Heavy Flood Destroys Bridge On Yola-Gombe Road Near Dangote Sugar Refinery, Leaves Many Travellers Stranded

 A bridge along the busy Yola-Gombe road has been washed away by a heavy downpour, leaving many travellers stranded in Adamawa State.

S.aharaReporters learnt that the bridge, which is near the Dangote Sugar Refinery in the Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was washed away by devastating flood after pre-dawn torrential rain on Thursday, lasting till 11am.

Stranded commuters and travellers on opposite directions are left lamenting with no immediate help in view.

Some business owners conveying livestock and perishable food items could only count their losses.

"When you load cows you don't stop in transit for more than 20 minutes for any reason, but I've been here for more than 2hours," Habu Sambo, a stranded truck driver lamented.

As it stands, intending travellers to Gombe and Bauchi have been cautioned to postpone the journey, just as those heading to Plateau and Abuja have been forced to take a long route through Taraba and Benue States.

With more rainfall expected in the coming days, the situation could only get worse, as a large portion of the Yola-Gombe road has already been submerged.

The travellers have called on the authorities concerned to immediately activate the Nigerian military to provide alternative bridge along the road.

Efforts to reach the Federal Controller of Works in Yola proved abortive as his phone was not reachable as of the time of filing this report.