The man who finds water in the desert
Alain Gachet quit a lucrative career in oil to search for water underground. Colleagues told him he was a 'crazy donkey', but he was soon finding water for desperate refugees.
Alain Gachet quit a lucrative career in oil to search for water underground. Colleagues told him he was a 'crazy donkey', but he eventually developed an algorithm that allowed him to 'peel the earth like an onion' and detect water reserves underground. Soon, he was asked to help find water for desperate refugees escaping the conflict in Darfur.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Anna Lacey
Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: Alain in Haouach.)
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