25 Nigerien Migrants Dumped in the Desert by Smugglers
At least twenty-five Niger migrants consisting of women and children have been rescued in the northern Niger desert after they were dumped by their driver.
This was disclosed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The migrants were rescued "last weekend in the Sahara desert by (teams of) IOM and the Directorate of Civil Protection of Niger," said the UN agency in a Facebook post.
Nigerien Migrants Left in the Desert
The survivors, whose destination was not specified, "remained without food and water for three days" before being found, said the IOM.
Rescue operations for migrants are frequent in the hostile Nigerien desert, mainly in areas close to Libya.
Many West African migrants try to cross through Libya to reach the Me...