Pictures of rough trip to Tsunami struck Raas Haafuun, northeast Somalia

[Nationalist]

Safarkii waddada ee Xaafun ee Koronto

 

Abdirahman Koronto

BBCSomali.com

 

Dhulkii adkaa ee aan baabuurka ku marnay

 

Waxaan ka baxnay magaalada Nairobi abaarihii todobadii aroornimo, waxaan raacnay diyaarad ay leedahay Qaramada Midoobay, waxaan kooxdeena u socotay Xaafun ahayn shan weriye iyo laba sarkaal oo WFP ka socday, waxaan kala ahayn Aniga oo BBC-da ka socday,weriye Robert oo ka socday USA today, Gifan oo isna ka socday wargayska Guardian, Francesco oo sawirqaade madax bannaan ahaa, Crunchy oo ahaa Kaamariiste madaxbanaan oo la shaqaynayay WFP, Mowliid Warfaa iyo Nadiir oo labaduba ka tirsan saraakiisha WFP.

Waxay diyaaraddu nala martay No 50 oo ay ku dajisay qaar ka mid ah dadkii naga soo raacay Nairobi, oo ilaa laba saacadood iyo dheeraad ay na sii waday, markaa kadibna waxay noo qaaday magaalada Hargeisa, oo daqiiqado kadibna ay u ambabaxday magaalada Boosaaso, oo ay casirkii na gaysay.

 

Geel aan ku aragnay dhulkii aan marnay

 

Ku dhowaad toban saacadood oo safar diyaaradeed ah kadib markii aan gaarnay Boosaaso oo alaabtii dhiganay Hotel-kii aan habeenkaa seexan lahayn, ayaa u dhaqaaqnay in aan magaalada soo kormeerno, balse waqtiga aan nimid oo casir liiq ahaa, ayaa noo saamixi waayay in aan tagno wax ka baxsay dekedda magaalada Boosaaso, oo markaasi howlo yar ay ka socdeen, waxaa mid ka mid ah doomaha dekedda ku xirnaa lagu rararayay ari, iyadoo mid kalena laga dajinayay bagaash.

 

Habeenkaasi, waxaan seexanay Hotel-ka International Village oo ku yaalla Boosaaso, iyadoo aan ku ballannay in aroortii shanta iyo barka aan isku diyaarino in uu bilowno safarka adag ee aanu ugu talo galnay in aan ku gaarnay Xaafun, oo ay bad ku hareeraysan tahay oo kaliyana leh hal waddo oo laga galo.

 

Markii la gaaray aroortii, waxyaabo yar yar oo safarkeenu muhiim u ahaa ayaa dhaliyay in aan saacado daahno, balse waxaan ku guulaysannay in aan wadada cagta saarno sideedii subaxnimo, anagoo wadanay sadex baabuur, oo 4WD ahaa, oo ah landcruisero loo diyaariyay safar adag, oo mid walba ugu yaraan fuusto shidaal ah saarnayd iyo sahaydii cuntada iyo qalabkii kale ee aanu wadanay.

 

Diyaaradii ugu horaysay ee 10 sano ku degta Xaafun

 

Markii aan dhowr kilomitir haynay wadada kaliya ee laamiga ah ee magaalada Boosaaso Gasha, ayaan ka leexahay meel dhexe, oo bilownay waddo adag oo gawaan iyo jay ah, waxaan sii marnay tuulooyin dhowr ah oo wali laga dareemayay abaartii ugu dambaysay, waxaan marnay dhul lama degaan ah, oo dhowr boqol oo kilomitir fidsan, oo dhirtu qalashay gawaan iyo dhagxaanna ahaa, mararka qaar waxaan dul maraynay waddooyin buuro dhagax ah dhexmara, waxaana aad u adkaa in aan wax xoolo ah dhulkaasi ku aragno, iyadoo dhowr boqol oo kiilomitir aan ku arkay ari tiro yar iyo tiro aan toban dhamayn oo geel wayda ah, oo ka bar yar kii aan ku arkay dhulka Koonfurta Soomaaliya.

