Mamadou Niang at his dwelling in Gandiol, Senegal, on Oct. 6. Mamadou’s father labored their household farmland till he died in 2006, and Mamadou would have preferred to observe in his footsteps. However he cannot, he says, as a result of rising seas are pushing salt water into the fields.
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Mamadou Niang at his dwelling in Gandiol, Senegal, on Oct. 6. Mamadou’s father labored their household farmland till he died in 2006, and Mamadou would have preferred to observe in his footsteps. However he cannot, he says, as a result of rising seas are pushing salt water into the fields.
Ricci Shryock for NPR
Mamadou Niang has determined he has no alternative however to go away his native Senegal. He’s the son of a farmer, however salinization has made it inconceivable to farm his household’s land in West Africa.
He has tried to go away his hometown of Gandiol 3 times for Europe.
The primary two instances, he was deported. The third time, in 2020, his boat was stopped. The Spanish authorities caught them hours after they left Dakar.
Earlier failed makes an attempt should not stopping his plans.
He tells NPR what he has to realize — and what he might lose — if he makes an attempt the journey once more.
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