BBC news Quote:
A vast underground lake that scientists hoped could help to end violence in Sudan's Darfur region probably dried up thousands of years ago, an expert says.
Alain Gachet, who used satellite images and radar in his research, said the area received too little rain and had the wrong rock types for water storage.
But the French geologist said there was enough water elsewhere in Darfur to end the fighting and rebuild the economy.
Analysts say competition for resources such as water is behind the unrest.
More than 200,000 Darfuris have died and two million fled their homes since 2003.
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Earlier in the week it was claimed that a huge underground lake could provide water for the Darfur region and bring some peace to it once. Unfortunately, someone else claims it to be dried up, though for the sake of millions of people I hope that he's wrong.
Jul 22, 2007, 05:51 am
