Electricity is being rationed in Lethem with the authorities now fixing a bridge on the Linden-Lethem trail that caved-in over a week ago, limiting fuel supplies.
Another problem has however arisen as the laterite trail is deteriorating following heavy rains recently.
Sections of the bridge at 33 Miles, between Kurupukari and Mabura, caved-in over a week ago restricting the size of vehicles that can cross it