U-Omayra Sánchez Garzón, intombazane eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala yaseColombia, owayehlala ngokuthula nomndeni wakhe omncane edolobheni lase-Armero eTolima. Kodwa wayengakaze acabange ukuthi isikhathi esimnyama sasibazungezile ngaphansi kokuthula kwemvelo, futhi kungekudala yayizogwinya indawo yabo yonke, ikwenze kube omunye izinhlekelele ezibulala kakhulu emlandweni wesintu.
Inhlekelele yase-Armero
NgoNovemba 13, 1985, ukuqhuma okuncane kwentaba-mlilo iNevado del Ruiz eseduze nendawo yase-Armero, kwaveza i-lahar enkulu (amadaka omlotha wentaba-mlilo exutshwe namanzi) imfucumfucu yentaba-mlilo exutshwe neqhwa eyahlangana yabhubhisa lonke idolobha lase I-Armero namanye amadolobhana ayi-13 eTolima, abangela ukufa kwabantu abalinganiselwa ku-25,000. Le ndlela elandelanayo edabukisayo yaziwa njenge-Armero Tragedy - i-lahar ebulala kunazo zonke emlandweni oqoshiwe.
Isiphetho sika-Omayra Sánchez
Ngaphambi kokuqhuma, uSánchez wayesekhaya noyise u-Álvaro Enrique owayengumqoqi welayisi namabele, umfowabo u-vlvaro Enrique nonina omncane uMaría Adela Garzón, nonina uMaría Aleida babehambele eBogotá ngebhizinisi.
Ebusuku benhlekelele, lapho kuzwakala okokuqala umsindo we-lahar esondelayo, uSánchez nomndeni wakhe babevukile, bekhathazekile ngomlotha oseduze walokho kuqhuma. Kepha empeleni, i-lahar ibisabeka kakhulu futhi inkulu kakhulu ngaphezu kokucabanga kwabo okushaye indlu yabo kungekudala, ngenxa yalokho, iSánchez ibhajwe ngaphansi kwezinhlaka zikakhonkolo nezinye izinsalela ezazize ne-lahar futhi wayengakwazi ukuzikhulula.
Umzamo omkhulu wokuhlenga u-Omayra Sánchez ovaleleke odaka lwentaba-mlilo
Emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo wayembozwe ngokhonkolo nodaka kodwa yena, nokho, uthola isandla sakhe ngokuqhekeka kwemfucumfucu. Ngenkathi amaqembu ezokutakula esefikile futhi umhlengi ebona isandla sakhe siphuma enqwabeni yemfucumfucu futhi wazama ukumsiza, babona ukuthi imilenze yakhe ibibhajwe ngokuphelele ngaphansi kwengxenye enkulu yophahla lwendlu yakhe.
Yize kunjalo, imithombo eyahlukahlukene inikeze izitatimende ezahlukahlukene maqondana nezinga u-Omayra Sánchez abhajwe ngalo. Abanye bathi uSánchez "ubhajwe wafakwa entanyeni yakhe", kanti uGermán Santa Maria Barragan, intatheli ebisebenza njengevolontiya enhlekeleleni yase-Armero uthe u-Omayra Sánchez ubhajwe okhalweni.
USánchez wayenamathele futhi enganyakazi kusukela okhalweni kwehle, kodwa umzimba wakhe ongenhla wawungenakho ukhonkolo nezinye izinsalela. Abatakuli basule amathayili nezinkuni ezizungeze umzimba wakhe ngangokunokwenzeka phakathi nosuku.
Lapho esekhululiwe okhalweni phezulu, abatakuli bazama ukumkhipha kodwa bakuthola kungenzeki ukukwenza lokho ngaphandle kokwephula imilenze yakhe.
Ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho umuntu emdonsa, namanzi ayekhuphuka amzungezile, ukuze kubonakale ukuthi uzocwila uma beqhubeka nokwenza, ngakho-ke abasebenzi bezokutakula babebeke isondo emzimbeni wakhe ukuze bangakwazi ukuqhubekela phambili.
Kamuva, abatshuzi bathola ukuthi imilenze kaSánchez ibanjwe ngaphansi komnyango owakhiwe ngezitini, izingalo zikamalumekazi wakhe zibambe zaqina emilenzeni nasezinyaweni zakhe.
U-Omayra Sánchez, intombazane yaseColombia enesibindi
Yize ebhekene nale nkinga, uSánchez wahlala ethembile njengoba wayeculela intatheli uBarragán, ecela ukudla okumnandi, ephuza isoda, waze wavuma nokuthi kuzoxoxwa naye. Ngezinye izikhathi, wayesaba futhi athandaze noma akhale. Ngobusuku besithathu, waqala ukucabanga, wathi, “Angifuni ukufika sekwephuzile esikoleni” futhi ngikhulume ngokuhlolwa kwezibalo.
Kungani kwakungenakwenzeka ukuhlenga u-Omayra Sánchez?
Ngasekupheleni kokuphila kwakhe, amehlo kaSánchez aba bomvu, ubuso bavuvukala, nezandla zakhe zaphenduka zaba mhlophe. Noma, ngesikhathi esithile wacela abantu ukuthi bamshiye ukuze baphumule.
Ngemuva kwamahora abatakuli babuya nepompo bazama ukumhlenga, kepha imilenze yakhe yayigobele ngaphansi kukakhonkolo sengathi uguqile, futhi kwakungeke kwenzeke ukumkhulula ngaphandle kokunqamula imilenze.
Bentula imishini yokuhlinza eyanele ukumsindisa emiphumeleni yokunqunywa, abelaphi abangakwazi ukuzisiza banquma ukumyekela afe ngoba bekungaba nobuntu kakhulu.
Sekukonke, uSánchez uchithe cishe ubusuku obuthathu obungabekezeleleki (ngaphezu kwamahora angama-60) ngaphambi kokuthi ashone ngabo-10: 05 ekuseni ngomhla ka-16 kuNovemba, kusukela ekuvezweni, okungenzeka ukuthi ubebangwa yisilonda esibucayi kanye ne-hypothermia.
Amazwi okugcina ka-Omayra Sánchez
Ngomzuzu wokugcina, u-Omayra Sánchez uvela kumbhalo oqoshiwe ethi,
“Mama, uma ulalele, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi ulalele, ngithandazeleni ukuze ngihambe ngisindiswe, nokuthi laba bantu bangisize. Mama, ngiyakuthanda nobaba nobhuti wami, mama usale kahle. ”
Isibindi nesithunzi sika-Omayra Sánchez kuthinte izigidi zezinhliziyo emhlabeni wonke, futhi isithombe sikaSánchez, esathathwa intatheli yezithombe uFrank Fournier ngaphambi nje kokuba ashone, sashicilelwa emhlabeni wonke emithonjeni yezindaba eyahlukahlukene. Kamuva kwaqokwa njenge- "I-World Press Photo Of The Year Ka-1986."
Namuhla, u-Omayra Sánchez usalokhu eyisidalwa esihle esingasoze salibaleka esikweni elidumile eligcinwe ngomculo, ngezincwadi nangezindatshana zesikhumbuzo ezahlukahlukene, futhi ithuna lakhe selibe yindawo yokuhambela. Ubungathola ithuna lakhe lesikhumbuzo lapha.
