Bakhala ezimathonsi abakhishwe ngesidlozana endaweni yezindiza eDouala
Amaphoyisa aseCameroon aqhumise isisi esikhalisa unyembezi ngoMgqibelo ekuseni ngesikhathi elwa nezakhamizi ezilwa nokukhishwa endaweni eseduze neNewton Airport enhlokodolobha yezomnotho kuleliya lizwe iDouala. Isikhulu sathi abahlali basemijondolo, eyaziwa ngokuthi yiseFret Aeroport, badle umhlaba kaHulumeni ngokungemthetho nokuthi ngeke banxeshezelwe.
Abanye abahlali, iningi labo elihlale eduze kwesikhumulo sezindiza isikhathi esingaphezu kwamashumi eminyaka naphezu kwemizamo ephindaphindiwe yeziphathimandla yokubasusa, bathe banikezwe isikhathi esingaphansi kwezinsuku ezimbili ukuthi baphume. “Lo ngumhlaba wesikhumulo sezindiza, isikhumulo sezindiza sinendawo yaso yomhlaba, futhi laba bantu sebezinze ngesiphithiphithi,” kusho uHector Eto Fame, omele uHulumeni Wendawo. “Abantu abahlala kule ndawo ngokungekho emthethweni abafanele ukuthola isinxephezelo, ngokomthetho wokunxephezela.”
Amaphoyisa odlame alwa izimpi ebezihleliwe nezakhamuzi zale ndawo lapho abantu bejikijela amatshe njengoba abengena indlu ngendlu, benyonyoba emigwaqeni egcwele imfucuza kanye nefenisha ebibekiwe, omatilasi nesisi esikhalisa unyembezi. Kubonakale kuvimbe amatafula avuthayo evimbe umgwaqo owodwa. Kokunye, abesifazane nezingane bakhala lapho bebuka kudilizwa izakhiwo phakathi kwehlane kakhonkolo nophahla lwensimbi olushubile. Kungokwesibili abantu bexoshwa kule ndawo kuwona lo nyaka. NgoMasingana cishe imindeni engama-200 yaphoqeleka ukuba iphume emakhaya, ngokusho kwamaqembu alwela amalungelo endawo.
UHulumeni wake wathi phambilini abantu abangaphezu kwezi-100 000 babehlala ngaphakathi komngcele wesikhumulo sezindiza, futhi kwakudingeka ukuthi basuswe ukuze kuvinjelwe abantu abawela umgwaqo wamabhanoyi futhi bavikele nezindiza. “Sanikwa isaziso esisemthethweni kungakapheli ngisho usuku ngaphambi kwembubhiso yezakhiwo zethu.
Ngikhungathekile,” kusho uDaïkolé Mama, oyisakhamuzi sale ndawo. “Asitshelwanga lutho ngesizathu sokubhujiswa kwale ndawo esihlala kuyo. Sengineminyaka engama-30 ngihlala kule ndawo.”