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Operation Vanguard is a military police joint task force (JTF) set up by the President of Ghana in 2017 to combat illegal mining, known as galamsey.Over the years, the practice has depleted Ghana's forest cover and polluted bodies of water due to the crude and unregulated nature of the mining process.
Galamsey refers to illegal small-scale gold mining in Ghana. [1] The term is derived from the English phrase "gather them and sell". [ 2 ] Historically, galamsey referred to traditional small-scale mining practices in Ghana, where local communities would gather and search for gold in rivers and streams.
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Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood. Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake. [7] Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu. [8] Castle Dome Landing, submerged in Martinez Lake. [9] [10] Colorado City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; La Laguna, the former site is underneath Mittry Lake.
Roy’s Restaurant, on the banks of the Steinhatchee River, was completely destroyed by Hurricane Helene’s wrath — just nine months after reopening from Hurricane Idalia’s last year.
The name "Hell Gate" is a corruption of the Dutch phrase Hellegat (it first appeared on a Dutch map as Helle Gadt), [5] which could mean either "bright strait" or "clear opening", [6] and it was originally applied to the entirety of the East River.
This is a list of rivers of Montserrat. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island. Farm River. Lee River; Paradise River (formerly a tributary of the Farm river, course altered by pyroclastic flows) Tar River Valley (destroyed by pyroclastic flows) Hot River; White River (destroyed by pyroclastic flows)