 

Markii aan dhinaca badda u sii dhowaanay, ayaan dareennay in dhulkii oo wali adag hadana dhul geedo badan leh oo cagaaran aan soo galnay, inkastoo geeduhu ahaayeen kuwo gaagaaban, dhowr jeer ayaanu hakanay si baabuurtu isu sugaan kadib markii ay isu muuqan waayeen, waayo waxaa baabuur walba uu kicinayay siigo, oo way adkayd in baabuurtu isku dhowaadaan, waxaanu mar ka lunnay wadadii na gayn lahayd Xaafun oo in ka badan saacad aan jiho kale u soconay, balse markii dambe oo baabuurkii ugu horeeyay uu gartay in laba wado oo kala leexanaysay midda qaldan uu soo qaaday, ayaa ku soo laabanay isla wadadii si aan ugu soo noqonno halkii aan ka soo qaladnay.

 

Dhulka dhiiqada ahaa ee aan marnay

 

Markii aan ogaannay in aysan noo suurtgalaynin in aan isla maqribkaasi aan u hoyanno Xaafun, ayaanu go'aansanay in aan ku hakanno oo habeenkaas seexanno tuulada Foocaar, oo Boosaaso u jirta ku dhowaad 450 kilomitir, Xaafunna u jirta ilaa todobaatan Kilomitir oo dhinaca beriga ah iyo wax ka yar afartan kilomitir oo dhinaca xeebta ah.

 

Waxaanu gaarnay Foocaar Shantii galabnimo iyo daqiiqado, iyadoo tan iyo markii aan Boosaaso ka soo dhaqaaqnay waxa kaliya ee aanu afka saarnay ay ahaayeen biyo iyo timir yar oo aad mooday in la qooyay oo aan wadada ka soo iibsanay, habeenkii ayaa odayaasha Tuulada Foocaar ay noo diyaariyeen Baasto iyo tuunno, ma lahayn fargeeto, balse waxaa naloo keenay laba qaaddo, taasoo keentay in qaarkeen aanu gacmaha dhaqano oo cunno, balse weriyayaashii nala socday ay ku adkaatay in ay cunaan baasto fargeeto la'aan ah.

 

Baabuur naga galay meel dhiigo ah

 

Subixii todobadii ayaanu marka kale bilownay safarkeenii ku wajahnaa Xaafun, waxaan ku laabanay wadadii dhinaca beriga oo bilownay isla wadadii adkayd, waxaanse bilownay in aan marno dhul ay biyihii badda soo gaareen oo bacaad ahaa, iyadoo isla markaana aan ku qasbanayn in aan marno buuro bacaad ah, oo baabuurto ay galeen balse farsamooyin la adeegsaday kadib laga saaray.

 

Waxaanu dhul bacaad ah sii marnaba, waxaan ugu dambayntii galnay dhul biyo ah, oo ah wadadii kaliya ee laga gali karay Xaafuun, oo wadadaasina ay labada dhinac bad ka xigtay, sadexdii baabuur ee aanu wadanay midkii aan aniga iyo dhowr qof saarnayn, ayaa mari waayay dhulkii biyaha ahaa oo ku dhiiqday, waxaan isku daynay in mid ka mid ah labadii baabuur ee kale aan ku jiidno oo aanu kaga saarno dhiiqada, balse waan ku guuldaraysanay, waayo afarta taayar ayuu god gishtay, oo taayarada kaligood ayaa dhaqaaqayay marka la sheelareeyo.

 

Buuro bacaad ah

 

Waxaan ku qasbanaanay in aan labadii baabuur ee noo badbaaday aan qaadano oo kii haray wadada uga tagnay iyadoo ay ku hareen darawalkii iyo mid ka mid ah waardiyayaashii nala socday, sababtuna waxay ahayd Xaafun oo aan naga fogayn oo noo jirtay oo kaliya in loo socdo labaatan daqiiqo.

 

Waxaan Xaafun gaarnay shantii Saac ee subaxnimo kadib markii aan wadada Foocaar ilaa Xaafun ku soo jirnay afar saacadood, waxaan isla markiiba ku dhaqaaqnay in aan soo eegno burburka Xaafun gaaray oo boqolkiiba sagaashan guryaha magaalada ay burbureen ama biyo galeen, waxaan habeenkii seexanay guri ay biyihii baddu galeen balse la diyaariyay oo waxa yaalay oo kaliya uu ahaa sali wayn oo qolka oo dhan gaarayay, oo aanay wax kale wehlin, qolkaasi yar ayaan habeenkaasi ku seexanay todoba qof.

