05/06/2026
Authorities confirmed that 49 people died of thirst, their bodies discovered beneath and around the truck. Rescuers buried them in mass graves, a somber testament to the perilous journeys often undertaken across this desert corridor.
In the unforgiving expanse of the Sahara Desert, a heartbreaking tragedy unfolded when a truck carrying dozens of passengers broke down in northern Niger. The group, returning from Mali to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their families, found themselves stranded in a desolate zone more than 80km west of....