Water find ‘may end Darfur war’ — or give them something more to fight over:
A huge underground lake has been found in Sudan’s Darfur region, scientists say, which they believe could help end the conflict in the arid region.Some 1,000 wells will be drilled in the region, with the agreement of Sudan’s government, the Boston University researchers say.
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The team used radar data to find the ancient lake, which was 30,750 km2 — the size of Lake Erie in the US — the 10th largest lake in the world.A similar discovery was made in Sudan’s neighbour Egypt, where wells have been used to irrigate 150,000 acres of farmland, the researchers say.