Nearly 50 die of thirst in Niger after truck breaks down in remote Sahara desert (www.france24.com)
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Forty-nine people died of thirst in Niger when a truck broke down in a remote part of the Sahara desert, leaving its passengers stranded without water. Two survivors managed to walk 50 kilometres through the desert to a water source and then to the town of Assamaka, where they alerted authorities.

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