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1 | ‘So Many Kids Lost in Such a Small Place': St. Vincent Mourns Bus Disaster | ‘Ankizy Maro No Very Amin'ny Toerana Kely Toy Izany': Misaona Ny Lozam-piara Fitateram-bahoaka i St. Vincent |
2 | “On the road near Fancy”; photo by Ian Usher, used under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. | “Eny amin'ny làlana manakaiky an'i Fancy”; sary nopihan'i Ian Usher, nampiasàna ny lisansa CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 . |
3 | This week began with tragedy in St. Vincent when a bus plunged off a cliff and into the sea on Monday, killing several children. | Ny loza mahatsiravina tao St. Vincent no nanokatra ity herinandro ity raha nilatsaka taminà hantsana iray ary nivarina tany an-dranomasina ny fiara fitaterana iray ny Alatsinainy teo, nahafaty ankizy marobe. |
4 | The accident reportedly happened between Owia and Fancy, the country's northern-most village. | Voalaza fa teo anelanelan'i Owia sy Fancy no nitranga ny loza, ilay vohitra any amin'ny farany avaratry ny firenena. |
5 | Thanks to its hilly terrain, this part of the country, which has a sizeable Amerindian population, enjoys spectacular views of both the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. | Noho ny toetoetrany be havoana sy làla-miolankolaka, ity faritra iray amin'ny firenena ity, izay manana vahoaka Amerindiana maro, dia manana fahafaha-mitsinjo ny manodidina mahafinaritra tokoa, izany mitodika amin'ny Ranomasimbe Pasifika, na ny Oseana Atlantika. |
6 | Reports suggest that children from the area were on their way to school in Georgetown (located within the same vicinity, but on the flat) when the accident occurred. | Lazain'ny tatitra fa tamin'ny fotoana nitrangan'ny loza dia teny an-dàlana hamonjy sekoly ao Georgetown ireo mpianatra (sekoly ao amin'ny faritra ihany saingy any amin'ny lemaka). |
7 | One Facebook user, Skye Hernandez, who is based in Trinidad and Tobago but has visited St. Vincent on several occasions, was saddened by the news, saying that “so many kids [were] lost in such a small place.” | i Skye Hernandez, mpampiasa Facebook ary mipetraka any Trinidad sy Tobago, saingy imbetsaka efa nitsidika an'i St. Vincent, no nalahelo tamin'ilay vaovao ratsy, tamin'ny nitenenany hoe “ankizy maro [no] very tamin'ny toerana kely toy izany.” |
8 | She also noted that the area where the accident occurred is “a terrifying but beautiful drive”, explaining: | Nomarihany ihany koa fa ilay faritra nitrangan'ny loza dia “làlana mampahatahotra nefa mahafinaritra”, manazava izy : |
9 | it's a very spectacular area, like much of St Vincent, and there are surprisingly few accidents, but this one is heartbreaking. | Faritra iray tena mahavariana io, tahaka ireo maro ao St Vincent, ary mahagaga fa vitsy loza mitranga, fa ity iray ity no tena mahavaky fo. |
10 | Rescue efforts have been hampered by rough seas, to the point where hardly any new information about the accident is being released. | Nosembantsembanin'ny ranomasina nisamboaravoara ny asa famonjena ka nahatonga ny zara fa nisian'ny fanomezam-baovao mikasika ilay loza. |
11 | Monday's reports suggest that at least four children are dead and another eight missing. | Lazain'ireo tatitra tamin'ny Alatsinainy fa raha kely indrindra dia zaza efatra no maty ary valo hafa tsy hita nanjavonana. |
12 | A later report said that officials have since verified five fatalities. | Tatitra iray taty aoriana no niteny fa dimy hatreto no aina nafoy voaisan'ny manampahefana. |
13 | Ten survivors are reportedly being treated in hospital for their injuries and the country's Ministry of Health has confirmed that approximately 21 passengers, among them 14 secondary school students, were in the bus when the incident occurred. | |
14 | Citizen media sources who knew villagers who were on the scene reported that eyewitnesses were trying to help retrieve bodies from the water. Every time a wave dashed a body onto the rocks, the entire crowd would cry out in pain. | Folo sisampaty tamin'ilay loza no tsaboina any amin'ny toeram-pitsaboana noho ny ratra nanjo azy ary nanamafy ny Ministeran'ny Fahasalamàna ao amin'ny firenena fa manodidina ny 22 ireo mpandeha tao anatin'ilay fiara fitaterana tamin'ny fotoana nitrangan'ny loza, ka mpianatra amin'ny ambaratonga faharoa fototra ny 14 tamin'izy ireo. |
