An encroaching desert threatens to swallow homes and history
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An abandoned house sits in sand near Chinguetti, Mauritania on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Animals roam near homes surrounded by sand in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Tree branches stick out of the sand in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)A child rides his bike in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)A hut is surrounded by sand in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)A man walks through sand with palm trees in the distance in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Students talk in Chinguetti, Mauritania, on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Retired teacher Mohamed Lemine Bahane poses for a photo on Jan. 13 2025, in Chinguetti, Mauritania. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Books line the shelves of one of the libraries in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Manuscripts sit on a shelf inside one of the libraries in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)A dead palm tree trunk sits submerged in sand in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)A local worker carries part of a palm tree which is used to cover houses in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Farmer Med Mahmoud works in his palm tree farm in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)Farmer Med Mahmoud works in his palm tree farm in Chinguetti, Mauritania on Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)
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An abandoned house sits in sand near Chinguetti, Mauritania on Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay)