Back in the pink: Senegal salt lake gets its colour back The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and ...

NIAGA, Senegal, Jan 24 (Reuters) - On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km ...

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 ...

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.

Lake Retba, better known as Lac Rose (the Pink Lake), is located around 35km from the city of Dakar, Senegal.It sits in a depression with a shoreline 6.5 metres below sea level. The lake is ...

Lake Retba. Location: Senegal. With salinity similar to that of the Dead Sea, ... Not only is this 1-square-mile pink lake absolutely stunning, but it’s also used for salt production.

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled.