Maputo — Bilibiza (Mozambique), 28 Dec (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Monday inaugurated a 300 metre long metallic bridge over the Montepuez river in Bilibiza, in Quissanga district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.
The metallic bridge replaces the conventional bridge which collapsed almost exactly a year ago. In early January, the river, turned into a raging torrent by heavy rains, swept away the central pillars of the bridge, on the main road through Quissanga district. This cut off the northern districts of Cabo Delgado (Mueda, Muidumbe, Nangade, Palma and Mocimboa da Praia) from the provincial capital, Pemba, and the south of the province.
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