Abantu abedlula ikhulu babikwa sebehlaselwe ngumkhuhlane weTyphoid eHarare le Chitungwiza ngenxa yokunatha amanzi angcolileyo.
Iziphathamandla zamadolobho la zithi umkhuhlane lo we Typhoid kukhanya umemetheka njengoba lamanzi engasatholakali kwezinye indawo lapho okucina kusetshenziswa khona imigodi yamanzi engahlolwanga.
Abantu abanengi ababanjwe ngumkhuhlane lo base Chitungwiza okukhanya kulohlupho lwemitshina yokuhlambulula amanzi ukuze alungele ukunathwa nguzulu.
Iziphathamandla lezi zithi sezitshele uzulu ukuthi angathengisi inhlanzi lokunye okudliwayo ezitaladini okungenza ukuthi umkhuhlane lo umemetheke ngamandla.
Kusenjalo, idolobho lako Bulawayo lithi selilenkinga emangalisayo yokuswelakala kwamanzi okuzakenza ukuthi kuphungulwe isilinganiso samanzi esisetshenziswa zimuli ngelanga kusukela ngoleSine.
Iziphathamandla zedolobho leli zithi kulendawo ezizaswela amanzi ilanga lonke loba nje kulemota zamanzi ezizabe zinceda abantu makhaza.
Ukuze sihlaziye udaba lolu kanye lomkhuhlane wetyphoid osuhlasele uzulu eHarare le Chitungizwa uGibbs Dube weStudio 7 uxoxe loMnu. Patrick Thaba Moyo uMayor wako Bulawayo loMnu. Peter Moyo ukhansila omele umuzi weSoutherton kukhansili ye Harare.
Bathe okuhlupha emadolobheni le Harare yikuswelekala kwemali yokuhlambulula amanzi emadamu kuthi-ke koBulawayo kwenziwa yikuthi izulu kalinanga lonyaka endaweni ezinengi zeMatabeleland.
Umayor wedolobho leli uphinde wathi uhlelo lokukha amanzi eZambezi River yilo oluzakwenza ukuthi kube lamanzi amanengi eMatabeleland, eMasvingo kanye le Nkabanzwe.
Amadamu alamanzi asetshenziswa edolobheni lakoBulawayo asesele lamanzi amancane kakhulu. Izakhamizi zedolobho leli okwamanje zisebenzisa amakhulu angamatshumi ayisitshiyagalo lunye kusilinganiso sama cubic meters – 90,000cubic meters, ngelanga.
Nxa amanzi emanengi emadamu athi iUpper Ncema, Umzingwane, Insiza, Lower Ncema le Inyankuni, kusetshenziswa amanzi phose alikhulu lamatshumi amane kusilinganiso sama cubic meters – 140,000.
Kulokhe kusakhiwa impompi yamanzi esuka eMtshabezi Dam isiye emadamu la ekhangelelwe ukuthi izaletha ingcosana yamanzi efunwa yizakhamizi lemafekithali koBulawayo.
