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Truck breaks down, 49 people die of thirst in the Sahara Desert

2026-06-05 17:56:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Over 49 people die of thirst in the Sahara Desert

At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote area of ??the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck they were travelling in broke down.

The group was returning from Mali, where they had attended a Muslim festival, when they ran out of water, stranded more than 80 kilometers west of Assamaka, an important border point between Niger and Algeria.

"The travelers were stranded in the heart of a hostile environment, where extreme temperatures and a lack of supply points make survival extremely difficult," the governor of the Agadez region said in a statement.

Only two people managed to survive. They walked through the desert to Assamaka, where they notified authorities of the tragedy.

According to the statement, the truck had set off from the town of Telhandek in Mali, but had deviated from the planned route.

For several days, the driver and passengers repeatedly tried to repair the vehicle, but without success.

"Deprived of water and unable to repair the vehicle, despite the efforts of the driver, his assistant and passengers, the travelers remained stranded in the heart of a hostile environment," the statement further said.

"Dozens of dead bodies were found under the stopped truck and in the area around it."

The victims were buried in mass graves by the rescue team sent to the scene by local authorities.

While returning from the rescue operation, the teams encountered another broken down truck with more than 60 people on board, who had been stranded for three days after a battery failure.

According to the governor, this truck had left from the town of Harouba in Mali, more than 300 kilometers from the border with Niger.

The rescue team, which included soldiers from Niger, distributed water to the passengers and helped repair the vehicle, enabling them to continue their journey in safety.

The Niger desert remains one of the main transit corridors for migrants from across West Africa trying to reach Europe, despite the great risks that accompany this perilous journey.

The governor said that this tragedy highlights "the vulnerability of young people involved in migration and cross-border economic activities, who are often forced to pass through unstable areas to survive or seek better living conditions."


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