09.07.2024, Informigrants

Algeria: 14 dead and five missing near Libyan border

Fourteen people on the move, twelve of them Syrians, have been found dead in the Algerian desert. Five others remain missing. The tragedy followed an announcement from the UN last week that more people are now believed to die in the Sahara Desert than those who drown at sea. The report published that in total, 1,180 persons are known to have died while crossing the Sahara Desert for the period January 2020 to May 2024, but the official number is believed to be much higher. read more

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