A timber bridge reopens route to Upper Manang after three weeks

A wooden deck laid over the steel girders of a submerged bridge has restored access for jeeps and motorcycles, but heavier vehicles remain barred.

A road linking Upper Manang with the district headquarters of Chame reopened on Tuesday evening, three weeks after floods on September 25-26 cut off access by submerging a motorable bridge over the Marsyangdi river.