Deadliest Roads | Gabon | Free Documentary
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The forests of Gabon are some of the densest and most mysterious in the world. Living there is almost impossible due to all the wild animals, snakes and insects hiding behind every leaf. But there are a few adventurous souls who risk it all in this green hell every day. They are the drivers of enormous logging trucks that can carry up to 40 tons of wood at a time.
It is on these giant logs that the entire country’s fortunes depend. The drivers race across the country in these huge machines to take the exotic wood from the Forest of Bees logging sites to Gentil port; it is a 350km feat of endurance and skill that is not for the faint hearted.
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We are in Gabon 🇬🇦 today
Spoiler on the state of Gabon’s roads: Only 20% are surfaced with asphalt. Gabon’s roads are the least developed on the continent and the two main cities capital Libreville and Port-Gentil are not connected by road but by river. Ergo: bad driving conditions.
The protagonists in our documentary work in the wood industry and must navigate these dangerous roads and rivers. One route takes them and us along for the ride, from Lastourville to the capital Libreville in two days. The distance: 645 km.
Some of the timber destined for export is sent downriver. The passage: from Lambarene to Port-Gentil. 300 km along the Ooogue river. The load we follow: worth € 350000. Damage or Loss to the load: the transport company must pay.
What a gorgeous country. Wow. But it’s brutal. Earning a living as a truck driver, a river logger? Adventurous gives it a positive spin. Brutal, dangerous more accurate.
A few facts:
~Official language is French. Independent since 1960.
~Rich in natural resources (as is all of Africa): mainly oil and wood. 89.3% of its land area forested.
~After the Amazon, Gabon has the second largest forested area in the world.
Let the journeys via road and river begin. Another Spoiler alert: A lot of weird food along the way. Did I see a porcupine being grilled? Yikes. Open truck hoods, drivers doubling up as mechanics trying to fix engines, waiting for spare parts and chanting away of bad spirits.
The journey. Precarious. Dangerous. Deadly at times. Always a relief when they arrive safely. Jerome calls home to let them know.
NB Recently, some news regarding deforestation: The wood industry in Gabon has promised to replant every tree 🌳 it cuts down (3 million yearly). Let’s keep an eye on that and support any initiatives.
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please do on Zimbabwe they have really bad roads there.
Waaoh here in 🇰🇪 got it on time
Hi, @free documentary why some of your videos are shown private or not available in my country. I’m from India 🇮🇳.
When are you coming to Uganda 🇺🇬
Im from netherlands. I live in morocco now. Morocco have very good roads. And the autoroutes even on western european level. Also for just 100 dirham 10 euro you can take a modern speed way train here. The only one in africa. If i see this part of africa. A huge difference
I don’t know why, but I’m totally addicted to watching these crazy roads documentaries. It’s cool to see how these amazing people life and how positive the majority of them are living in such difficult conditions. It’s like watching that show ice road truckers, but with REAL actual dangers and much more interesting people. Thank you for putting these amazing documentaries on YT for free. WH isn’t this a show on the discovery channel? I’d watch for sure
Yes you nailed it. It is "made for TV" vibe. I admire the resourcefulness of people in general.
Since I discovered these documentaries I have watched 2 per day in the last 4 days and am still running ....
Im also addicted to this documentaries
Fr man im addicted to this stuff to
do you think the Ice Road Truckers DON'T face "REAL actual dangers" for some reason...? 🙄 just because it's a TV show and that some things are dramatized somewhat for that purpose doesn't make the job any less risky or dangerous, they really can and DO fall through the ice at any moment
Please Free Documentary, keep using this narrator. I love how he narrates and also translate what people are saying, he's hilarious and has a sense of humour, makes the documentary extremely engaging
Agree
Agree
You can't believe how I love him
Agree too
It’s not a real person…
One thing stands out in this series,the people drivers always have a positive attitude no cursing, anger,road rage like the U.S.
I will never again complain about road construction again.
