More than 80 die in Sahara after ‘failed crossing’ The corpses of more than 80 migrants, most of them women and children who died of thirst, have been found in northern Niger after their vehicle broke down attempting to cross the Sahara Desert, military sources said on Thursday. The migrants had set off in two trucks from Niger’s northern most mining town Arlit across the desert towards Tamanrasset in Algeria in mid-October but dispersed to find water after their vehicle broke down. “We have discovered more than 80 bodies scattered in various locations less than 20 km (12 miles) from the border with Algeria,” a senior military officer told Reuters by telephone. Most were women and children. There was no immediate information on their nationalities. But with reports gathered some Nigerians were involved among casualties
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:29:01 +0000
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