Baardheere Italian Built bridge collapsed

[baala xoofto]

A lot of people are sharing the damage caused by seasonal floods to one of the recently completed Bridges in Somaliland. Of course, there was no life lost, nor was there any major damage or collapse of a Bridge. Sometime only a local news group would be interested in. 

A tragedy happened in Bardheere, Gedo region, a score of people died after the only bridge that connects the two sides of the town collapsed due to the recent heavy rains. 

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Actually Mareykanka rebuilt it in 1993 during Operation Restore Hope. It partially collapsed several times then, last in 2007. Mar walba si kumeelgaar ah dib loogu dhisaaye.

[baala xoofto]

4 minutes ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

Actually Mareykanka rebuilt it in 1993 during Operation Restore Hope. It partially collapsed several times then, last in 2007. Mar walba si kumeelgaar ah dib loogu dhisaaye.

Fair.

It just mind-boggling a superficially damaged Bridge in Somaliland is getting a lot of news cycle, than a tragedy of this scale. 

[maakhiri1]

Aun dhamaan

[galbeedi]

15 hours ago, baala xoofto said:

It just mind-boggling a superficially damaged Bridge in Somaliland is getting a lot of news cycle, than a tragedy of this scale.

Ustaad Oodweyne,

Baardheere Bridge was built decades ago. The Somaliland bridge was completed just six months ago with millions of dollars from the Somaliland development Fund. Someone stole the money and built a shady bridge.

[baala xoofto]

9 hours ago, galbeedi said:

Ustaad Oodweyne,

Baardheere Bridge was built decades ago. The Somaliland bridge was completed just six months ago with millions of dollars from the Somaliland development Fund. Someone stole the money and built a shady bridge.

Only in the twisted logic of Somalis that a tragedy (which now counts more than 30 people lost their lives) is not worthy of coverage, while a damage to a Bridge in Somaliland gets unnecessary time.  

In any other people, the lost of lives would be on front pages. 

With that said, as Baala Xoofto, I don't deny or accept that I am Odweyne, waa kuu mubaax marinka aad doonta. 

Btw, the Bridges and the Corridor is funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund. It was part of the DP World/Naval Base deal. 

The Naval Base has since been abandoned by UAE but its contract obligation has been taken over by the United Kingdom and United States. It is scheduled to open by mid next year.

So one can conclude the Berbera Corridor is not costing Somaliland anything. 

[Illyria]

4 hours ago, galbeedi said:

Ustaad Oodweyne,

Baardheere Bridge was built decades ago. The Somaliland bridge was completed just six months ago with millions of dollars from the Somaliland development Fund. Someone stole the money and built a shady bridge.

Even more troubling, it is as if shingles on a roof, not even the mid-range Timberline HD shingles, let alone a bridge; now, if the current quality of bridges is so thinly layered, how thick are the roads?
Where are the layers of: grading, tucking, aggregating, and gravel before you even get to those thin layers of asphalt?

 

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Ileen our secessionist member dhibkaan dhibsaday. Jidad aan wali la furin ciyoowba burburay.

[maakhiri1]

Yes,is not opened yet, and destroyed by first rain

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Only in Muuse's Marqaanland, Maakhiri. Jeebka lagu shubtay intii yareyd shisheeye bixiyey.

[maakhiri1]

I saw another clip where whole villages flooded cuz of this road,  locals furious 

[Che -Guevara]

Corruption among Somali regional governments is universal. The problem with the secessionists is they brag while swimming in the same filth.

The only successful projects are done by foreign companies and the private sector. No one should trust any Somali government to see a through a project.

[Samafal]

4 hours ago, Che -Guevara said:

Corruption among Somali regional governments is universal. The problem with the secessionists is they brag while swimming in the same filth.

The only successful projects are done by foreign companies and the private sector. No one should trust any Somali government to see a through a project.

The problem is there is no accountability in their systems and it is deliberate so that they manage things how they want it.