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Extracting Salt In Uganda's Lake Katwe
Mining the precious commodity is hazardous work
In Uganda, thousands of people extract salt in Lake Katwe, a crater deep inside Queen Elizabeth National Park in the country's Western region. The BBC's Patience Atuhaire looks into the danger of mining the salt.
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