Kwiveki ephelileyo, inyikima enkulu ye-7.8 yahlasela umhlaba wase-Ecuador waseMzantsi Melika, yabulala abantu abangaphezu kwama-500 kwaye ibangela izigidigidi zeedola. Ngelixa ilizwe liqhubeka likhupha kwi-rubble, kwaye uphando lwabasindileyo luyaqhubeka, inqanaba lokuzamazama kweyesibini elingu-6.0 - liye lahlawula ummandla ngoku, ukuzisa ukwesaba olutsha lokuqhubela phambili.
Njengoko unokucinga ukuba ilizwe lihlehliswa ngephanyazo, ngokuqhuba uphando kunye nokukhusela imisebenzi iqhutywayo kwaye iyakhiwa kwakhona iiprojekthi nje ngoku ziqala ukuqhubeka.
Ukuhamba ngokuqinisekileyo kudikibala kuloo mmandla owawunzima kakhulu, kodwa ininzi yelizwe likhuselekile, livulekile kwaye liyaqhubeka liyakwamkela iindwendwe.
Zimbini izityikitya ezithintela kwi-Ecuador yasePacifi, kwaye idolophu yasePortoviejo ithola ingqumbo yengqumbo, nangona iindawo ezifana neManta nePedernales zonakalisa umonakalo omkhulu. Le mimandla, eyaziwa ngokuba yiindawo eziselunxwemeni okanye iindawo eziphambili zokuhamba ngeparagliding, nazo zinamahlathi amaninzi kunye ne-ecolodges ezikude. Kodwa ke, kude neendawo ezithandwa kakhulu kwezokhenketho eziqhele ukutyelela iindwendwe ezingaphandle.
Ngokweengxelo ezivela kurhulumente wase-Ecuadorian, imimandla emithathu ethatha abahambahambayo-iIAndes Mountains, i-Amazon Jungle ne-Galapagos Islands - zihlale zivulekile ngokuncinci, ukuba kukho na, igalelo kwihlabathi. Enyanisweni, ezininzi iindawo kule ndawo azizange zenze ukuba ziveze zonke, kwaye umonakalo awuncinci kwiindawo ezenzileyo.
Ngokufanayo, umzi-dolophu waseQuito kuthiwa uye wafumana umonakalo omkhulu, kunye nomagosa u-Mauricio Rodas Espinel othi ukuphela kwesigxininiso kuphela kwiindawo zokuhlala ezi-6 ezikuloo mzi, zintathu zalawo angaphandle kweendawo zokuvakasha zendwendwe. Ezinye izakhiwo ezisemgangathweni yesiganeko sase-Quito ziye zavanywa, kwaye nangona kukho inkalo encinane yomonakalo wendawo kule ndawo, ezinye iimyuziyam kunye nezinye izinto ezinokhenketho zingavalwa ngexesha elifutshane.
Eminye loo mzi kuthiwa ikhuselekile, enegunya elipheleleyo, amanzi, i-Intanethi kunye nenkonzo yefoni.
I-Airport yaseMariscal Sucre - eyona ndawo i-international hub ekuphumeni nasekuphumeni kwe-Ecuador-iyaphuma kwaye isebenza ngokugcwele ngokupheleleyo, nangona ezinye iipropati ngaphakathi kweli lizwe zingenakubuyela kummandla opheleleyo ngeli xesha. Ukuba uya kuhamba ngaphakathi emoyeni, kucetyiswa ukuba uhlolisise nge-airline yakho ukuze uhlaziywe kwiimeko zeenqwelo zeenqwelo.
UMphathiswa wezoKhenketho wase-Ecuador uMnu Fernando Alvarado wakhulisa isitatimende ukuze ancede aqinisekise abavakalisi bezinye iintlanga. Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule wathi "Abavakatyeleli bahamba e-Ecuador okanye baceba ukutyelela kwiindawo ezingakhuselekanga banokuqiniseka ukuba uhambo lwabo aluyi kuba nefuthe, kwaye banokuziva bekhuselekile ukuba baqhubeke nezicwangciso zabo zokutyelela eli lizwe." Oku kukhankanya ulwazi olubelwana ngenhla ukuba ilizwe likhuselekile kwaye liqhuba ngokuqhelekileyo kwimimandla apho inyikima yenzulu ayinayo impembelelo.
Intaba yentaba yaseTierra del Volcan / iHaciend El Porvenir (esikuxelele yona apha ) iphinda iqhutywe kwaye ingabikho monakalo okanye ukulimala kwakhona. Intaba yentaba, ehlala emthunzini we-volcano eseCotopaxi, ihlala kwiimitha ezili-160 ukusuka kwi-epicenter yenyikima, kodwa ihlala ingabonakaliswa yintlekele yendalo.
Nangona iindawo ezihamba phambili zokuhamba zihlala zivulekile, kwaye zihlala ekufikeni kweendwendwe zazo, ummandla welizwe elibethelele kunzima ukuqhubeka nokulwa nokubhujiswa nokulahleka kobomi. Kuya kuthatha loo mimandla iminyaka ukubuyisela ngokupheleleyo, kwaye iinzame zokwenza njalo ziphela kwiinkqubo zabo zokucwangcisa. Uncedo lwemali kunye nemali sele iqhutyelwa e-Ecuador ukususela kuloo ntlekele, kodwa kusekho umsebenzi omningi omele wenziwe. Ukuba unqwenela ukufaka isandla kulezo zamehlo, ukukhululwa kweengxowa-mali kuqhutyelwa kwi-Red Cross kunye ne-UNDP, bobabini bancedisa ukulungelelanisa neminye imibutho ngaphakathi kwelizwe.
Kuthetha ukuthini konke oku kuhambi? Ukuba sele usuhambe uhambo oluya e-Ecuador, amathuba awuyi kubona nayiphi na ukuphazamiseka. Enyanisweni, usenokungazi nokuba inyikima iye yahlaba ilizwe lonke.
Eyona ndlela efanelekileyo kakhulu yokuba abo abaya kuhamba apho baya kunceda ukuqhubeka nezicwangciso zakho. UkuKhenketho kudlala indima ebalulekileyo kwizoqoqosho zase-Ecuador, kwaye ngokugxininisa phambili ngezicwangciso zakho uya kuba uncedisa uqoqosho ukuba luhlale luqinile kwaye lukhule. Le nto yinto engcono kakhulu eyenzekayo khona ngoku.