Abantu abangama-30,000 basongelwa ngokuthe ngqo ngumlilo kwisiqithi saseRhodes. Abasemagunyeni bakwazile ukubakhusela okanye babakhuphe esiqithini, apho ihlathi livutha khona kangangeentsuku ezintlanu.
Amakhulu-khulu abantu akhutshwe buphuthuphuthu kwisiqithi saseRhodes ngenjikalanga yangoMgqibelo umhla wama-23 kweyeKhala bebaleka amadangatye, abanye babo bengenalo nexesha lokunxiba, besanxibe iimpahla zabo zokuqubha. Umyalelo wokufuduka waqala ukujikeleza emva kwemini, kunye nomlilo usondela ngokuyingozi kwiindawo zabakhenkethi.
Umlilo obaswe yimimoya enamandla kunye namaza obushushu
Amawaka abakhenkethi kwafuneka ashiye iihotele neelwandle zawo buphuthuphuthu, esebenzisa zonke iindlela. Abanye bahamba imigama emide besiya kufuna amaphenyane awayefunwa, ukuze basiwe kwindawo ekhuselekileyo ngokukhawuleza, imini nobusuku. Lilonke, abantu abangama-30,000 baye bakhuselwa, ngokutsho kwabasemagunyeni basekuhlaleni, kwaye bahlaziywa ngokutsha njengento engxamisekileyo. Umlilo otshisayo oqale kwiintsuku ezintlanu ezidlulileyo, udonga lomlilo oluphenjelelwa yimimoya ebhudla ngamandla kunye namaza obushushu obungalawulekiyo ngoku. Umlilo uye wasondela kufutshane nonxweme kunye neendawo zabakhenkethi. Iilwandle zaseKiotari naseLardos kuye kwafuneka zikhutshiwe.
Umonakalo sele umkhulu. Kulindeleke ukuba umoya uqine emva kwemini, uvuthe nangakumbi. Umzamo wokucima umlilo uya kuthatha iintsuku ezininzi, ngokutsho kwabasemagunyeni basekuhlaleni.
