After days of torrential rain, salt miner Moussa Diare could only watch in despair as flood waters breached a meters-wide gap on the banks of Senegal's Pink Lake and washed away thousands of dollars worth of salt mounds he had gathered. Senegal, like other countries in the West and Central Africa region, has recorded above-normal rainfall in recent weeks that has unleashed destructive floods after poor drainage systems failed. A worker carries a crate containing newly harvested salt from the edge of Lac Rose also known as Lake Retba as she walks past Female vendors, selling handcrafts for tourists in Niaga, near Dakar, Senegal, September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra "This is the first time I've seen this. I lost a lot of money with my salt that has been washed and dissolved by...
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