{"id":331740,"date":"2017-06-26T19:58:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=331740"},"modified":"2017-06-26T19:58:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:58:37","slug":"niger-migrants-52-die-during-desert-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/niger-migrants-52-die-during-desert-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger migrants: 52 die during desert crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near S\u00e9gu\u00e9dine.<\/p>\n
A group of 75 set out in three vehicles but were abandoned by traffickers, who feared the security forces.<\/p>\n
A local official told the BBC that dozens of bodies had been buried, and 23 survivors were taken to the town, although one later died.<\/p>\n
African migrants travel through the desert aiming to reach Libya and cross the Mediterranean to Europe.<\/p>\n
However, the journey is perilous as the migrants are crammed into pick-up trucks and have few supplies.<\/p>\n
Two weeks ago Niger troops rescued 92 migrants who were on the brink of death in the Sahara Desert.<\/p>\n
The group, which included women and children, was abandoned without water and food.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near S\u00e9gu\u00e9dine. A group of 75 set out in three vehicles but were abandoned by traffickers, who feared the security forces. A local official told the BBC that dozens of bodies had been buried, and 23 survivors were taken to the town, although […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[4465,1183],"yoast_head":"\n