I love this series takes me around the world and more informative than a history class.
Because Americans are whiny toddlers complaining that they have to do anything or have any responsibility for their actions at all. Because freedom
@@KNR90 don't forget entitlement
@@lisaperry5999 I literally just described that. I hope you don't mean things like retirement and pension as entitlement.
What? Of course they have road rage. People need to stop thinking documentaries show everything
'The priest has another talent of liberating money from their pockets' haaaahaha, the commentator deserves a raise, the realest sarcastic voice.
Def.
The engine doesn't seem to like the smell of cheap perfume, In the end it's the smell of sweat that seems to work😅
Rather than preaching Christianity in the guise of a sham, it would be good if the money was spent on building the roads and bridges. France atleast owes Gabon that much.
لأنهم متخلفون يسهل نهبهم
You sure nailed that to the cross money 💵 money 💵 money 💵 🙊 🙉 🙈
I love these documentaries. This is way better than BBC, NATGEO, NAT GEO WILD, DESTINATION AMERICA, DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND PBS!
you should also check out unreported world
the most important is "This Is FREE"... Damn
Ikr
BBC is a rip off!
I must agree with you there it’s very interesting to watch and see how these good people survive out there with nothing only a lot of very hard work when it’s available to them god bless them all!!
They survive really well and get next to nothing for it ))
Then you got the forest work which they don’t anything from it only the greedy merchants take it all and give the locals next to nothing which is very wrong and they should give the people a good wage to help pay for their every day simple items to me and you))
God bless ya all over there
Thanks to this documentary I've been to every continent on the world at least four or five times in the period of 2 months my digital passport has a stamp from nearly every country in the world. Thank you so much for the amazing vacation that I've had in my own living room. 👍👍😅😅😄😄
Lol....
You’re very welcome 😉
WOW you have video??
Hahaha. Me too.
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Anoto mayak at Rodolfo todey Reb May ebedensya for Rodolfo at mayak NASA pasig para mavasa ebedensesyako lavi Demo endapalnet
much respect to my dad he has been driving the trucks for 15yrs we see him once a month like now he is in tanzania for a month in the forest. May God protect you dad
I live in dar lol
Cool say hello to your dad for me
Praying makes as much difference as these idiots giving their money away to a scam preacher
Blessings from America. My father has also been a truck driver since the seventies, He is now sixty four years old and still working.
It feels like I'm travelling around the world every time I watch your documentaries.
I feel the same way too the first episode I watched was from my own country Zambia 🇿🇲🇿🇲 then Tanzania,Malawi,DRCongo,Cameroon,Senegal,Mali, Nigeria,Haiti,Nepal,Burundi,Ghana and now Gabon all in less than a week I'm still watching them
@@MapaloYuzya_1508 so do I..im from the Philippines..
Fr they are an eye opener even from the remotest part of the world
I am a Software Developer. Sometimes when I am working I reach dead ends too like everyone else does but luckily for me I can enlist for a helping hand on web based support forums or read widely about the issue I am struggling with online as long as I can hop onto the internet.
Unlike me, those truckers have to contend with so much including bad roads, the possibility of their equipment breaking down, trucking along swathes of land with zero mobile network coverage and an angry mother nature throwing daunting feats at them. Much respect to those guys in Gabon.
I'm from Ghana and l love to see how my other Africans go through there daily activities and this documentary really help me to see and know more about it ,thanks to the one behind this documentary.
Our pleasure.
I'd love to work with people of this caliber. The drivers are resilient and fast thinking.
It’s amazing, the trees of Africa cut down to send to other countries which means money for Africa but the money’s not going to improve the lifes of Africans. The roads are a mess, people fighting for survival. Africa has all the resources that the rest of the world needs wants and steels yet a larger percentage of population is crying for help. I’m so confused 🤷🏽♀️
@@AuntiMa I think that the people in Africa are in need of enough money to survive, and they're not in a position to hold out for what they actually deserve. Education would help, as long as the children who are educated can use their skills to help themselves and their families to improve their standard of living. There is also the problem of the buyers, naturally enough, wanting to buy materials as cheaply as possible, even if that means the producers can't get a decent price for their goods and hard work.
