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Floods wash away salt industry and tourism at Senegal's 'Pink Lake'
Floods wash away salt industry and tourism at Senegal's 'Pink Lake'

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. - No more pink - Worse, said Ndiour, the salt plays a key role in imbuing the lake with its signature tinge -- "so if there is no more salt, we can't have the pink."