As the crisis in Sudan persisted and countries tried to evacuate their citizens in the troubled country, an unexpected event played out that Bitcoin become the only way to reach some victims who were trapped in the desert with no money or bank networks.
This is the situation with some Africans who are currently trapped in the desert at the moment since the buses evacuating them stopped in the middle of the desert leaving the Nigerians who were running from the crisis to have no choice but to look for alternative ways to continue their journey back home or ease their pain while waiting for another rescue, the situation is more worst because most of those involved have no money left on them and they were relying on the government arrangement to get them back from Sudan to Nigeria but at the moment reports have it that the buses drivers have stopped the journey halfway and for the past 3 days most of the Nigerians have been left in the middle of deserts left to fend for themselves.
The role Bitcoin played in Getting financial help to the victims:
Some of those on the evacuation journey have to reach out to families and well-wishers seeking for funding to help ease their pain and since there are no bank networks in the desert and no way to send or receive fiat money, I suggested the use of Bitcoin to get money across to a friend who is stuck, and all we needed to do was to send the money to his Bitcoin wallet without any restrictions or delays.
The Bitcoin was received within a short time, and this gave me more satisfaction using Bitcoin in the time of crisis, the only problem is how he can exchange the Bitcoin and make payments that will help his struggle in the desert but the joy is that he now has access to funds through Bitcoin, and the stress to exchange into any local available currency or using Bitcoin to make payment on p2p if he meets anyone that use and accept Bitcoin is far more better and lesser worries, than the troubles of not having access to money at all.
Indeed Bitcoin is a life savior
Where did you get this information, because I think the story you wrote is a bit difficult to digest. But if the story or information is true, will the trapped people be able to get out safely now?
Seeing from your post, I understand that the people who are trapped are rescued by intermediary bitcoin. Indeed, bitcoin can really help many people, especially those who invest in it. Because if you never buy or invest, how can bitcoin help. So basically people are helped by bitcoin, because they invest in it. So now back to your story, I want to ask you, is there an internet connection in the middle of the desert where the trapped person is? if anything, all your stories can be slightly understood. But suppose there is an internet connection, bitcoins are also sent successfully, but how do you use them or exchange them for fiat money? because in the middle of the desert, I don't think there is access to it. So I think, if you are trapped in a desert like the one in your story, what you definitely need is food.
Even if you have a large bag of cash or tens of bitcoins, but if there is no place to buy them or use them (such as in the desert example), I think all of that will be useless, because what you need when you are stuck in the desert or anywhere, surely the first thing you need is food.
