The Falémé River is in a state of disaster and the impact on residents of the area and the river’s surroundings are clear for all to see.
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Falémé: Tales of a silent death
Pollution due to dredging, environmental degradation caused by gold mining, and fishing activities that led to the disappearance of marine resources: this list of damage to the Falémé – the main tributary of the Senegal River – is not exhaustive.
La Falémé qui apporte à elle seule 25 % de l’eau du fleuve Sénégal risque d’être rayée de la carte hydrologique si des mesures ne sont pas prises pour la sauver. Agressée de toutes parts par un orpaillage sauvage à l’aide d’engins de dragage et de produits chimiques aux effets dévastateurs, la rivière qui sert aussi de frontière naturelle entre le Sénégal et le Mali est au bord de la catastrophe écologique.
Une pollution imputable au dragage des eaux ; un scandale environnemental dû à l’orpaillage ; des activités de pêche qui entraîne la disparition des ressources halieutiques. La liste des dommages causés à la Falémé – affluent principal du fleuve Sénégal – n’est pas exhaustive.
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