Bekukho umzi-mveliso wezitena kwicala elingasentla leDes Moines, kwaye abaqhubi beebhayisekile zeentaba babezibhijabhija phakathi kwamatye, amatyholo, imithi, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha izitena zisacashe eludakeni.
“Kufuneka iitreyila ezintathu kunye ne-four-wheel drive ukuze iphume,” utshilo ehlekisa. “Utata unomsindo.”

Njengoko uphuhliso lusanda ukusuka emazantsi nasentshona, ii-jeep kunye nezithuthi ezisebenzisa iindlela ezingaqhelekanga zinika ithuba kubakhweli beebhayisekile kunye nabahambi ngeenyawo.
“Kuyandixaka ukucinga ngale ndlela imalunga neemayile ezintathu ehlathini, ikufutshane kakhulu nesixeko okanye naphi na apho ufuna ukuya khona, kwaye iseyilitye elinqabileyo nje,” utshilo.
“Kwindawo esezantsi komlambo, ikude kancinci, nokuba idla ngokukhukuliswa ngamanzi,” utshilo uCook. “Kwabo bafuna ukuyisebenzisa, siyiguqule yaba yindawo entle kakhulu yokuzonwabisa.”
Emva kokwanda kwesantya sokukhwela ibhayisekile okubangelwe kukuvalwa kwe-COVID-19 kunyaka ophelileyo, uCook uthe iTrail Association ibone ukubakho kwenxaxheba enkulu ngoMvulo ebusuku eSycamore nakwezinye iindlela eziziswa ngumbutho kwimisebenzi yawo yeveki.

UCook uthe: “Xa ujikelezwe yikhonkrithi nezakhiwo, yimbonakalo yendalo entle ngokwenene, kwaye le yeyona nto ndicinga ukuba yeyona ilungileyo. Sinale mizila kulo lonke isixeko.” Wonke umntu unako. Zityelele.”
Umfoti kunye nomthwebuli wevidiyo werejista, uBrian Powers, ngumkhweli webhayisekile ochitha ixesha lakhe elininzi elingasebenziyo kwiibhayisekile, okanye uzama ukuhambisana nomfazi wakhe kunye nabayeni babo.

I-Des Moines yethu yingxelo ekhethekileyo yeveki nganye eveza abantu abanomdla, iindawo okanye iziganeko kwi-subway yaseDes Moines. Le ngcebo yenza i-Iowa ephakathi ibe yindawo ekhethekileyo. Ngaba kukho izimvo zolu ngcelele?