Imigubho yangomhlaka-4 kuJulayi kulo nyaka ingase ihluke ngenxa yezinkinga zochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla kanye namanani aphezulu abangela izinkinga kubahlinzeki beziqhumane ngobuningi kanye nokuthengisa.
Nakuba ukukhanselwa kwemicimbi emikhulu ngo-2020 kwaholela ekwehleni kwebhizinisi lokubonisa embonini, uRoberto Sorgi, umnikazi we-American Fireworks eseHudson, uthe ngenxa yokuthi abantu bagubha ngama-firecrackers neminye imikhiqizo emakhaya, ibhizinisi lezitolo lesizwe likhuphuke ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwe-100.
USorgi uthe izinkinga zochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla ziyinkimbinkimbi. Okokuqala, umhlinzeki weziqhumane wafaka i-oda elikhulu ngo-2021, kodwa ifektri ayikakulungeli okwamanje. Kodwa amanani awazange aqale ukukhuphuka kwaze kwaba yilapho iSuez Canal ivalwe izinsuku eziyisithupha ngoMashi.
Uthe ngenxa yokwanda kwesidingo kanye nokuntuleka kokunikezwa, izindleko zokuhamba zikhuphuke ngaphezu kuka-200%, okuholele ekukhuleni kwentengo okuqhubekayo.
“Iningi labathengisi beziqhumane ngobuningi alisekho esitokweni, futhi asikafiki ngisho noJulayi 4,” kusho uSorgi. “Bathengise konke kubathengisi, futhi akukho mpahla okufanele bayinikeze, ngakho lokhu kunomthelela omkhulu. Abathengisi ezweni lonke bayesaba ukuzama ukuthola imikhiqizo nokuzama ukuthenga imikhiqizo, okuye kwabangela nokuthi amanani akhuphuke. Kancane kancane.”
Unxuse abathengi ukuthi bathenge imikhiqizo ngokushesha okukhulu futhi babe nesineke ngesikhathi sokuthunyelwa kanye nempahla encane ethengiswayo.