 

Dhul biyaha baddu fadhiyaan

 

Subixii, oo qorshuhu ahaa in aan isku diyaarino safarkii adkaa ee wadada, oo aanu bilowno aroortii, ayaa dadka deegaanku noo sheegeen in safarkii afarta saac nagu soo qaatay Foocaar ilaa Xaafun, uu sodon daqiiqo oo raaxo leh noqonayo hadii aan xeebta marno markii afar saac subaxnimo ay baddu caarido, waxaan go'aansanay in aan sidaa yeelno, afar saac subaxnimo ayaan isku dhignay xeebta, waxaanu dareemaynay in aan wado highway ah ku socono oo kale, oo baabuurtuna ku socotay in ka badan 100 miles per hour, sidii ay dadka deegaanku sheegeen ayaaba run ahayd oo sodon daqiiqoba waxaanu ku gaarnay Foocaar.

 

Anagoo ka baxnay Foocaar ilaa shan kiilomitir, ayaa sarkaalkii WFP ee nala socday loo sheegay in aan ku soo noqono Xaafun oo habeenkaa seexanno, subixiina diyaarad yar na looga qaadi doono, sidii ayaanu yeelnay, waxaana na soo gaartay diyaarad yar oo uu waday duuliye u dhashay Kenya oo Mombasa ka soo duulay, oo la yiraahdo Saalax, kaasoo ii sheegay in uu Yemen ka soo jeedo, markii diyaaraddu kacday oo ilaa sagaal qof qaadday, wuxuu duuliye Saalax laba jeer nagu soo dul wareejiyay Xaafun si aanu dusha uga aragno ama sawirano Xaafun, iyadoo saacad gudaheedna uu nagu gaarsiisay Boosaaso, halkii markii hore ay nagu qaadatay ku dhowaad toban saacadood.

 

Diyaaradii naga soo qaaday Xaafun

 

Subixii xigtay oo isla diyaaradii Nairobi naga qaaday ay noogu timid Boosaaso, ayaanu filaynay in ay si toos ah noo keeni doonto Nairobi, balse waxaanu ka naxnay markii duuliyuhu noo sheegay in uu marayo Hargeisa, Waajid, Kilomitir 50 kadibna Nairobi, diyaaradii tobankii subaxnimo ka soo kacday Boosaaso, waxay Nairobi na keentay 5tii iyo barkii maqribnimo.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/somali/news/story/2005/01/050112_safar.shtml

 

USA Today's inside coverage of Hafun:

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050110/a_somalia10.art.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-01-06-somalia-usat_x.htm

Mail&Guardian Online:

http://www.mg.co.za/content/l3.asp?cg=0&o=194358

Guardian Unlimited:

http://talk.workunlimited.co.uk/tsunami/story/0,15671,1385940,00.html

[Passion_4_Fashion]

^horta waxaas oo dhan maba aqrin karo. teedakale musuwurada saas ma u darna, waxaanba u maleeyay in meel iska caadi lasoo musuwuray bcoz dhibaato badan kama muuqato. at least nothing compared 2 Asia

[BN]

^^These are a few of the photos taken of Xafun, Bari region after the Tsunami.

 

 

A Somali policeman salvages his belongings from his house on the island of Hafun, January 8, 2005 which was damaged by the tsunami which hit the Indian Ocean coastline of Somalia on December 26, 2004. Hafun was the worst hit area, almost all its 4,500 inhabitants were made homeless. Picture take January 8, 2005. REUTERS/Francesco Broli/World Food Program/Pool

 

A man walks through debris on Jan.8 2005 on the island of Hafun following the Dec.26 2004 tsunami, which hit the Indian Ocean coastline of Somalia, in this photo released Tuesday Jan.11, 2005 by the UN World Food Program. Hafun was the worst hit area, almost all its 4,500 inhabitant were made homeless. (AP Photo/World Food Program/Francesco Broli; Pool)

