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  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks..The drivers with loaded trucks on the quay just before departure.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks..The drivers with loaded trucks on the quay just before departure.

  • Benghazi, Libya, November 2004..Every week, 40 trucks are loaded with 25 metric tons each of foreign food aid donated to WFP by various donors, mainly the U.S.A. and E.E.C. countries. These trucks will then cross more than 2500 km of desert across Libya and Chad to reach refugee camps near the Sudanese border. More than 200 000 refugees from Darfur have crossed the Chadian border in search for safety from persistant Janjaweed militia attacks..The drivers with loaded trucks on the quay just before departure.

  • Al Kufra, Libya, November 2004.Sunset in the souk of the southernmost town in Libya, the deep desert starts here...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Drivers sleep in the truck cabins, mechanics on the desert ground; night temperatures can be freezing cold.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Drivers sleep in the truck cabins, mechanics on the desert ground; night temperatures can be freezing cold.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa stops his truck for the noon prayer in the desert blazing sun.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A lunch stop in the desert, food supply for up to a month is carried on the truck cabin roof.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Crossing a soft sand area near Djebel Alweinat.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa and Naher make tea in the cold desert evening.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa and Naher make tea in the cold desert evening.

  • Djebel Al Weinat, deep Sahara desert, Libya, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy assembles in the morning under the protection of the Libyan army.

  • Djebel Al Weinat, deep Sahara desert, Libya, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy assembles in the morning under the protection of the Libyan army.

  • Djebel Al Weinat, deep Sahara desert, Libya, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy assembles in the morning under the protection of the Libyan army.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The heavily loaded trucks sink heavily in the soft sand.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Mechanics replace a broken transmission crown in less than 45 minutes in the middle of the desert...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Mechanics replace a broken transmission crown in less than 45 minutes in the middle of the desert...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Abdallah, a Sudanese mechanic, has to adapt tyre pressure to the type of sand encontered dozens of times every day...each truck has 10 tyres...it is a very lenghty process...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Abdallah, a Sudanese mechanic, has to adapt tyre pressure to the type of sand encontered dozens of times every day...each truck has 10 tyres...it is a very lenghty process...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa's evening prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa's evening prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Around the fire in the freezing desert night.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Early morning prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crawls under the blazing Sahara sun...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Early morning prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Gasoil for 6000 km is carried atop each truck...there is no gas station in the desert...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crawls across a patch of sand dunes under the blazing Sahara sun...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Mashalla, the Libyan convoy leader discusses with Abdallah, his Sudanese mechanic changing a wheel; punctures are extremely frequent, the trucks are loaded to the limit and some rocks are razor sharp...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Moussa prepares lunch: mutton and pasta...the menu is always the same, every day, lunch and supper...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A transmission belt pulley has broken, causing a truck to seriously overheat, the mechanic will 'make' a replacement and fix the problem...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A transmission belt pulley has broken, causing a truck to seriously overheat, the mechanic will 'make' a replacement and fix the problem...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A transmission belt pulley has broken, causing a truck to seriously overheat, the mechanic will 'make' a replacement and fix the problem...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A transmission belt pulley has broken, causing a truck to seriously overheat, the mechanic will 'make' a replacement and fix the problem...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Abdallah, a Sudanese mechanic changes a wheel; punctures are extremely frequent, the trucks are loaded to the limit and some rocks are razor sharp...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Abdallah, a Sudanese mechanic changes a wheel; punctures are extremely frequent, the trucks are loaded to the limit and some rocks are razor sharp...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Mashalla stops the truck for his evening prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crossing a very difficult sand dunes patch; each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crossing a very difficult sand dunes patch; each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crossing a very difficult sand dunes patch; each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crossing a very difficult sand dunes patch; each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy must carry all its food and supply for up to a month in the deep desert so each truck has a couple of goats or sheep 'passengers' on top of its load...they provide meat for about 3 days...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy must carry all its food and supply for up to a month in the deep desert so each truck has a couple of goats or sheep 'passengers' on top of its load...they provide meat for about 3 days...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Each truck carrying 25 metric tons of food aid plus his gasoil and supplies weighs about 40 metric tons; it sinks deeply in the soft sand...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A large part of the trip his made very early in the morning or late at night as it is a lot easier detect the sand consistance in the dark than under a blazing sun.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Mechanics fixing a broken suspension spring, they use 2 truck batteries to weld a broken blade...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A rogue unit of the Chad Army has stopped the convoy, it will take more than 12 hours of discussions ans some 'presents' (food, gasoline, water...) for them to finally release the trucks...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A rogue unit of the Chad Army has stopped the convoy, it will take more than 12 hours of discussions ans some 'presents' (food, gasoline, water...) for them to finally release the trucks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A lunch break.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A rare encounter in the middle of the desert: empty trucks from a preceding convoy give informations on the way yet to cover...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A rogue unit of the Chad Army has stopped the convoy, it will take more than 12 hours of discussions ans some 'presents' (food, gasoline, water...) for them to finally release the trucks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Fixing a tire puncture, one of many...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The mechanic of this truck has just made a complete oil change...and leaves oil cans and a patch of dirty motor oil behind...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The convoy crosses the 'Erdi Murdi' (the 'Dunes of the Dead'), a 400 km long and 60 km wide sea of soft sand dunes...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Warming up after a very cold night outside...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Warming up after a very cold night outside...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Razor sharp iron core rocks and blazing sun...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A very dangerous encounter: WWII land mines in the sand hills...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end of the desert crossing is near: the convoy meets a nomad family, the first human beings in more than 2 weeks...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end of the desert crossing is near: the convoy meets a nomad family, the first human beings in more than 2 weeks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Night prayer.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Warming up after a very cold night outside...

