An extra wall could be built outside St Aubin Harbour to stop it silting up so quickly, harbour officials have said.

BBC: St Aubin

But only now are some of the dams of the colonial era being restored to use, after years of neglect and silting up.

ECONOMIST: Africa 40 years on

Indiscriminate logging and deforestation have caused the exposed soil to run off into the river, silting it up and reducing its water-flow capacity.

CNN: FIGHTING FLOODS