A Somalian sits in his house on the island of Hafun on January 8, 2005 which was damaged by the tsunami which hit the Indian Ocean coastline of Somalia on December 26, 2004. Hafun was the worst hit area, almost all its 4,500 inhabitants were made homeless. Picture take January 8, 2005. REUTERS/Francesco Broli/World Food Programme/Pool

 

Damage is seen January 8, 2005 on the island of Hafun following the tsunami on December 26, 2004, which hit the Indian Ocean coastline of Somalia, where up to 30,000 people were affected. Hafun was the worst hit area, almost all its 4,500 inhabitants were made homeless. Picture take January 8, 2005. REUTERS/Francesco Broli/World Food Programme/Pool

 

Damage is seen Jan.8 2005 on the island of Hafun following the Dec.26 2004 tsunami, which hit the Indian Ocean coastline of Somalia, in this photo released Tuesday Jan.11, 2005 by the UN World Food Program. Hafun was the worst hit area, almost all its 4,500 inhabitant were made homeless. (AP Photo/World Food Program/Francesco Broli; Pool)

[Passion_4_Fashion]

^now it looks like tsunami hit their way

[Emperor]

What kind of news is that?

 

Abdirahman Koronto is loser, BBC wasted resources and money for you to go all the way to Hafuun, and thats all you reported, shit...

 

Jidka ayan marnay, 10 saac ayaan sii soconay, dadka xeebta mara ayay nadhaheen kulahaa..is that all the news.

 

War Somalidan wariyeyaal ma ahan waa bulshits

[BN]

My sentiments exactly. It seemed the fellow thought he was on holiday; snapping photos as he went along...ignoring the reality of the suffering he went to document.

 

I must say though I did enjoy the photos. Especially, the one with the camel...

 

Originally posted by Jilaato_Cambo:

^now it looks like tsunami hit their way

Right...glad you approve.

[Muhammad]

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Video: BBC's Adam Mynott Reports from Hafun

 

click on the top-right corner to watch the video.

[Nationalist]

Qorshel and Bari Nomad, this was another report from Haafuun from the same reporter Ahmed Kismayo.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/somali/news/story/2005/01/050111_xaafun.shtml

[raula]

Atleast better than nothing-I dont see much except the second set of pics seem to me that they are the same spot taken from different angles :confused: oh well-thx for it N'wayz. Well its seems devastating enuf since many of the houses are built from cement and bricks in comparison to USA's hard cardboards

[Alle-ubaahne]

Xaafuunta la sheego waa meel runtii kala xiran walaahi, oo kaalay yaa iga xiga hadaan inta meeshaas dago iska camirto, buul yar iyo doon maalintii aan bada ku galo iska sameesto?

 

Waxaan ka baqaa kuwa badan oo sawiradaas arkay hada ineey iiga hormaraan haafuun, raulana ey ku jirto! Please waana deeqdaa meesha ee yaan la iga buuxin dee, fadlan.

[Diamante]

I was avoiding this topic as I didn't want to see any more pictures of dead people or mourning mothers/wifes, especially as this was about the Soomaali.

But seriously, seeing a camel, and some nice picture of the horizon (gave a "wish you were here" deja vu)...exceeded all my expectations. :confused: ...i know that nothing was airbrushed...but what what was the photographer thinking?

 

Though Bari Nomad's pictures hit home (excuse the pun)

[MR ORGILAQE]

Xaafuunta la sheego waa meel runtii kala xiran walaahi, oo kaalay yaa iga xiga hadaan inta meeshaas dago iska camirto, buul yar iyo doon maalintii aan bada ku galo iska sameesto?

 

 

Cid kaa xigta malaha saaxiib camiro hadii aad awoodid

[raula]

Alle-ubaahne- mandhow raula meesha ma wax kama ogeyn but since u mention it-waxaan wacaa my family oo degan ISKUSHUBAN ee waxaan ku dhihi bal boos mesha haiga soo carbuunaan and i expect the KUSBAND to buy one in bay region of BANDAR BEYLA hakuugu taagnato sxb :cool:

 

war maad joogtid ardigaas waan ka xigaaye

[MR ORGILAQE]

[raula]

^^^wa maxay qosolka caatada ah