Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTwo men managed to survive, trekking over 50 kilometers (31 miles) to find a water source (Getty Images)At least 49 Nigerian nationals died of thirst in the Sahara Desert after their truck broke down, leaving them stranded for days in northern Niger.The victims were believed to be returning home from a religious festival in Mali when their vehicle became inoperable over 80 kilometers west of Assamaka, near the borders with Mali and Algeria.Two men survived the harrowing ordeal by trekking over 50 kilometers to find water. They alerted authorities in Assamaka, prompting a delegation to be dispatched to the scene.Responders found dozens of lifeless bodies under and around the immobile truck, with officials noting that extreme temperatures and a lack of supply points made survival impossible.The incident highlights the perilous journeys young Nigerians undertake for work at artisanal mining sites in Mali, and responders also aided another truck carrying over 60 people stranded for three days due to battery failure.In fullAt least 49 die of thirst after truck breaks down in Sahara DesertThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

ABIDJAN: Forty-nine people died of thirst in an isolated Sahara desert district in Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said Thursday. The dead were…

"Privés d'eau et incapables de réparer le véhicule (...), les voyageurs se sont retrouvés piégés au cœur d'un environnement hostile où les températures extrêmes et l'absence de…

Les ressortissants nigériens « privés d’eau et incapables de réparer le véhicule » se sont retrouvés piégés dans le désert à l’ouest d’Assamaka. Deux personnes ont survécu ayant…

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…

The passengers were returning from Mali where they had been taking part in Eid celebrations when their vehicle got stuck in an isolated Sahara desert district in Niger with no…

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In Niger zijn 49 mensen om het leven gekomen nadat de vrachtwagen waarin ze zaten met pech was stilgevallen op een afgelegen plek in de Sahara. Twee inzittenden wandelden 80…

Forty-nine people died of dehydration in a remote part of the Sahara desert in north-west Niger after the truck transporting them broke down, authorities said on Thursday.

At least 49 people have died of thirst after a truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger

Tragedia nel deserto del Sahara: un camion guasto ha lasciato senza acqua 49 persone a oltre 80 km da Assamaka, nel nord del Niger

The 49 victims were buried in mass graves at the scene in what officials called a “particularly delicate and emotionally exhausting task” for the survivors.

Le 49 vittime sono state sepolte sul posto, in quella che le autorità hanno definito un compito particolarmente delicato e logorante. Due sopravvissuti hanno fatto 50 km a piedi…

Las víctimas estuvieron varadas durante días y solo dos hombres sobrevivieron

Two people managed to survive after walking more than 50km to a water source and then a nearby town.

The Nigerian nationals returning home got stranded after the truck broke down near Mali-Algeria border

The victims were reportedly returning home from a religious festival

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