Heavy Rains Cut Niassa's Roads In Mozambique
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MAPUTO, Mozambique (PANA) - Heavy rains
in the northernmost Mozambican Province of Niassa have cut off the
provincial capital, Lichinga, from the District of Majune, Radio Mozambique
reported Sunday.
It cited unnamed district government
officials as saying that the rains damaged a bridge over the Luambala River
on the road from Lichinga to Malanga, the Majune District capital.
The rain waters uprooted tree trunks
which destroyed some of the pillars holding up the bridge over the Luambala,
and this has effectively cut the road link between Lichinga and Majune,
an official said.
The road link from Lichinga southward
to Mandimba District and thence to Malawi also depends on repairing a bridge,
this
time over the Ngume River. Repairs began in December 1997.
Recent rains have damaged a bridge over
the River Mole, making it difficult for motorists driving north from Lichinga
into the
District of Sanga.
Road transport in Niassa depends on
a fragile and poorly maintained network of dirt roads, which is extremely
vulnerable in the rainy season.
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