Dromedary camels walk through sand dunes in the Arabian Desert near Margham ... A new study of stalagmites in caves in central Saudi Arabia provides strong evidence that the region was lush ...

An officer said Anbu, a 59-year-old native of Tirupathur, and Thirupathi, 40, of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh were inside the pit when the sand began to cave in. Three other workers tried to rescue ...