Border guards in Libya have rescued migrants abandoned in the desert by Tunisian authorities without food and water. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan African countries were forcibly taken to desert and hostile areas bordering Libya and Algeria after racial unrest in early July in Sfax, Tunisia’s second-largest city. “The number of migrants keeps rising every day,” said Mohamad Abou Snenah of the border patrol unit, telling AFP they have rescued “50 to 70 migrants”. They are being expelled from Tunisia to Libya.” The video also shows a migrant rescued from the border area on Saturday, saying that “Tunisian police deported us to Libya”. Tunisian rights groups said on Friday that between 100 and 150 migrants, including women and children, were still stuck on the border with Libya.
