The Emergency and Ambulance Service announced on Saturday an effort to assist families stranded in a desert area south of Kufra.
According to a post on the Emergency Service’s Facebook page, the Kufra branch received a report about a broken-down vehicle approximately 160 kilometers into the desert south of Kufra, carrying displaced families, including one deceased individual.
An ambulance was dispatched to the location to address the situation, and further information about the incident will be released later.
The spokesperson for the municipality of Kufra in Libya, Abdullah Suleiman, announced that the number of Sudanese refugees in the city has exceeded 15,000, according to the latest official statistics.
Speaking to “Sudan News,” Suleiman noted that “the number of refugees now equals one-third of the city’s population,” highlighting the continuous influx of Sudanese refugees since the outbreak of war in their country.
Suleiman added that “the number of Sudanese refugees is increasing as the conflict in Sudan expands, with Kufra becoming the primary destination due to its proximity to the border.” He emphasized that “the municipality requires more government support to cope with the health and environmental impacts of the refugee influx.”
In a related context, Adam Regal, the spokesperson for the Sudanese Refugee Coordination, urged the international community and international organizations to focus on the plight of Sudanese refugees who have fled to Libya and other neighboring countries.
Regal warned of “the escalating Sudanese war destroying all vital and service aspects of life, including international organization centers and warehouses, leading to a significant food gap in Sudan, which has resulted in increased numbers of refugees and asylum seekers heading to neighboring countries, especially Libya.”
Statistics estimate that around 100 refugees in the city are infected with HIV/AIDS, 800 with hepatitis, and 100 with malaria, among the more than 15,000 refugees who have arrived in Kufra.
