Two young migrants found dead in desert on border with Algeria – Concern for dozens more
The bodies of two migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found in recent days in a deserted area on the Tunisia-Algeria border, with non-governmental organizations expressing concern for dozens of others who remain in the same area, left to fend for themselves.
After incidents that claimed the life of a Tunisian, dozens of migrants were expelled from Sfax – a city that is the main departure point for irregular migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who want to reach Europe – and driven by the authorities to desolate and dangerous areas, on the border with Libya and Algeria.
“A first body was found ten days ago in the desert of Hazua“, near the border with Algeria, and another on Monday night, Nizar Skander, a spokesman for the Tozer court, said on Tuesday, adding that an investigation had been launched.
“These are two young men,” explained a local vendor who spoke to AFP by phone on condition of anonymity.
According to him, “within a week two convoys left migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, in total about a hundredon the outskirts of Hazoua”, more than 500 kilometers south of Tunis.
“Many try to reach the oases, where the residents give them water and food,” he added.
Other migrants were taken further north to the border between Algeria and Tunisia, which has a total length of more than 1,000 kilometers.
On Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern about the “150 to 200 immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa” ​​located on the Algeria-Tunisia border.
As the NGO pointed out, testimonies speak of “many dead” in the area.
A Guinean migrant, Mamadou, who was spotted in Douar El Ma, on the Algerian side of the border, more than 600 kilometers south of Tunis, appealed for help on Monday via AFP, saying he had “no water, no food “, adding that around 30 other people are in the same situation.
AFP lost contact with him yesterday.
HRW also announced on Monday that it was offering accommodation to 500 to 700 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were abandoned last week in a demilitarized zone on the Tunisian-Libyan border.
Source :Skai
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