Bridge Failure Database
Nukkei Bridge in Jalingo (Jalingo River)
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Niger |
| Cause | Natural hazard (Flooding) |
| Details | Five-hour torrential rainfall caused river to overflow its banks. People were standing on the bridge to watch the flooding river. |
| Fatalities | 60 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Reference | http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1751169,00.html |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
