Bodies Found of 93 Migrants Dead of Thirst

Dozens of Africans traveling through the desert to avoid border checks died of thirst after their truck broke down, stranding them in the Sahara, the Libyan Interior Ministry said.

The bodies of 93 people were found Thursday at Libya’s southern border, a ministry statement said. The Sudanese truck driver and 25 others survived. No details about their rescue were available.

The travelers were not carrying identification papers, security officials said. The truck driver described them as coming from various African countries but did not elaborate, the ministry said.