Famous 'Pink Lake' in Senegal is losing its pink appeal because of floods
Floods wash away salt industry and tourism at Senegal’s Lake Retba, or the 'Pink Lake'.
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Floods wash away salt industry and tourism at Senegal’s Lake Retba, or the 'Pink Lake'.
Floods are threatening the existence of Senegal’s famous pink lake and livelihoods of those near the tourist attraction.
Around three thousand families earn their livelihoods extracting bucketfuls of salt from the lake bed.
Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun.
Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by