuba athole lezinkomo zilobe ngokusweleka kwamanzi lamadlelo.
Akusela luthu kulesisigaba osokubangele ukuba selusele kweminye imingcele sisephula umthetho.”
Izifuyo ezinengi zicina sezintula leganga, sezilobela eguswini, amathole asanda kuzalwa acina esedliwa zimpisi.”
Esinye njalo isakhamuzi esingumfelwakazi, uSakhile Mnkandla uyabubula laye ngenxa yokutshabalala kwemfuyo yakhe.
“Uyathi ungumfelwakazi uthembele kuzo izifuyo ziphinde zidliwe liganga. Akujabulisi lokhu njalo kuyabulala, ngiyabulawa yiBP ngalesisimo esibi kungelanto engingayenza.
Labafana laba abakhangela izifuyo kabasazinaki, abaselathando ngitsho. Uyaphuma lenkomo kodwa aphenduke etshaya ibatha inkomo sezingenelanga.”
Uyangezelela uSakhile Mnkandla ekhala ngesibaya sakhe esesitshaya umlozwi.
Ukusweleka kwamanzi akuhlaseli izifuyo ezisemakhaya kuphela. Lenyamazana zeganga kubikwa kuthiwa lazo sezingena emakhaya zidinga ukudla lamanzi.
NgoMpalakazi wanyakenye zikezaphela inyamazana zeganga ngokusweleka kwamanzi endaweni yaseHwange.
Inhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority yabika ukufa kwendlovu lezinye izilwane zasendle eHwange National Park ngenxa yokuswelakala kwamanzi okubangelwa yi El Nino.
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