Libyan authorities announced today, Saturday, that the bodies of at least 15 migrants were found in the desert on the border with Sudan, which was the latest tragedy for migrants seeking a better life on the path of death.
The anti-illegal immigration agency in the southeastern city of Kufra said migrants were on their way from Sudan to Libya when their car broke down due to lack of fuel.
The agency said nine other migrants survived and two are still missing in the desert. Among the migrants were women and children, but he did not say how many. He also did not disclose the causes of death of the migrants, but indicated that they did not have enough food and water.
The agency said the migrants, all from Sudan, were likely trying to reach the western part of Libya, trying to board smuggling boats to Europe.
The tragedy is not the only one in Libya’s vast desert: in June, Kufra authorities said they had found the bodies of 20 migrants in the desert who had died of thirst after their car broke down near the border with Chad.
In recent years, Libya has emerged as a major staging post for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, while the oil-rich country has plunged into chaos following a NATO-backed uprising that ousted President Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Source: AB AB