- Idilesi: Thin Ruh Park, Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Malé, Maldivi
Isikhumbuzo kumaxhoba e-tsunami eMaldives sisetyenziswe kwinqununu kumanxweme ase-Indian Ocean. Ikhumbuza izakhamuzi zendawo kunye nabakhenkethi kwintlekele ka-2004.
Yintoni enomdla malunga nesikhumbuzo?
Isikhumbuzo savuleka ngenkumbulo yamaxhoba e tsunami okwenzeka ngoDisemba 26, 2004. Emva koko ukuzamazama komhlaba kwamanzi kwabangela i-tsunami echaphazelekayo kumazwe angama-18 waza wabulala abantu abangama-225 ewaka. Ngokuchasene neziganeko eziqhelekileyo, kubonakala ngathi i-Maldives ayifuni ukuba ihlupheke, njengaleli lizwe le ntlekele lilinganiswa ngamaxhoba angama-100 kuphela. Kodwa ke urhulumente wanquma ukuseka isikhumbuzo. Ubonisa ukuba bonke ubomi obulahlekileyo bubhalwe kwiphepha lembali yelizwe.
Isimo sengqondo sabemi kwisikhumbuzo sichaphazelekayo kunokuba sihle. Okokuqala, inxulumene noMamun Abdul Gayum. Ngethuba lokuvulwa kwekhumbuzo, wayenguMongameli weMaldives kwaye, eqinisweni, waqalisa ukudala isikhumbuzo. Umlawuli wayengumtyholi, ngoko ke abantu abavumelani nayo yonke into ayenzayo. Ukongezelela, imali eninzi isetyenziselwe ukukhunjulwa, kwaye abaseMaldivia bayaqiniseka ukuba kwakufuneka ukuba bachithe izindlu, iindlela, indawo zokungcebeleka kunye nokunceda amaxhoba. Ngoko ke, abantu basekuhlaleni abanalo isithethe sokuvakashela iSikhumbuzo kwixhoba le-tsunami. Kodwa kukho iindawo ezininzi zokuvakasha ezikufuphi.
I-Architecture
Ngoxa kwakhiwa isikhumbuzo, abakhi bezakhiwo bazama ukubonisa ubunzima beentlekele ngokuchanekileyo ngokunokwenzeka. Ngaloo ndlela, kuye kwafunyanwa isibalo esiphezulu, isiseko salo malunga neendonga zensimbi ezilikhulu, ezifanekisela ubomi bomntu obuthwa ngamanzi. Ebusuku kubo "uluhlu" olunamacangca alo, inani labo lilingana nenani lee-atolls ezichaphazelekayo, ezinye zazo ezingafanelekanga kubomi ngenxa ye-tsunami, kunye nokubuyiselwa kwezinye iziqithi kufuna imali eninzi. Emva koko, ngaphandle kwekhaya, kwakukho amawaka angamawaka aseMaldivians.
Ndingafika njani?
Unokufika kwisikhumbuzo kwixhoba le-tsunami ngebhasi. Ibloko ekhunjulwayo yiyeke "i-Villingili Ferry Terminal" (I- Termination Ferry Terminal). Isikhumbuzo siya kudinga ukudlulela kwimitha engama-70, sisekhompini elwandle kwaye siya kubonakala ngokukhawuleza xa uye etaweni yaseBoduthakurufaanu Magu.