Villagers cross bridges in fear of collapses
Sunday, March 16, 2014, 18:00 GMT+7
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| Children in Khon Doi hamlet have to cross a 60m long suspension bridge to get to school in fog. |
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| To get to their mountainous fields, villagers in Ho Be hamlet of Phuc Khoa Commune in Lai Chau’s Tan Uyen District have to cross a suspension bridge that is tightened with ropes they use to tie their buffaloes. |
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| Large rocks are used to keep a suspension bridge in Tam Duong District’s Phieng Pang hamlet from being swept away by fast-flowing currents. |
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| A mother and her child risk their lives as they cross a weak suspension bridge. In this photo, a pillar of the bridge is made of wood and tightened with unstable cables. |
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| Lo Van Dam (L), leader of Khon Doi hamlet, and another local man repair a suspension bridge in his locality. Dam said local people have asked authorities to build a new bridge for the last three years but no bridge has been built up to now. |
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| Suspension bridges are a major means of transportation in the northwest areas of Vietnam which are known for their abundant rivers and streams. |
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| Local people jointly build a temporary bridge after the Chu Va 6 suspension bridge collapsed on February 24, 2014. |
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| People often gather on suspension bridges during festivals, which may lead to tragic accidents like the Chu Va 6 bridge collapse. |
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| Rotten bamboo pieces are seen from under the deck of a suspension bridge in Ho Be hamlet. |
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| Two boys row a raft. Residents in Lai Chau annually build rafts to prepare for the flooding season when bridges are swept away by floodwater. |
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| Two motorists have to grope their way in the dark to cross an improvised suspension bridge in Phuc Than commune of Lai Chau’s Than Yen District. |
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| Every day Lo Thi Son, a native woman in Khon Doi hamlet, gets up very early to bring her two-year-old son to school. To take him there safely, she has to cross a ratty suspension bridge first. |
