The Libyan authorities announced 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 through death.

An 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,” noting that “nine other migrants survived.” , and two are still missing in the country.” Among the migrants were women and children, but he did not name their number, nor did he name the causes of death of migrants.

He pointed out that “the migrants are all Sudanese who were probably trying to get to the western part of Libya, trying to board smuggling ships 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.