@@AuntiMa no money was ever given to Africa lol the money always go abroad. To the pockets of the foreigners.. And Africa was given a dollar or two if they're lucky. The foreign companies just get every resource they could convert into money and leave the country with little alms or petty payment lol
If everyone had this kind of work ethic, determination, and sense of helping others, the world would be a better place.
Congrats Free Documentary for your high cuality documentary. It isn't about dangerous roads, it is about more..
My favourite narrator of all time.... Keep him like this forever...His talking style in this documentary is so unique... Because of you.... i love this channel...please put him in more documentaries... not just road stories...
Also i want to see his face....the narrator.
@@arilambertus6060 hope so... But I think.... we will going to see it for so long time...
I totally agree
IF THEY LIVED IN THE WEST THEY WOLD BE UNEMPLOYED
Always hire an Englishman for voiceover narration, because suckers will believe anything said in a British accent.
Best documentary channel on TH-cam. The Deadliest Roads series is clearly a winner.Please keep these coming and thank you to the whole team working to deliver these. gems.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Truly really appreciated!
I AGREEE!
I've traveled this road once. I could imagine how difficult it was before I made. Unfortunately, the was a sick old man in the bus with us and passed away because of the holes which shakes the cares all along the way. We just hope as for all the countries facing such difficulties to come out of these.
"the engine doesn't seem to like the smell of cheap perfume". lol. This narrator is awesome.
Glued to this series btw, wonderful insights.
My heart cries out for those beautiful massive trees😣😣😣
They need to eat and make money fron somewhere
trees is renewable resources. you can always replanting new tree. After all, old tree do die. So instead of letting it die, it is good that human use it to generate economy.
But you use and waste paper and paper towels in your home? Stop this hypocrisy please 😂🤣
@@srikualarompin7462 not unless they are cutting a historic 2000 year old or endangered species of trees.
usually those are the trees that can be farmed no need to worry.
"It doesn't seem to like cheap perfumes but the smell of sweat" Hilarious
Not enough alcohol
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 the narrator is hella funny
I’m not even a tree hugger but hearing “it must’ve took 100yrs to grow to that size, but only a few minutes to come down” kinda cut a little deep in the feels.
Its so diheartening.....we gonna pay for this dearly...
Shut up
Stopping to fly and drive are the most effective method to fight climate change
@@kimaiyovincent stfu bruh. Would u rather that tree live to a million years, and tens of people go out of job and die?
100 years is nothing. And there are over three trillion trees on this planet. Even at the rate we're using them, it would take 200 years to deplete, not accounting for the sustainable methods we're using. The trees are fine.
As a fellow mechanic my heart goes out to those dudes having to fix some serious machinery in the middle of a jungle essentially with nothing around but the hot sun and bees & mosquitoes and hardly any tools/equipment. Job is hard enough sometimes even when you have all the tools you need and a garage!!
It's hard to imagine how all the people involved including The camera man and the supporting staff are sustaining this harsh terrain. They must be toiling hard to make this documentary possible.
Ookkkm
Swp we ozl z
Really enjoying the narrator's new style. Much less abrasive than earlier episodes. I feel like he's found his groove. Well done my friend! Respect for your interview subjects is always the way to go🙏🙏🙏
Really, Respect for them..🙏
Quit buttering them up. They're not going to offer you a job.
The driver is a pro,much Love for Narrator from here Nairobi Kenya (Africa)
Salute to Narrator..
21:15-21:23 is just an example of Marvelous Stinging Sarcasm
I like how everyone's keep smiling despite of having such a hard life!
