Nearly 50 people die of thirst in Sahara desert after lorry breaks down
At least 49 people have died of thirst in the Sahara desert after their truck broke down while returning from a festival in Mali. The group was stranded over 80 km from the nearest town and faced extreme conditions without water. Only two individuals survived by trekking to alert authorities for help.
- ▪The victims were buried in mass graves by a rescue team dispatched to the area.
- ▪The truck had veered off its intended route and attempts to repair it were unsuccessful.
- ▪Another lorry carrying over 60 people was found stranded for three days due to a battery failure.
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Nearly 50 people die of thirst in Sahara desert after lorry breaks down28 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleWycliffe MuiaAgadez governorate/FacebookThe victims were buried in mass graves by the rescue team dispatched to the areaAt least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down, authorities said. The group had been returning from Mali where they had attended a Muslim festival when they ran out of water, stranded more than 80 km (50 miles) west of Assamaka, a major border crossing point between Niger and Algeria.
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