Migrants died of dehydration while crossing the Sahara . The government was `` profoundly moved by the catastrophe , '' Le Sahel reports . Some of those kicked out are transported directly to two transit centers run by the International Organization for Migration : outposts in the desert where the migrants can receive food , water and first aid . In a statement on its website, the UN refugee agency said it had received more than 10,000 applications for asylum in France this year, up from just over 4,000 last year. They hoped to enter Algeria , a nongovernmental organization says .
Migrants died of dehydration while crossing the Sahara . The government was `` profoundly moved by the catastrophe , '' Le Sahel reports . In a statement on its website, the UN refugee agency said it had received more than 10,000 applications for asylum in France this year, up from just over 4,000 last year. They hoped to enter Algeria , a nongovernmental organization says .