Houses and roads partially buried in the sand on the outskirts of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.

Nouakchott is exposed to the danger of sand creeping to its northern and eastern edges at a rate of six kilometers annually, knowing that about 80% of Mauritania's area is sandy, barren desert lands.

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Photo by \ 📸 @geosteinmetz