Death in the Sahara: An Ill-Fated Attempt to Reach Fortress Europe
By Hauke Goos and Bernhard Riedmann (Photos)
One year ago, a group of 113 people set off from Niger hoping for a better
future in the European Union. A few days later, they were left stranded in
the Sahara Desert without vehicles or water. Only 17 survived to tell the
tale.
* October 22, 2014 - 05:24 PM
In the hottest part of the desert, an adult sitting in the shade loses up to
one liter of water an hour, and significantly more when moving. A person
starts to feel thirsty when fluid loss reaches half a percent of his or her
weight. At 2 percent or more, physical and mental capacity begins to wane,
and starting at 5 percent, he or she experiences dizziness, nausea and
muscle cramps, and the skin turns purplish. At 10 percent, disorientation
sets in.....
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