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1Uganda: Bloggers respond to massive floodingOgandà : Miverina amin'ireo tondra-drano be ny mpiblaogy
2The top thing on many Ugandan bloggers' minds in the past two weeks has been the massive flooding across sub-Saharan Africa.Tena nataon'ny mpiblaogy Ogande ho vain-dohan-draharaha nandritra iny tapa-bolana lasa iny ny mitantara ireo tondra-drano be izay nianjady tamin'ny faritry Afrika ambanin'i Sahara.
3The floods hit particularly hard in northern and eastern Uganda, where 250 people have died and up to 150,000 have been displaced.Tena isan'ny voa mafy tamin'izany tondra-drano izany tokoa mantsy ny faritra Avaratra sy Atsinanan'i Oganda, ka olona 250 no namoy ny ainy ary mihoatry ny 150'000 ireo nitsoa-ponenana.
4Omar Basawad describes the lasting toll the natural disaster will take on the country:Tanisain'i Omar Basawad ireo takaitra navelan'ity voina ity izay tsy maintsy hozakain'ity firenena ity mandritra ny fotoana maharitra :
5The floods only exacerbates Uganda's already many problems: the bloody and costly conflict in the North, it being plagued by HIV/AIDS and other diseases and an economy that has so far not taken off as strongly as hoped for.Ny tondra-drano dia manampy ketraka ireo fahasahiranana marobe izay efa mianjady amin'ny Ogandà: ny ra mandriaka vokatry ny ady any Avaratra izay vidiana lafo tokoa, mbola miampy ny HIV/AIDS sy ireo aretina maro ary indrindra ny toekarena izay tsy nety nitraka araky ny nandrandraina.
6Now, Uganda has not only to feed and shelter the hundreds of thousands worse affected by the floods, but has too - to reconstruct, rebuild and repair the many roads, bridges and other structures destroyed by the floods.Ankehitriny i Ogandà dia tsy maintsy miatrika indray ny famahanana sy fitadiavana fialofana hoan'ireo traboina aman-jato sy arivony, no sady koa - hanarina sy hanorina ary hanamboatra ireo lalàna, tetezana sy zavatra maro simban'ny tondra-drano.
7As for the worse affected people of the area, the agony and misery is even more and worse.Raha ny mikasika ireo tena voadona mafy tany amin'iny faritra iny kosa, ny toreo sy ny fijaliana dia mbola hitohy ary hihahenjana aza.
8And will continue for a long time to come; even when the World, much later, has forgotten about the floods in Uganda.Mandritra ny fotoana lava; eny elabe aorian'ny hanadinoan'izao tontolo izao fa nisy tondra-drano tany Ogandà tany.
9Many bloggers, including Zack, Kelly and Dennis, express their sympathies and ask their readers to help the victims, either by contributing to relief efforts or by keeping them in our thoughts.Mpiblaogy maro, isan'izany ry Zack, sy Kelly ary Dennis, no nanambara ny fiarahany miory amin'ireo tra-boina no sady miangavy ireo mpamaky mba hiara-mientana amin'ny fanampiana ireo tra-boina na ara-bola na amin'ny tsy fanadinoana azy ireo fotsiny aza.
10Tandra posts instructions for donating to relief efforts through SMS:I Tandra indray dia manazava izay fomba tsotra azo anampiana amin'ny alàlan'ny fandefasana SMS avy amin'ny finday:
11Send an SMS and save a life.Mandefasa SMS mba hanavotra aina iray.
12Donate 1,000/= to flood victims.Manomeza 1,000/= hoan'ireo tra-boina nohon'ny tondra-drano.
13Simply type FLOOD and send to 198 and you will have saved a flood victim.Alefaso amin'ny laharana 198 fotsiny ny soratra hoe « FLOOD » [tondra-drano] dia hanampy amin'ny famonjena ireo tra-boina ianao.
14And Elit writes a scathing critique of the Ugandan government's response to the tragedy:I Elitkosa kosa dia mitsikera mafy izay fihetsiky ny fitondrana Ogande manoloana izao voina izao:
15Since last week, the main press piece has been the floods in the North and Eastern parts of the country.Hatramin'ny herinandro lasa, ny vaovao tena dradradraina dia ireo faritra tondra-drano any Avaratra sy any Atsinanana.
16Kudos to the dailies for if it were not for them, this would have been swept under the carpet in the way our government does when they'd rather not be bothered with the problem at hand. …Miverina hoan'ireo gazety izay namoaka ity raharaha ity ny voninahitra, satria raha tsy izy ireo no nandray andraikitra dia zary lasa fafa-trano asitrika ao ambany tsihy araka ny fomba mahazatra fanaon'ny mpitondra antsika rehefa tsy te ho elingelenina amin'ny olana an-tratra tsy voafehiny izy.
17And what is the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, headed by Prof. Kiwani [NOTE: “kiwani” can be translated as “liar” or “fake”; the Ugandan Minister of Disaster Preparedness is Musa Ecweru] doing?… Ary inona kosa no mba navalin'ny Ministera fiarovana amin'ireo voina voa-janahary, izay ambany fiadidian'ingahy Prof. Kiwani ? [FANAMARIHANA: « mpandainga » na « tsy marina » no dikan'ny hoe « kiwani »; satria ny Ministry ny fiarovana amin'ireo voina voa-janahary dia i Musa Ecweru] « Tokony hamolavola tetik'asa mazava isika mba hifehezana ireo voina voa-janahary ».
18“We should develop a comprehensive plan to handle disasters”.
19Heck, a disaster has happened, is happening and you are sitted in your comfortable plush office that has been furnished at the cost of these children's parents' earnings, and you are talking about developing a plan!!Oadray, ny voina ve rangahy ity efa an-tratra, no sady efa « alohalika ny ranom-bary » dia ianao mbola migalabona tsara amin'ny sezanao malalaka izay novidiana tamin'ny alalan'ny valin-katsembohan'ireo ray amandrenin'ireto ankizy tra-boina, dia famolavolana tetik'asa no mba hany valiny azonao atolotra !! Rebekah Heacock