WASHINGTON DC —
Umanisipala wakoBulawayo uthi usemile ukudonsa amanzi edamu leInyankuni ngoba selilamanzi amalutshwana, okuyinto esilethe ukukhathazeka okukhulu kuzulu.
Inengi lesabela ukuthi ukuvalwa kwedamu leli kuzakutsho ukuvalelwa kukazulu amanzi okwensuku ezinengi, lanxa umanisipala esithi lokhu akusoze kwenzeke.
Okwamanje umanisipala uvala amanzi okwensuku ezintathu ngeviki.
Idolobho lakoBulawayo ngelinye lendawo zeMatabeleland ezihlala zibhekane lohlupho lwamanzi njengazo zonke indawo zeMandebeleni.
Ukhansila kaWard 24 uMnu Gideon Mangena utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi izakhamizi zikhathazeke kakhulu ngaloludaba.
"Ngikhuluma-nje emalokitshini engiwamelayo sokulensuku ezithile kungelamanzi," kutsho uMnu Mangena.
"Lokhu yinto edanisayo kakhulu, kodwa akulalutho umanisipala angakwenza ngoba esikufunayo yikulondoloza amanzi amalutshwana wonawo akhona."
Indawo zemaphandleni lazo zibhekane lokusilela kwamanzi njalo amadamu ezigabeni ezinengi abikwa sesitsha, kutsho oke waba ngukhansila weMadlambudzi uMnu Thamani Ncube.
Inengi lesabela ukuthi ukuvalwa kwedamu leli kuzakutsho ukuvalelwa kukazulu amanzi okwensuku ezinengi, lanxa umanisipala esithi lokhu akusoze kwenzeke.
Okwamanje umanisipala uvala amanzi okwensuku ezintathu ngeviki.
Idolobho lakoBulawayo ngelinye lendawo zeMatabeleland ezihlala zibhekane lohlupho lwamanzi njengazo zonke indawo zeMandebeleni.
Ukhansila kaWard 24 uMnu Gideon Mangena utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi izakhamizi zikhathazeke kakhulu ngaloludaba.
"Ngikhuluma-nje emalokitshini engiwamelayo sokulensuku ezithile kungelamanzi," kutsho uMnu Mangena.
"Lokhu yinto edanisayo kakhulu, kodwa akulalutho umanisipala angakwenza ngoba esikufunayo yikulondoloza amanzi amalutshwana wonawo akhona."
Indawo zemaphandleni lazo zibhekane lokusilela kwamanzi njalo amadamu ezigabeni ezinengi abikwa sesitsha, kutsho oke waba ngukhansila weMadlambudzi uMnu Thamani Ncube.