UMphathiswa wezokuHlaliswa koLuntu, uThembi Simelane, kulindeleke ukuba aqalise utyelelo lweentsuku ezintathu kwiphondo leMpuma Koloni elithwaxwa yizaqhwithi, nanjengoko inani labantu ababhubhe kwiimvula ezibhubhileyo kwiveki ephelileyo linyuke laya kutsho kumashumi asithoba.
Isebe lithe phantse amakhaya angamawaka amathathu achaphazelekileyo, kunye namakhaya angaphezu kwewaka okanye izakhiwo ezitshatyalalisiwe kwaye ngaphezulu kwamakhulu amathandathu atshatyalalisiwe ngokuyinxenye.
ISebe lezeMpilo lePhondo liqinisekise ukuba sele kugqitywe uqhaqho loqhaqho kwimizimba engaphezulu kwamashumi asibhozo, neentsapho ezichonge abo babathandayo. Inkulumbuso uOscar Mabuyane uqhube wathi uMthatha, eyona ndawo ichaphazeleke kakhulu, ubhengezwe njengendawo yentlekele.
USimelane kulindeleke ukuba adibane neenkokeli zephondo nezomasipala ukuze bathathe isigqibo ngenyathelo elilandelayo lokunceda amaxhoba ezikhukula.
Kwiveki ephelileyo, uMongameli Cyril Ramaphosa uqhube uhlolo kwindawo yebhulorho yase-Efata eMthata apho ibhasi yakhukuliseka kabuhlungu ngenxa yezikhukula.
URamaphosa uvakalise usizi ngokusweleka kwemiphefumlo kwaye wadlulisa amazwi ovelwano kwiintsapho eziswelekelweyo, uluntu oluchaphazelekileyo kunye nabahlali baseMpuma Koloni ngokubanzi.