Sigatoka's 'old' bridge is shown at the top during my Fiji trip of 2007. After posting this entry I came across the middle photo, taken just hours before the bridge got washed away. The aftermath is shown in the bottom photo. Besides being a major resource for pedestrians, the old bridge delivered electrical lines and water pipes to villages on the river's eastern side. As the top two photos show, it also carried tracks for a cane train, common sights around Viti Levu that transport sugar cane from farms to processing mills.A tropical depression is currently dumping more rain on beleaguered Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Residents have been warned about floodwaters rising again. The death toll stands at 11.
1 comment:
Howdee,
Very sad to see the devestation in Fiji, one can only pray that the sugar industry, indeed everyone, can get past this.
While railfanning there in 2006 we were lucky enough to get a train going across this magnificent bridge.
Leads me to wonder how many other bridges are gone, the big one at Ba must be a contender, and if the FSC will ever find the money to rebuild the system again.
Seems highly doubtful :-(
Regards
Brad
Semi-Retired Foamer
http://alcogoodwin.blogspot.commmodore
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