15 | The seawater at the crash site was apparently so rough that it hampered the country's coast guard from reaching the bodies. Thankfully, a fisherman managed to rescue a few people. | Raha mbola miatrika ilay loza mahatsiravina ny firenena manontolo, maka mora kosa aloha izao ny governemanta, hatramin'ny hoe fanemorana ny famoahana ny fanolorany ny tatitra ara-bola fanaony isan-taona, izay tokony ho novakiana tao amin'ny parlemanta iny tolakandro iny. |
16 | As the nation grappled with the tragedy, the government put everything else on the back burner, even delaying the delivery of its annual budget presentation, which was due to be read in parliament that afternoon. | |
17 | Twitter was soon flooded with comments about the disaster. | Vetivety dia tondraky ny fanehoankevitra mikasika ilay loza mahatsiravina ny Twitter. |
18 | West Indian cricketer Darren Sammy, who hails from St. Lucia, called St. Vincent his “sister island”: | Darren Sammy, Indiana Tandrefana mpilalao “cricket” , izay teratany avy ao St. Lucia, miantso an'i St. Vincent ho “nosy rahavaviny”: |
19 | May God be with our sister island #StVincent during this tragic time. | Andriamanitra anie ho eo anilan'ny Nosy rahavavinay #StVincent mandritra zao fotoan-tsarotra izao. |
20 | I pray for for the families who've lost their love ones #GodIsInCharge | Mivavaka aho ho an'ireo fianakaviana namoy ny hava-malàlany #GodIsInCharge |
21 | - Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) January 12, 2015 Some local businesses used social media to express their shock and sadness: | Nampiasa ny media sôsialy ny sasany amin'ireo mpandraharaha ao an-toerana mba hanehoany ny alahelony: |
22 | #Update on bus crash… http://t.co/NWPOevKTo3 Our hearts are heavy for all impacted… Stay strong #StVincent - St. Vincent YP (@StVincent_YP) January 13, 2015 | #fampanarahan'andro ny momba ilay lozam-pitaterana… http://t.co/NWPOevKTo3 Mavesatra/feno ny fonay ho an'ireo rehetra nidònany… Mahereza hatrany #StVincent |
23 | One Twitter user, Richard Hung, made the point that when tragedies like this happen, the entire region stands in solidarity: | Richard Hung, mpampiasa Twitter, no nanamarika fa rehefa mitranga ny loza mahatsiravina tahaka izao, miara-mijoro maneho firaisankina ny faritra manontolo: |
24 | Damn!! | Letyyyy e!! |
25 | One island suffers, all islands suffer. | Nosy iray no manaintanina, ny nosy rehetra no mangirifiry. |
26 | RIP to these young kids smh #stvincent #westindian… http://t.co/JXp3uUDiUv | |
27 | - Richard Hung (@jus_b_cool) January 13, 2015 | Na izany na tsy izany, MAP ireo ankizy tanora ireo #stvincent #westindian |
28 | Our sincere condolences goes to all the families who have lost a loved one(s) during this tragic incident #StVincent pic.twitter.com/GtuDNydbpR | |
29 | - careergrenada (@careergrenada) January 14, 2015 The news quickly reached the Caribbean diaspora, as Trinidadian Phil Simmons, who lives in the UK, tweeted: | Mankany amin'ireo fianakaviana namoy hava-malàla tamin'ity loza mahatsiravina ity ny fiaraha-miory avy aminay #StVincent |
30 | Extremely sad news coming out of #StVincent my prayers are with all the families involved - Phil Simmons (@Coachsim13) January 13, 2015 | Vetivety dia tonga tany amin'ireo zanaka Karaibiana any am-pielezana ny vaovao, toy ilay Trinidadiana Phil Simmons, izay monina any Angletera, nibitsika hoe : |
31 | Another Twitter user, Abka Fitz-Henley, was supposedly privy to the cause of the accident: | Faran'izay tena mampalahelo ny vaovao nivoaka avy any #StVincent Mankany amin'ireo fianakaviana rehetra tratry ny loza ny vavaka ataoko |
32 | JUST IN: around 12 children dead in a bus accident this morning in #StVincent. | Iray hafa mpampiasa Twitter, Abka Fitz-Henley, no eritreretina ho nahafantatra ny antony niteraka ny loza : |
33 | Brakes on a bus cut going down a hill, bus went into ocean | VAO IZAO: ankizy manodidina ny 12 no maty taminà lozam-pitaterana androany maraina tao #StVincent. |
34 | - Abka Fitz-Henley (@AbkaFitzHenley) January 12, 2015 | Tapaka ny hisatry ny fiara fitaterana ary nidoboka any an-dranomasina ny fiara |
35 | In trying to make sense of the loss, Elma Gabriel-Mayers wrote a poem, “In Times Like These”, which was published by one of St. Vincent's news outlets: | Amin'ny ezaka mba hanomezana lanja ilay fahavoazana, nanoratra tononkalo iray i Elma Gabriel-Mayers, “Anatin'ny Fotoana Tahaka Ity”, izay navoakan'ny iray amin'ireo mpamoaka vaovao ao St. Vincent : |
36 | It is so very sad to hear, And I know it is your pain to bear. But be assured that I am near, With you and yours, I shed some tears. | Faran'izay mampalahelo tsy tiana ho re, ary fantatro fa ny hirifirinao no hiaretana. nefa matokia fa eo akaiky eo aho, miaraka aminao sy ireo havanao, nandrotsaka ny ranomasoko. |