you mean other than one-tenth the size of New Jersey?
Well, the answer is: small enough for one traffic accident to cause the entire country to shut down for four hours. Tuesday at 7 am on the motorway to the capital city, Port Louis, a truck carrying 30 tons of sugar crashed into a bus. The tragic accident proved fatal for four of the bus passengers. The news of the accident spread fast as the motorways came to a halt. There is only one road leading into the main city and almost everyone in the country works in Port Louis. Therefor, traffic over most of the island was back up for at least 3 hours while the motorway was cleared. Offices were unable to open or were forced to operate without enough staff. University classes were canceled because professors and students could not get to campus. The buses ran off schedule for the rest of the day. In short, one road accident shut down the country.
Moreover, no one thought this was weird.
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Hi, I just came across your blog. Yeah, I heard about this tragic accident too. It's terrible that four people died in it. Well, I don't think that almost everyone work in Port Louis or the entire country was shut down as you say but lots of people were certainly affected, Port Louis being a centre for businesses and the government in the country.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your stay in Mauritius. I'll keep an eye on your blog as I'm also temporarily in Mauritius right now. :)