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Enhliziyweni yezihlahla ezisawolintshi zaseSicily, kuvela inhlekelele. U-Alessandro Scire, umlimi wezithelo ezisawolintshi eThafeni laseCatania, uzibonele mathupha imiphumela edabukisayo yokushoda kwamanzi okuqhubekayo. Izihlahla zamawolintshi ezake zaba luhlaza manje sezomile, izithelo zazo zibolile futhi azidayiseki ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamanzi. Lena akuyona nje indaba yendawo; kusongela wona kanye umgogodla wezolimo zaseSicily, osekungamakhulu eminyaka uthembele ekutshalweni kwewolintshi.
Izimpande zemboni yezithelo ezisawolintshi eSicily zijula, kusukela enkathini yamaSulumane esiqhingini futhi iyachuma phakathi nekhulu le-19. Kusukela ekubeni ikhambi le-scurvy kuya ekubeni yimpahla engenisa imali ethunyelwa kwamanye amazwe, izithelo ezisawolintshi ziye zalolonga indawo yezolimo nomnotho waseSicily. Kodwa-ke, inkinga yamanzi yamanje idala inselele engakaze ibonwe, kanti lobu busika buphawula isikhathi esomisa kakhulu emlandweni kusukela ngo-1921.
Kubalimi abafana noScire, isimo sibi. Njengoba enamahektha angu-80 ezihlahla zamawolintshi ngaphansi kokunakekelwa kwakhe, ikusasa libukeka lifiphele njengoba isomiso singabonisi zimpawu zokuthi siyekethisa. Naphezu kwemizamo yokunciphisa umthelela, njengokusebenzisa amasu okonga amanzi nokujwayela izindlela zokutshala, izinga lenkinga liyaqhubeka nokukhula.
Ukushoda kwamanzi okungokomlando eSicily akukona nje ukuhlehla kwesikhashana kodwa kuwusongo olukhulu emafa ezolimo kanye nokuzinza kwezomnotho. Kudingeka isinyathelo esiphuthumayo ukuze kusekelwe abalimi, kutshalwe izimali ezindleleni ezisimeme zokulawulwa kwamanzi, nokuvikela imboni yezithelo ezisawolintshi yaseSicily ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.