Liberia: Major Southeastern Bridge Collapsing Between River Gee and Grand Kru Counties Ahead of the Rainy Season as Locals Cry for InterventionRiver Gee County – Liberians in River Gee and Grand Kru Counties have intensified their appeals to the government to rehabilitate the Jaquiken Bridge, which is at the verge of collapsing. Report by Ben T. C. Brooks, Local Voices LiberiaThe bridge is located in Nyeniwliken administrative district, River Gee County and connects major towns in River Gee and Grand Kru Counties. The deplorable bridge is situated in Jaquiken, a densely populated gold mining camp of Nyeniwliken administrative district in River Gee County. “We continue to risk our lives on a daily basis just for our families to survive and to send our children to school,” said Weadee, another marketer who was traveling to Grand Kru County. Brooks told reporters that vehicles owners and business people are now finding it extremely difficult to transport their goods to either Grand Kru or River Gee Counties.

Source: Front Page Africa March 21, 2019 01:30 UTC