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SAHEL - THE END OF THE ROAD
In 1984 and 1985, the region of Sahel in Africa suffered a drought at a scale that it had never reached before, while in certain countries, such as Chad and Ethiopia, war was raging on. Due to, or thanks to, the drought, the exodus was amplified and drove populations of people out from their villages to places where they could hope to survive.
Sebastião Salgado spent several months photographing the catastrophe in Mali, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Eritrea, and worked closely with the Doctors Without Borders team. These images have made their appearance in the world …