Respect. ,,
I'm a frontline workers with corona for the past 5 months without a break and taken break for the first time for a week with family and now watching continuesly for 3 days your excellent documentary videos thank you sir keep it up 👍👍👍
Good luck to you and your family. Stay safe and healthy. We wish you all the best! And thank you for taking the time to stop by. Really. 🙏
@@FreeDocumentary upload some more of this sir ♥️💯
Good luck fighting the plandemic!
I'm also here after long days of work at my leisure or free time. A side of french fries and coffee after dinner.. Ughh whatta life...
Thank you for your service
I am from Sierra Leone when I love at these documentaries it always makes me to know that as an African we are all the same people and one nation there is no different between us.
The tow truck driver has a really good sense of humour, always smiling despite the hardships.
who is the narrator of these? i love his deadpan delivery
I love the narrator and the way he translate , when people talking. the voice is good for this doc.
yea hes honestly the best i love him
Of course. If an Englishman says it, it must be the gospel truth, right?
What has been there for thousands of years was destroyed in a few hours .My heart sob.😭😭
Watching this the second time..gotta love Africa🇰🇪🇬🇦
Dangerous road's
Mko kila mahali😂😂
Can't believe the guys want to send fire to the Sorcerer! The rest just ignore, but the Sourcerer is so good he had to ask the tree for its bark, then heal the wound afterward!
Yeah , that was beautiful .
Exactly, the sorcerer also helped the trucker and did the service for the "simpleton" and all he asked in return was that they help him with his chores during their stay on his house. Many of these evangelical priests and pastors on the other hands are straight up charlatans and scammers that rip off poor, desperate people.
Really enjoying the narrator's new style. Much less abrasive than earlier episodes. I feel like he's found his groove. Well done my friend! Respect for your interview subjects is always the way to go🙏🙏🙏
When was he "abrasive"?
@@OriginalGaPeach exactly.
I love this Translator, he is a whole vibe 😂, especially during the Church scene, as he translate the scenery and Prayers 😂.
Kudos 🙌🏾 My Favorite Translator💙
What an amazing documentary. What we take for granted is so different in some other countries. Their courage and determination to overcome all difficulties is to be admired and applauded.
and their trucks and chain saws, Made in Germany to the world!
@@Arltratlo those same equipment used to cut down and transport trees to be used in Germany. Hmmm
@@anthonymcphucker8754 cool, creating jobs in other countries, and selling them the equipment they need, sounds good to me... not like the English do, with their weird Brexshit!
Favourite youtube Channel...never dissapoints...from 🇰🇪 with love
The narrator gives life to these documentaries ☺️
This documentary offers a thrilling glimpse into the lives of those who navigate the treacherous forests of Gabon. The sheer bravery and skill of these truck drivers is awe-inspiring. Thanks for taking us on this daring journey into the heart of the green hell.
I like their beautiful smiles despite the hardship.
J'aime les beaux sourires malgré les difficultés.
Moi aussi
Merci beaucoup d'avoir répondu, continuez votre bon travail!
this is the real life of the people of every country. their sheer determination and perseverance keep them going in life. thank you for this documentary!
We want more and more videos like this. The voice of the narrator is so awesome. Explains very well
It is humbling to see how hard so many people in the developing world have to struggle to survive. Hello from Canada. 🇨🇦👋🏼
i love British Columbia
Yes
The speed they drive at , so high. They seem quick witted. The song at the end is so melodiously exotic
Luv these Vids + always a Bonus when my Favourite Narrator is on, extra points..
He is the best narrator ever 👌
What's is his name.l like how he narrates
@@robertmuiruri550 Tom..
The saddest part of this documentary is not even the lack of road network in such a beautiful country but the cutting down of trees so huge that have taken hundreds of years to grow. So sad!
That was hard to watch, how it took almost 100yrs for that tree to get so large and then these a$$holes just come through and cut it down in minutes, smh...damn shame.
One episode I caught they had dug out all the sand from a beach. Beautiful beach turned into a dump
Africa, vote for me then you are nothing, welcome?
