Abasebenzi baseSamoa abacinga ngokukhawuleza bancede ukusindisa ubomi babakhenkethi abaninzi ngethuba le-tsunami, iNkulumbuso yaseNew Zealand uJohn Key uthi.
Ubuncinci abantu abayi-176 - phakathi kwabo basixhenxe abantu baseNew Zealand kunye nabahlanu baseOstreliya - babulawa xa isigebenga sabetha kunxweme olusemazantsi eSamoa kwiveki ephelileyo.
U-Key, oye watyelela iindawo ezitshatyalalisiwe ngoMgqibelo, wathi inyikima eyabangela itsunami yashukumisa indawo yokuphumla yaseSinalei malunga nemizuzu emithathu.
"Babengenamacebiso malunga netsunami kodwa baqaphela amaza kunye namanzi ehla," uxelele inkomfa yeendaba.
“Ngoko nangoko babakhupha abantu kwizindlu zabo (iindlwana) ukuya kuthi ga apho bankqonkqoze khona baza baqhekeza iingcango zabanye babo.
“Barhuqa abo bantu benyuka induli kwaye kwimizuzu nje embalwa indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iholide yakhukuliseka.
Ukuba bebengenzanga ngokukhawuleza kangako ndicinga ukuba ngekubulewe abantu abaninzi baseNew Zealand.
Ngelo xesha kwakukho abantu abangama-38 kwindawo yokuphumla, uninzi lwabo ingabemi baseNew Zealand.
Inani lokufa ngokusemthethweni eSamoa naseTonga limi kwi-135, kunye nabantu abenzakeleyo abangama-310, utshilo uKey.
Inani labantu baseNew Zealand abaqinisekisiweyo ukuba babhubhile bemi kwisixhenxe, kunye nomntwana omnye olahlekileyo, ekucingelwa ukuba uswelekile, utshilo.
Ngoku iNew Zealand yayinabasebenzi basemkhosini nabezonyango abali-160 eSamoa.
Iingcali zezifo ezosulelayo zihambe ngentsasa yangoMvulo kwaye nabacebisi bentlungu nabo bebesendleleni.
U-Key uthe ikhabhinethi yaseNew Zealand kungekudala iza kuxoxa ngobungakanani boncedo lwemali lwexesha elizayo eSamoa naseTonga.
“Sinohlahlo lwabiwo-mali loncedo olumalunga nezigidi ezingama-NZ500 zeedola (iidola ezingama-415 ezigidi) … kukho umthamo omninzi ngaphakathi koko woncedo olukhawulezileyo kwaye kulapho luza kuvela khona.
“Sinentembelo enkulu kwindlela amaSamoa namaTonga ayisingatha ngayo le meko.
"Sinentembelo yokwenyani yokuba ukuba sifaka imali yaseNew Zealand kwinkqubo, baya kukwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuba ilawulwa ngokufanelekileyo."
