Yesterday I received a phone call from my wife to say that she didn’t think she was going to get home!
She works in St Francis Bay which became the inland of St Francis bay after the opening of a local dam.
A local dam needed to be relieved which led to flood water running down sand river (a river that normally is pretty water-less!).
The unexpected volume of water hit the bridge with such power that it took out the bridge and the only access road into St Francis.
I understand that today they’ve been able to erect some kind of foot bridge that will allow people in and out of the bay.
You can also read about it @: http://jbaynews.com/2011/07/08/st-francis-bay-bridge-washed-away-by-flood-water/
And: http://jbaynews.com/2011/07/08/foot-crossing-over-river-for-st-francis-residents/
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