{"id":773262,"date":"2026-04-17T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=773262"},"modified":"2026-04-17T09:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:38:40","slug":"despite-collapsed-bridges-southerners-are-still-finding-a-way-across","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/773262\/despite-collapsed-bridges-southerners-are-still-finding-a-way-across\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Collapsed Bridges, Southerners Are Still Finding a Way Across"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>As Lebanon enters a 10-day truce, videos circulating from South Lebanon show residents continuing to move across damaged infrastructure, as key routes begin to partially reopen despite widespread destruction.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>The Qasmiyeh Bridge, a vital coastal link to Tyre, was reopened, allowing vehicles that had been stuck to finally pass despite the severe damage. Footage captures cars inching forward on a single lane.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LBCI_NEWS\/status\/2044993170518270343?s=20\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <p><\/p>    <p>At the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annahar.com\/en\/region\/lebanon\/287171\/israeli-airstrike-destroys-tarfalsieh-bridge-a-vital-lifeline-in-southern-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarfalsieh Bridge<\/a>, obliterated by enemy airstrikes, locals cross on foot over shattered remnants to reach their villages. The video below depicts families carefully traversing collapsed sections, determined to reconnect amid the rubble.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"display:flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center;\">   <div class=\"lozad wp-twitter-embed\" style=\"text-align: center;width:80%;max-width: 100%;\" data-twitter-src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malakdaher\/status\/2044913994318643311?s=20\"><\/div>  <\/div>    <p><\/p>    <p>Even with roads broken and bridges gone, people are still finding their way across, refusing to let the destruction prevent them from reaching their homes and villages in South Lebanon.<\/p>    <p><\/p>      <p><\/p>    <p>For more content like this, make sure to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/tag\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/tag\/support-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#Support Lebanon<\/a> sections. 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