PHOTO: The Canoe with goods as it was going down
By Charles Gbayor, maorethason1997@gmail.com
An investigation has been going on in Maryland County over the sinking of a Canoe in the Hoffman River recently, which fortunately caused no death. Other smaller canoes went to the rescue of those on board.
The canoe was said to be conveying business people with over 250kg of good en route to the Maryland County capital, when it got stuck, with those on board weeping, but thankfully they were rescued.
Residents of southeastern counties find it very difficult for free movement due to bad road condition, especially during the rainy season, which compelled many to spent weeks on the highway in a bid to reach to their respective locations.
Few weeks ago, nearly a dozen persons, including several staffers of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), who were on their way to Maryland County, lost their lives when the Niko Ivanka capsized. Six bodies were later found, while there were at least two survivors. But to date, a number of the other passengers are still missing.
According to our www.newspublictrust.com Reporter in Maryland, a motorized carrying over 250k worth of goods from Monrovia to Harper got stuck on Saturday evening, August 14, 2021 between the Atlantic Ocean and Huffman River in Harper City.
According to reports, goods on board the canoe included drums of petroleum products, frozen food, vegetable oil, among other things, many of which were said to have been looted as business people were in tears when the accident occurred.
One of the victims, a renowned business woman in the County, Lucy Davies Momo was one of those greatly affected.
Madam Momo told this news outlet that said she lost over US$5,000.00 worth of good in the canoe disaster.
She further lamented that the incident has posed serious threat to commerce and trade in Maryland County.
Meanwhile, cross-section of Maryland residents are calling on the government of Liberia to speedily embark on the construction of the southeastern corridors to prevent future occurrences via the sea or river.