Kwakukade kukho umzi-mveliso wezitena kwicala elingasentla le-Des Moines, kwaye abakhweli-zibhayisekile basezintabeni babebhideka phakathi kwamatye, amatyholo, imithi, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha izitena ezisahleli eludakeni.
“Ifuna iitreyila ezintathu kunye ne-four-wheel drive ukuyikhupha,” eqhula watsho.“Utata unomsindo.”

Njengoko uphuhliso lunwenwa lusuka emazantsi nasentshona, iijeep kunye nezithuthi eziphuma endleleni zinika ithuba abakhweli beebhayisikile nabakhweli.
“Kuyaphambana kum ukucinga ngalo mzila weemayile ezi-3 ehlathini, ukufutshane kakhulu kumbindi wesixeko okanye naphi na apho ufuna ukuya khona, kwaye iseyile gem ifihliweyo,” utshilo.
“Emazantsi omlambo, ukude noko, nokuba uhlala uphuphuma,” watsho uCook."Kwabo bafuna ukuthatha ithuba, siyiguqule yaba yindawo entle kakhulu yokuzonwabisa."
Ukulandela ukukhwela ibhayisekile okubangelwe kukuvalwa kwe-COVID-19 kulo nyaka uphelileyo, uCook uthe uMbutho weTrail ubone intatho-nxaxheba enkulu ngoMvulo ebusuku eSycamore kunye nezinye iindlela eziziswa ngumbutho kwimisebenzi yawo yeveki.

UCook wathi: “Xa ungqongwe yikonkile nezakhiwo, ngokwenene intle imbonakalo yendalo, yaye le yeyona nto ndicinga ukuba yeyona ndawo ilungileyo.Sinazo ezi ndlela kuso sonke isixeko.”Wonke umntu unako.Bandwendwele.”
Umfoti kunye nomzobi wevidiyo werejista, uBrian Powers, ngumkhweli webhayisikile ochitha ixesha lakhe elininzi elingaphangeliyo kwiibhayisekile, okanye azame ukuhambisana nenkosikazi yakhe nabayeni babo.

I-Des Moines yethu yingxelo ekhethekileyo yeveki nganye esazisa abantu abanomdla, iindawo okanye iminyhadala kwindlela engaphantsi kwe-Des Moines.Obu buncwane benza i-Iowa ephakathi ibe yindawo ekhethekileyo.Naziphi na izimvo kolu ngcelele?