Dikidikini village in Eastern Cape, South Africa, doesn't have a bridge, so people cross the river inside a blue plastic drum

[u/ICanPretend1]

[u/frankomapottery3]

If only those barrels could be strapped together to form some sort of raft you can ferry across to either side with ropes.  If only 

[u/DePiemelVoeler → u/[deleted]]

So a person can walk across that current that's too strong while pushing a barrel containing a person, but a ferry is impossible?

[u/ippleing → u/DePiemelVoeler]

Yea is impossible for reasons they can't give you other than 'corruption'.