Aside from the sweltering daytime heat and the freezing night-time temperatures, the biggest problem for folks living in desert regions is finding sources of water.

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The problem worsened when temperatures dropped well below freezing.

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"The technical problem experienced by myself and colleagues at neighbouring schools are servers crashing, screens freezing and tests going back to the beginning when we were assured that they could be saved and the children could complete them at a later time, " he said.

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