Philippines: Impanuka y'indege ya gisirikare yahitanye abaturage barenga 50...

MANILA, PHILIPINES: Ku minsi 04/07/2021 Abarenga mirongo itanu (50) bahitanwe n’indege ya gisirikare, Philippine Air Force nyuma yaho iyi ndege yakoreye impanuka mu bumanuko bw’iki gihugu Philippines; iyi ikaba ivugwa ko ariyo mpanuka mbi ya gisirikare nyuma y’igihe kinini indi mpanuka isa nk’iyi ibaye.

Indege yo mubwoko bwa C-130 yari intwaye ingabo za leta mu ntara ya Sulu, ubwo yari ivuye Cagayan de Oro, muntara ya Mindanao. Iyo ndege yari itwaye abarenga 96, biganjemo ingabo za leta ndetse n’abandi baturage basanzwe. Yaje guta inzira ku kibuga cy’indege cyo ku kirwa Jolo; nkuko byatangajwe na Cirilito Sobejana, umuvugizi w’ingabo za leta muri Philippines. Benshi mu bapfuye ni abasirikare, ariko hari n’abandi baturage basanzwe baguye muri iyi ndege, nkuko tubikesha umuvugizi w’igisirikare ca Philippines.

Impanuka y’indege ya gisirikare muri Philipines…

Abashinzwe ubutabazi muri aka karere bagerageje gugutara ariko baje gusanga kera yahiye. Tubibutse yuko iyi mpanuka yabaye ahagana ku isaha zitanu n’igice z’ijoro (11:30 PM).

Nkuko tubikesha umuvugizi w’ingabo za leta muri aka gace, Gen. Maj. Edgard Arevalo, yavuze yuko abasirikare baguye muri iyi ndege bagera kuri 47, abandi 49 nibo barokotse iyi mpanuka; ako kanya bahise bajanwa kubitaro ubwo abatabazi bageze aha iyi ndege yakoreye impanuka. Hari abandi baturage batatu (3) bari kubutaka habitanwe n’iyi ndege, abandi bane (4) bakomeretse kandi nabo bahise bajanwa kwa muganga, nkuko tubikesha Arevalo.

Biravugwa yuko aba basirikare baguye muri iyi mpanuka bamwe ariho bari bakirangiza amafunzo ya gisirikare kandi bari bavuye muri aya mafunzo. Leta yatangiye gukora iperereza kugira ngo hamenyekane impamvu yateye iyi mpanuka. Leta yahise yohereza akanama gashinzwe iperereza muri aka karere kugira ngo hamenyekane icateye iyi ndege gukora iyi mpanuka. Mubizifashishwa mu gukora iri perereza, harimo kubaza bamwe mu basirikare bashoboye gusimba ubwo iyi ndege yari igiye gukora impanuka.

Biravugwa kandi yuko iyo ndege yabanjije gukoreshwa n’igisirikare c’Amerika kirwanira mu kirere igihe kitari gito; nyuma iza kuyihe ingabo za Philippines mu kwezi kwa mbere, uyu mwaka wa 2021.

Iyi ndege yabaye iya mbere mu ndege zibiri zakoreshejwe zo mu bwoko bwa Hercules Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika yahaye ingabo za Philippines muri gahunda yo gukomeza ubusabane munzego za gisirikare.

Iyi ndege yakoze urugendo rwayo rwa mbere mu mwaka wa 1988, muri Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika, nkuko tubikesha n’akanama gashinzwe ibiguruka mukirere Aviation Safety Network muri Amerika.