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truck breakdown
Coverage of truck breakdown in the Nexus archive.
- At least 49 people die of thirst after truck breakdown in Niger desert
At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck breakdown in the Niger desert. Two survivors walked over 50km to a water source and then a nearby town.
- Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert
At least 49 people died of thirst after a truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger. The incident left passengers stranded in the desert.
- 49 die of thirst in Niger desert after truck breaks down
At least 49 people died of thirst in the Niger desert after their truck broke down. The incident occurred near Assamaka and Arlit, south of the Algeria-Niger border, on November 12, 2022.