![Two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya Two mass graves with bodies of nearly 50 migrants found in southeastern Libya](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2025-02-09-at-10-20-33-copy.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)
Cairo
AP
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Libya authorities uncovered nearly 50 bodies this week from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, officials said Sunday, in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the chaos-stricken North African country.
The first mass grave with 19 bodies was found Friday in a farm in the southeastern city of Kufra, the security directorate said in a statement, adding that authorities took them for autopsy.
Authorities posted images on its Facebook page showing police officers and medics digging in the sand and recovering dead bodies that were wrapped in blankets.
The al-Abreen charity, which helps…