They need the income, trees are used for building materials and furniture, are you willing to give up that and live in a tent?
These truck drivers are Hero 🔥
"The Engine doesn't seem to like cheap perfume..
In the end its the smell of sweat that seem to work.."
Ahahaha, i love the narrator
I love the humour of the narrator
Thumbs up for the crew behind this incredible piece of documentary and also narrator who syncs every word spoken to make us understand better, am still wait for new uploads
I did tree service for a few years but even I got sad seeing that beautiful tree being cut down.
Best EVER! Narrator guy deserves about 8 awards - 1 per voice! 🤣 It's much easier to watch w/translations vs subtitles, but it's also an added layer of pure humor & better understanding what's really going on. Priceless!!
These guys are my frickin heroes, using a cliff to jam logs back in place?! Brilliant!! 🎉 Every time it rains or snows here the ppl lose their minds & what little driving (& brain) skills they may have had when the weather was perfect... Maybe a sorcerer on the side of many roads could rehab simpletons of the world!?! 😒😂🤷🏻♀️
Thank you Free dDcumentary and all the team that is compiling all these amazing journeys across the world and showing us the world. I really appreciate the good work. Keep up.
Feel sorry for that beautiful trees..
Not only in Gabon, but also here in Indonesia, we are facing deforestation that cause flood, landslide, lack of oxygen, and extinction of some animals and plants 😞
The doc is awesome, what saddens is the bludgeoning of virgin forests, soo sad
My dad drives one of these timber trucks and I'm so proud of him....
Never knew it's involved a lot and not limited to steering only...
May ALLAH protect them all.
I love these documentaries so much, I'm currently binging on the old ones, thank you guys so much for giving us the opportunity to see the world in a different way.
Me 2 fascinating the most dangerous ways to school is mind-blowing
"770 000km on the clock" it sure had more than that when it left Europe, and went around that million gauge more than once.
those truck are old af when i was little my father was driving same once and even he complained that they are old we are now 20 years further.
Exactly my thought too. The producers don't know how long trucks are used. They seem to assume they're like passenger cars which are discarded after 250,000 km. Trucks are totally different and 770,000 km is still a very usable truck, even in Europe. That one is second-hand from Europe anyway.
Africa is so beautiful, whether, land evergreen people... Love it 🖤
This country is no needs to be poor due to its natural resources. Much love from Tz 🇹🇿
Incredible ever since I subscribed to this channel I have learned alot my heart cries for the trees . Good job though 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
in kenya we complain about our roads but watching these makes me appreciate the governments efforts
@@danielonduru8571 you can imagine bro how good roads and infrastructure can make life easy yet as kenyans we take it for granted 😔😔 well it's good to travel and see how other people live around the world and see it's a lesson we should learn
Kenya is no better, unless you live around Nairobi and central counties
Cutting down 200yrs old trees ..ní úngui muru muno
Just love all the work you guys do. Deserve a lot of appreciation.
Nice to see our German trucks still on the road. I feel that's partially due to the safety controls in German TÜV. We have to maintain our vehicles after registration.
Best documentary I've seen on TH-cam so far...
I love to watch these documentaries.. so much we know about the other parts of the world.. respect for humanity..
I was once once told to respect all those old machineries…especially trucks! because the build modern day cities…and people still depend on them until they are completely out of service…Free documentary thanks for bringing us these documentaries as the show most of things never shown on mainstream media about countries…
I’ve watched quite a few of these documentaries the past few days, have enjoyed everyone of them!
i am really gratified by this "deadliest roads" documentaries especially in Africa, they tend to expose the ineptitude of the authorities on their lackadaisical approach in addressing these economical challenges wich involves peoples lives. This specific is loaded with information, humour and excitement which has a combo of issues (sorcerer, congregation, flies)😁🙌👏
Love these documentaries, got see to see a whole another world we are not used to & how life can be hard and cruel. And thank you for the free access.
I really love this man translation. He's my favorite.
