Ngesonto eledlule, ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu kwamamitha angu-7.8 kwahlasela izwe lase-Ecuador laseNingizimu Melika, kwabulala abantu abangaphezu kuka-500 futhi kwabangela izigidigidi zamadola. Ngenkathi izwe liqhubeka liphuma emfucumfucu, futhi ukusesha kwabasindile kuyaqhubeka, ukuzamazama kwesibili okulinganiselwa ku-6.0 - kuye kwashaya lesi sifundazwe, kwaletha ukwesaba okusha kokuzamazama okuqhubekayo.
Njengoba ungase ucabange ukuthi leli zwe lihlehlisiwe okwamanje, imisebenzi yokusesha nokulondolozwa isenziwa futhi iphinde ikhiqize amaphrojekthi kuphela manje eqala ukuqhubeka.
Ukuhamba ngokuqinisekile kuyadangalisa esifundeni esasiwunzima kakhulu, kodwa iningi lezwe liphephile, livulekile futhi liyaqhubeka lamukele izivakashi.
Kokubili ukuzamazama komhlaba kuhamba eduze kolwandle lwase-Ecuador yasePacific, idolobheni lasePortoviejo lithola ukuthukuthela komkhumbi, nakuba izindawo ezifana noManta noPedernales zalimala kakhulu. Lezi zindawo, ezaziwa kakhulu ngokuba izindawo zokudoba noma izindawo ezinhle zokuhamba nge-paragliding, nazo zihlanganisa amahlathi ashisayo nama-ecolodges akude. Kodwa-ke, kude nemikhakha evelele kakhulu yezivakashi ezivame ukudweba izivakashi ezingaphandle.
Ngokusho kwemibiko evela kuhulumeni wase-Ecuador, lezi zifunda ezintathu ezithatha abahambahamba kakhulu - i-Andes Mountains, i-Amazon Jungle ne-Galapagos Islands - zihlale zivulekile, uma zikhona, zithinta ukuzamazama komhlaba. Eqinisweni, izindawo eziningi kulezo zindawo azizange zithinte ngisho nokuthuthumela, futhi ukulimala akuncane ezindaweni ezenza.
Ngokufanayo, inhloko-dolobha yaseQuito kuthiwa ibhekene nokulimala okuncane, kanye nommeli uMauricio Rodas Espinel ethi ukuhlala kwamadolobha ayisithupha kuphela kuhlaselwa yi-quake, kanti kulabo abathathu bangaphandle kwezingxenye zendawo yokuvakasha. Izakhiwo ezithile ngaphakathi esifundeni esidumile sase-Quito nazo zihlolwe, kanti nakuba kungabonakali ukulimala kwesakhiwo endaweni, ezinye iminyuziyamu nezinye izinto ezikhangayo zingavalwa okwesikhashana futhi.
Okunye kwedolobha kuthiwa kuphephile, kunamandla onke, amanzi, i-Inthanethi, kanye nensizakalo yocingo.
Isikhumulo sezindiza iMariscal Sucre - esiyi-international hub ephuma nase-Ecuador - sisebenza futhi sisebenza ngokugcwele, nakuba ezinye iziteshi zezindiza ngaphakathi kuleli zwe zingase zingabuyiselwa amandla okugcwele ngalesi sikhathi. Uma uzohamba ngaphakathi emoyeni, kutuswa ukuthi uhlole ne-airline yakho ukuze uthole isibuyekezo ngesimo sezindiza zakho.
UNgqongqoshe wezokuvakasha wase-Ecuador uMnu. Fernando Alvarado uphinde wakhipha isitatimende esizosiza ukuqinisekisa izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe. Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule wathi "Abahambeli abaya e-Ecuador noma abahlela ukuvakashela izindawo ezingathintekile bangaqiniseka ukuthi uhambo lwabo ngeke luthinteke, futhi bangazizwa bevikelekile ukuqhubeka nezinhlelo zabo zokuvakashela leli zwe." Lokhu kufakazela ukwaziswa okubekwe ngenhla ukuthi izwe liphephile futhi lisebenza ngokujwayelekile ezindaweni lapho ukuzamazama komhlaba kungenalo umthelela.
Indawo yokuphumula yaseTerra del Volcan / Haciend El Porvenir (esikutshele yona lapha ) iphinde isebenze ngaphandle kokulimala noma ukulimala okubikiwe. Indawo yezintaba, ekhona emthunzini we-volcano eCotopaxi esebenzayo, ihlala ngamamitha angu-160 kusukela kulesi sigameko sokuzamazama komhlaba, kodwa isalokhu ingahlosiwe yinhlekelele yemvelo.
Ngenkathi izindawo ezibalulekile zokuhamba zihlala zivulekile, futhi zizofika lapho kufika izivakashi zazo, isifunda sezwe esasicindezela kunzima kakhulu siyaqhubeka nokulwa nokubhujiswa nokulahlekelwa kwempilo. Kuzothatha lezo zindawo iminyaka ukubuyisela ngokugcwele, kanti imizamo yokwenza kanjalo kuphela ezinyathelweni zabo zakuqala zokuhlela. Imali yokusiza kanye nezimali ziye zawela e-Ecuador kusukela inhlekelele ishaywa, kodwa kusekhona umsebenzi omningi okumelwe wenziwe. Uma ungathanda ukufaka isandla kulowo mzamo, ukukhuliswa kwezimali kuqhubeka nge-Red Cross kanye ne-UNDP, kokubili okusiza ukuxhumanisa nezinye izinhlangano ezweni.
Kusho ukuthini lokhu konke kwabahambi? Uma usuvele uhambe uhambo oluya e-Ecuador, amathuba ngeke ubone noma yikuphi ukuphazanyiswa noma yini. Eqinisweni, ungase ungazi ngisho nokuthi ukuzamazama komhlaba kuye kwashaya izwe.
Indlela engcono kakhulu kulabo abazohamba lapho ukuzosiza ukuqhubeka nezinhlelo zakho. Ukuvakasha kunendima ebalulekile emnothweni we-Ecuador, futhi ngokucindezela phambili ngezinhlelo zakho uzosiza umnotho ukuba uhlale uqinile futhi ukhule. Yilokho into engcono kakhulu engenzeka khona khona manje.