Bodies of 20 migrants found in Libyan desert two weeks after last contact

TRIPOLI – The our bodies of 20 migrants who bought misplaced within the Libyan desert close to Chad have been discovered, the ambulance service stated on Wednesday, exhibiting photos of them mendacity round a black choose up truck on the sand.

The our bodies had been found by a truck driver travelling by the desert and had been recovered on Tuesday about 320 km southwest of Kufra and 120 km from the border with Chad.

“The motive force bought misplaced … and we consider the group died within the desert about 14 days in the past because the final name on a cell phone there was on June 13,” Kufra ambulance chief Ibrahim Belhasan stated by telephone.

Two of the our bodies had been Libyans and the others had been believed to be migrants from Chad crossing illegally into Libya, Belhasan stated.

Libya has change into a significant launching level for migrants in search of to achieve Europe by way of the harmful route throughout the desert and over the Mediterranean.

Nevertheless, regardless of the battle, its oil-based financial system can also be a draw for migrants in search of work.

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