- A truck carrying people home from a religious festival broke down in the Sahara near the Niger–Mali–Algeria border and the passengers were stranded for days.
- At least 49 people died of thirst; two survivors walked more than 50 km to reach water and alert authorities.
- Officials called the scene disturbing; the victims were buried at the site and the incident highlighted the extreme dangers of travel in that region.
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