Izindaba Ezinhle! Isimo Sesomiso Somsele WasePanama Siyathuthuka, Siholela Ekwehliseni Imikhawulo!
I-Panama Canal Authority imemezele kuleli sonto ukuthi izokhuphula isibalo sezindawo zokuhamba ezibekelwe kanye nenani eliphezulu lokusalungiswa elivumelekile.
Nakuba kuqhathaniswa nokuvinjelwa kwemikhumbi engama-27 okwamenyezelwa enyangeni edlule, i-ACP izovumela kancane kancane ukuthi imikhumbi engama-32 idlule usuku ngalunye kusukela ngoMeyi 16. Lokhu kuwukwenyuka okuphawulekayo uma kuqhathaniswa nobuncane bemikhumbi eyi-18 ngosuku. Umkhawulo omkhulu wemikhumbi edlula izingidi ezinkulu nawo uzokwenyuswa ukusuka kumamitha ayi-13.41 kuye kumamitha ayi-13.71 maphakathi noJuni.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi ngaphambi kwalokhu, i-Gatun Locks ihlelelwe ukugcinwa kusukela ngoMeyi 7 kuya ku-15, okuzonciphisa okwesikhashana umthamo wokuthutha wansuku zonke wePanama Canal kusuka emikhunjini ye-20 kuya emikhunjini ye-17. Lokhu kulungiswa komkhawulo osalungiswa kusekelwe ekuhlaziyweni ngokucophelela kokutholakala kwemithombo yamanzi futhi kucubungula isibikezelo samazinga wamanzi e-Gatun Lake, ukuqinisekisa izimo ezifanele zokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
Isinqumo sokuqalisa lezi zinyathelo senziwa ngemva kokuhlaziywa nokuqapha okubanzi kwemithombo yamanzi. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kwamazinga amanzi kudalwe "izindlela zokonga amanzi" eziqaliswe kusukela ngonyaka odlule kanye "nemvula encane kusukela ngo-April."
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