Workers ferry greens on foot to wholesalers after bridge collapse


Tough times: Farm workers carrying produce across a metal ramp at the Tringkap River in Cameron Highlands. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: The situation in Kuala Terla is chaotic with farmers trying to move their produce following the bridge collapse at the entrance to Batu 49.

Cut off from the rest of the highlands after their main connecting bridge collapsed during heavy rain early Sunday morning, farm owners have resorted to getting their fresh produce on foot to transporters and wholesalers waiting across the Tringkap River.

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