DO NOT CROSS SUBMERGED MNDOBANDOBA BRIDGE - COPS

BIG BEND – Following the recent heavy rains, the Mndobandoba Bridge at Big Bend has been submerged.

As such, police are warning both motorists and members of the public against attempting to cross the bridge as this could be dangerous.
Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Khulani Mamba said instead of attempting to cross the flooded bridge, motorist and pedestrians should use other routes.

He said it would be safe to use the bridge again once the level of water had subsided.
Mamba said police had not yet received any reports of vehicles that have been swept into the river while attempting to cross the bridge or people who have drowned while attempting to cross the bridge.

The low-lying Mndobandoba Bridge connects the main Big Bend area and the rural Mndobandoba community, which is divided by the Great Usuthu River.

The bridge is about 50 metres long and it usually gets submerged when it has rained heavily or persistently.
In the past, there would be reports of people who have drowned each time the river gets flooded.

However, this time around, traditional authorities and community leaders are determined to prevent this from happening.
 Constituency councillor (bucopho) of Mndobandoba Phenson Magagula said there was a community meeting on Saturday where residents were warned against crossing the bridge or coming near the banks of the river.

“People have been shown where they can do their laundry since they would normally do their laundry near the bridge,” said Magagula.

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