Two Sudanese migrants died after a vehicle carrying dozens of people overturned in a remote desert area near the Chadian border in eastern Libya.
The accident occurred roughly 370 kilometres south of the city of Kufra, a region often used as a transit route for irregular migration.
A specialised body tasked with combating irregular migration in eastern Libya said its patrols rushed to the scene after receiving reports of the incident.
Rescuers found about 40 migrants of different ages stranded in harsh desert conditions after the vehicle carrying them capsized.
Many had endured more than three days without food or water while exposed to the unforgiving heat and isolation of the desert.
Officials said two Sudanese nationals were pronounced dead at the scene following the accident in the sparsely populated area near the border with Chad.
Survivors were discovered in severely deteriorating humanitarian conditions, prompting immediate emergency assistance from the responding patrol units.
First aid was provided to the remaining migrants before they were transported to a shelter facility in Kufra.
Authorities said the migrants would receive further care and undergo the necessary administrative procedures after their transfer to the shelter.
The incident underscores the dangers faced by migrants crossing Libya’s vast desert corridors while attempting to reach safer destinations.
Eastern Libya has long served as a passageway for migrants travelling from Sudan and neighbouring countries toward northern routes across the Mediterranean.