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. Jokes and stories are exchanged during the meals.

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end of the desert crossing is near: the convoy meets a nomad family, the first human beings in more than 2 weeks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end of the desert crossing is near: the convoy meets a nomad family, the first human beings in more than 2 weeks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Chad, December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end of the desert crossing is near: the convoy meets a nomad family, the first human beings in more than 2 weeks...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border.

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. The end is near, the convoy passes the first 'trees'...

  • Sahara desert, Libya-Chad, November/December 2004..Every week, a convoy of 40 privately owned Libyan trucks loaded by the WFP with about 1000 metric tons of western food aid cross 2500 km of deep desert across Libya and Chad to reach more than 200 000 refugees from Darfur in camps near the Sudanese border. A mechanic recites verses from the Coran in the freezing morning...

  • Bahai, Chad, Dec.11 2004..More than 2500 km from Benghazi and the Mediterranean sea, and already 800 km inside Chad, the convoy finaly reaches the first police post in Bahai, it will take about 3 days to clear the Kafka-esque Chadian administrative procedure...

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Oure Cassooni camp, Chad, Dec. 11, 2004..The food aid provided by the WFP to the thousands Darfur refugees in Oure Cassoni camp has crossed more than 2500 km of Sahara desert from the Libyan port of Benghazi; the weekly convoy, 40 trucks strong, takes more than 20 days to reach this isolated region.

  • Bahai, Chad, Dec.11 2004..More than 2500 km from Benghazi and the Mediterranean sea, and already 800 km inside Chad, the convoy finaly reaches the first police post in Bahai, it will take about 3 days to clear the Kafka-esque Chadian administrative procedure...

  • En Geneina, W. Darfur, Sudan, Dec 15, 2004.The WFP warehouse with relief food aid. The WFP provides food for nearly 1 200 000 IDP's in Darfur and 200 000 refugees in neighboring Chad, this level of involvment requires colossal logistical means.

  • Bahai, Chad, Dec.11 2004..More than 2500 km from Benghazi and the Mediterranean sea, and already 800 km inside Chad, the convoy finaly reaches the first police post in Bahai, it will take about 3 days to clear the Kafka-esque Chadian administrative procedure...Some of the convoy's drivers.

  • En Geneina, W. Darfur, Sudan, Dec 15, 2004.The WFP warehouse with relief food aid. The WFP provides food for nearly 1 200 000 IDP's in Darfur and 200 000 refugees in neighboring Chad, this level of involvment requires colossal logistical means.

  • En Geneina, W. Darfur, Sudan, Dec 15, 2004.The WFP warehouse with relief food aid. The WFP provides food for nearly 1 200 000 IDP's in Darfur and 200 000 refugees in neighboring Chad, this level of involvment requires colossal logistical means.

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