Perilous Commute: Children Brave Alligator-Infested River on Rope to Reach School

Over 70 students from Villa Leidy, Colombia, risk their lives daily to get to school by crossing a makeshift bridge made of a water pipe and a rope over the alligator-infested Gaira River. The previous wooden bridge collapsed, and despite pleas from parents, the town council has ignored their requests for a safer bridge. The lack of a proper bridge puts everyone in the neighborhood at risk, including children, elderly people, and pregnant women. Authorities have not provided a timeline for building a new bridge, leaving residents to resort to using a local resident's raft when water levels are low or crossing via the water pipe when the river is high.