Sitholakale isidumbu somfana oneminyaka engu-6 owawela emgodini
Umfana oneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala utholwe yiqembu laseJoburg Water emamitha ambalwa ukusuka e-split chamber ngase-Olifantsvlei Cemetery eLenasia.
Ngemuva kokulinda amahora amaningi ukuze ahlonze isidumbu selokhu abikelwa amaphoyisa emini, uyise kaMagadla, uLawrence, waphuma egumbini elihlukene ekhala njengoba ethola nje ukuthi umfana ngowakhe.
Okhulumela umndeni, uDerrick Mngomezulu, ukuqinisekisile kwiSunday World endaweni yesigameko ukuthi umfana ohlonziwe kanti nguye ngempela uKhayalethu.
“Kubuhlungu kodwa sikhululiwe ukuthi umfana usetholakele yize sekucishe kwavalwa yonke into yokuthungatha,” kusho uMngomezulu. “Sesinesiqiniseko sokuthi umfana uyena futhi singaba nokuthula sazi lapho ephumule khona,” engeza.
Okhulumela i-Emergency Management Services (EMS) uNana Radebe-Kgiba ukuqinisekisile ukuthi uMagadla utholakale egunjini elihlukanisayo ngezithuba zabo-12:23.
“Ithimba eliyisipesheli le-EMS belilokhu liqhubeka nokuthungatha uhlelo lwamapayipi oluyinselelo. Amaqembu e-Urban Search and Rescue asehambe ibanga elingu-20km ukusuka kwaDlamini ukuya e-Eldorao Park. IJoburg Water isize kakhulu ngokukhipha amanzi aphuma ezindleleni ezahlukene zendle,” kusho yena.
Emuva kokutholwa kwesidumbu, uMMC uDavid Tembe uthe: “Umnyango udlulisa amazwi enduduzo emndenini kulesi sikhathi sobunzima futhi unethemba lokuthi kuzovalwa njengoba sekutholakele uKhayalethu. Amaqembu ethu asebenze ngokuzikhandla ukuqinisekisa ukuthi umndeni uthola ukuvalwa.”
