Douala-Yaounde Bridge Collapse Grounds Businesses

Governor Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua took pulse of some private and government activities in the economic capital.

Several businesses remained closed October 21-22 following collapse of the National Road N°3 linking Douala and Yaounde at Manyai in the Centre Region. The situation soon aggravated as news of derailment of a Camrail passenger train at Eseka that same October 21 hit Douala.

Managers of some travel agencies in Douala disclosed during a visit of the Governor Saturday that the number of travels have dropped drastically. Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, who was accompanied by Wouri SDO Naseri Paul Bea and Littoral Transport Delegate Pamela Ayuketah, among other authorities, took pulse of the effects on interurban travel agencies and hospitals (Laquintinie, Military and General Hospitals) where some victims are receiving medical attention.

Agencies such as General, Buca and Guarantee which the authorities visited said passengers paid FCFA 6,000 to travel to Yaounde via Bangante in the West Region. Some for FCFA 3,000 took passengers to Manyai where buses from Yaounde picked them up to continue the journey. Even so many business people cancelled trips to...