NIAMEY: Dozens of Nigerien migrants heading for Algeria died of thirst in the Sahara desert after their vehicle broke down, local authorities said Monday.
“About 40 Nigeriens, including numerous children and women, who were attempting to emigrate into Algeria, died of thirst in mid-October,” Rhissa Feltou, the mayor of the main north Niger town of Agadez, told AFP.
Dozens of migrants die of thirst in Niger desert: officials
