Rains collapse Kongo bridge, communities cut off

Thousands of residents of Kongo and surrounding communities in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region have been cut off from the rest of the district after a major bridge linking the community to Basyonde and the district capital collapsed following a heavy downpour at dawn last Friday.

Assembly seeks support The Tempane DCE, Joseph Mbilla Ayaaba, acknowledged the severity of the situation, emphasising that the collapse of the bridge had completely cut off Kongo and surrounding communities from the district.

The collapse of the bridge, which serves as the only reliable access route connecting Kongo, neighbouring communities in the Tempane District capital and parts of Togo, has brought transport, trade and access to essential services to a halt, leaving residents stranded.