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 by AFP Staff Writers Tunis (AFP) Aug 12, 2021
The bodies of two women and four children from Niger who apparently died of thirst have been found in the desert of southwest Tunisia, an official said Thursday. A sole survivor from the group of migrants who had left to try to find water but got lost had said they had been walking from Algeria, as a heat wave grips the region. Tunisia is a key departure point for many migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, who cross the continent hoping to attempt the dangerous sea crossing to Europe. "Two women and four children were found dead Wednesday night in the Sahara," a senior local official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The group, who died "probably of thirst", were found just two kilometres (one mile) from the Algerian border near the Tunisian town of Tozeur, the official added. Devastating fires in Algeria this week have cost at least 69 lives.
Resource-starved Singapore turns sewage into ultra-clean water Singapore (AFP) Aug 10, 2021 Giant pumps whir deep underground at a plant in Singapore that helps transform sewage into water so clean it is fit for human consumption while reducing ocean pollution. The tiny island nation has little in the way of natural water sources and has long had to rely principally on supplies from neighbouring Malaysia. To boost self-sufficiency, the government has developed an advanced system for treating sewage involving a network of tunnels and high-tech plants. Recycled wastewater can now mee ... read more
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