Le minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo ibinzima ngokwaneleyo kuYapanu Daniel, umhlolokazi kunye nomama wabantwana abane. Emva kokufelwa ngumyeni ngo-2015, ebesebenza nzima elungiselela abantwana bakhe abane abancinci ukutya. Kodwa yintoni eyehlela intsapho yakhe encinci nge-26 ngoFebruwari 2018, usuku olubi kakhulu inyikima yabetha iPapua New Guinea, yabashiya bengenamakhaya yaye betsala nzima ukuze baphile.

Ukuhlala kwindawo eyayisakuba yidolophana yaseYakara kwi-ward ye-Toiwaro, i-Poroma LLG yesithili saseNipa-Kutubu, iphondo lase-Southern Highlands, i-Yapanu ngoku ihlala kwiziko lokunyamekela i-Urila kunye nabantwana bakhe abane - uDalin, uMelenge, uDoli kunye no-Undip.

Esakhathazekile, kodwa eqokelelwe, uYapanu wakhumbula ukuba inyikima ye-7.5 ubukhulu yayivakalelwa njani. “Njengoko umhlaba wawugquma ngaphantsi kweenyawo zethu, amatye awela ezindlwini. Kwavakala ngathi kuqhushumba ibhombu yaza yatshabalalisa yonke into eyayisingqongileyo ngemizuzwana nje embalwa.”

Ebhidekile yaye esoyika, waxhuma ebhedini waza ngethuku wolula isandla ebantwaneni bakhe. “Indlu yethu yayihexa… Ngequbuliso, uphahla lwawela kum. Ngandlela ithile ndityhalele isandla sam sasekunene kubhodlo ndaza ndalala apho ndingakwazi kuzinceda, ndiwangawangisa ecela uncedo,” uYapanu wayidibanisa loo nkumbulo ibuhlungu.

Into eyenzekayo emva koko yayingummangaliso. Kuloo ngqushu, intombi yakhe encinane yabona izandla zikanina phakathi kobutyobo yaye isolula isandla sayo esincinane, izama ukuya kunina. Engcwatywe phantsi kwamabhodlo, uYapanu wayengakwazi ukuphefumla, ayeke ukukhwaza okanye ashukume njengoko umhlaba wawuqhubeka nokutyibilika kwiintaba ezingqongileyo. Kodwa ke ndeva intombi yam ikhala ibiza igama lam. Ndakwazi ukubamba ingca eyomileyo ekuthiwa yikunai ekufuphi ukuze ilumkiswe ngumrhasha. Ekugqibeleni wandiqaphela waza wakhwaza ngakumbi ecela uncedo,” wabalisa umama omncinane.

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