I'm now addicted to these documentaries and this narrator does a good job Full documentary you're slowly possessing me I'm intrigued
Every episode I watch I see these men solving problems so easily. Who would think reversing towards a cliff would do the job? Simple yet wouldn’t be a thought to most.
Thanks for the upload. Im always looking forward to them, it gives me another perspective of the world. Keep it up! Thanks again!
Thanks for stopping by and letting us know. That’s why we do it. To open peoples eyes and minds to all these different places and cultures and people.
Ingenuity, beauty, strength and bravery is what I see in these docs. Great camera work and narration. 👍🏾 💘
The sorceror praying before slicing a tree-bark and healing it with touch is really heart-touching! It shows his acknowledgement of nature (or super power or by whatever name it is called)!
Gr8!
Love that captain and his crew!
Kudos to Free documentary for such an awesome content for showing us that part of world which we havent visited . Keep it up .
wow, one of the most awesome deadliest roads yet! thank you!
I have a deep admiration and love for Gabon and it's people. It is a gift from God to mankind. The citizens should enjoy just like the citizens of the Emirates. Unfortunately they are heavily exploited and manipulated by countries. Like France. God bless the people of Gabon. Up Biafran Nation.
No no no no ....... the leader have been complicit corruption is rife. Crab in a barrel mentality.
@@doyle1900 well, bad leadership has been the stock and trade of Most African heads of state. However, it can't take away God's abondante blessings of human and natural resources. My impression on Gabon and it's people has nothing to do with politics. I love Gabon and it's people, because I have lived there, and would love to visit again .
49:35 "I can still see 10 meters ahead..." he says, as he drives a truck full of roughly 50 tons of logs on a wet road.
Respect to the drivers for putting a table in my kitchen 🤠
The river boat operations transferring the logs was very interesting. Good show.
Watching that beautiful tree cut down was heartbreaking. I wish we had other options for wood
We do, with the leather trade, there is now a movement towards synthetics, recycling plastics and natural fibers.
Faux wood is a thing, admittedly won't feel the same, but am sure it can be supplemented with quick replenishing types like bamboo laminates and so on.
We just have to drum the message home to either use alternative materials, or suffocate ourselves 😭
plastic, steel, bricks, concrete, all which causes lots of pollution so whats the point?
Sincerity, honesty, trust and resilience in the face of the setbacks we face today earn us a lot of pure giving in the course of daily life. I love you all, Bandar from Saudi Arabia
This documentary helps to see through their lives...👍👍👍👍👍
The trees which shows its richness is being plundered!!. Truck drivers are really talented across these roads. Some day Gabon will become a desert. Wonderful documentary.
Adventurous, thrilling, shocking, interesting and knowledgeable documentaries. Worth sparing an hour on this channel. A motivation and care for life.
Imma seat and enjoy and and learn as always with deadliest roads. Thanks for the content.
Such documentary is very educational. I would like to thank those involved in producing such wonderful documentary. Well done and looking forward for more of such documentary
The best documentary channel here on TH-cam!!! I can watch all your videos over & over & years down !! You my friend are a legend!! Your voice is beyond captivating!!! Keep up the amazing work & & happy 2023 to you & all !!! Luv & blessings 🙏🏽🥰💐❤️🙏🏽
Wondrous Series..
All da Best Righteous People..
Love the documentaries but watching all the beautiful trees being cut down and the destruction of the worlds forests is sad!
I'm particularly grateful for the moment @ 4:23 where we are informed that logs are "wooden". Love the show!
by far, Gabon is more advanced than the other nations I have seen in the documentary series
you have a lot of series to go
Loving this deadliest road series!
Thanx FOR another "Doc" love them 🙏
I like that this BBC documentary is free here
I love how this channel does cover all parts of the community, even though the video is about roads. Big up👏👏
these Africans are genuinely happy people. God bless you all!
what's the name of the theme song ? it's so beautiful. The documentaries are so amazing....I have literary learnt so much from them. Asante!!