Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert (opens in new tab)

At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down and they were stranded for days in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, authorities said. The victims, all Nigeriens, were returning home from a religious festival in Mali when the truck stopped running more than 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Assamaka, near […] The post appeared first on <a href="