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On the home front
Oct. 25th, 2011 05:17 pmWell, the inevitable, which I have been half expecting since the day I arrived in Ouzoud has finally happened. The heavy rain last night was seemingly the last blow the bridge needed. Yep, it collapsed. Honestly, considering the construction, it is only one-lane, and the amount of weight that goes over it every day, I am amazed it didn't happen years ago.
So yeah, they just finished pulling the transit out of the river a few hours ago. I hope they do manage to rig up something that people can walk across. Otherwise to the best of my knowledge the next crossing will be a half and hour round trip. Down to the bottom of the waterfalls, across, and then back up the stairs, many, many stairs, to get back to the road.
Could be worse though. At least this bridge was only a six or seven foot drop into the water. If it had been the bridge between here and AIt Atab someone would have died for sure.
So yeah, they just finished pulling the transit out of the river a few hours ago. I hope they do manage to rig up something that people can walk across. Otherwise to the best of my knowledge the next crossing will be a half and hour round trip. Down to the bottom of the waterfalls, across, and then back up the stairs, many, many stairs, to get back to the road.
Could be worse though. At least this bridge was only a six or seven foot drop into the water. If it had been the bridge between here and AIt Atab someone would have died for sure.
