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April 07, 2005
Suspension
This is the bridge from the city of Tete across the Zambezi River. One lane each way, one heavy vehicle at a time. Most people drive slowly because it's high enough off the ground you might actually get a breeze.
A few weeks ago a doctor was driving across the bridge when the driver of his car demanded he roll up the windows immediately. Ahead of him, cars had stopped and some people, panicked, ran out. Inside, the doctor watched as swarms of killer bees descended on the cars around him. Outside, the pedestrians on the bridge had nowhere to go. A child, eight or 10, ran back and forth, covered with bees, stung and stung, and at last jumped off.
Posted by Adam Graham-Silverman at April 7, 2005 02:24 AM