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Mauritania: Shifting Sands
In Mauritania, where the Sahara covers much of the country, heat is becoming intolerable.
In Mauritania, where the Sahara covers much of the country, heat has always been part of life. But now it is becoming intolerable. Sidi takes a dangerous journey on top of a freight train in search of work in a cooler climate, and Mohammed battles to save his home and date harvest from the encroaching sands of the Saharan desert.