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DAKAR - Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the middle of the night hoping to collect water from their taps, which mostly run dry.
A population boom is intensifying pressure on scarce water resources in Senegal s semi-arid capital of five million people. A World Bank report pointed to poor management along with overexploitation as part of the reason for shortages.
Monday, 19 Jul 2021 08:27 AM MYT
A Senegal s police officer stands as youth enjoy Malika beach in Dakar on July 4, 2021. AFP pic
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MALIKA (Senegal), July 19 In a beachside suburb of Senegal’s capital Dakar, fisherman Madiop Dieng urges police officers to get dozens of youngsters out of the water.
“If we let it happen, there will be drownings. The sea is rough today,” he says.
The youngsters come ashore, but Dieng watches in disbelief as they hop back into the ocean as soon as the police leave.
Drownings in the seaside West African city have spiked this year as residents have flocked to beaches to take a dip in the Atlantic waters during periods of hot weather.