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37 Sudanese migrants die aboard boat traveling from Libya to Greece
At least 37 Sudanese migrants fleeing the war in Sudan died during a sea journey from Libya to Greece. The El-Fasher Resistance Coordination said women, children and families were among those who died.
At least 37 Sudanese migrants fleeing the war in Sudan died during a sea journey from Libya to Greece.
In a statement on Thursday, the El-Fasher Resistance Coordination said women, children and families seeking safety were among those who died.
These women and children set out in search of safety, only to find death at sea.
The coordination described the incident as part of the broader humanitarian tragedy facing Sudanese civilians displaced by the war. It said those who died came from El-Fasher, El-Geneina, Nyala, Gedaref, East Nile and Babanusa, as well as from other cities across Sudan.
Children were also among the dead
The list of names circulated by the coordination reportedly included many children among the 37 people. The list included a 7-month-old baby, as well as children aged 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 16.
Many of those who died were also from El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state. The statement said, “Death has left the people of El-Fasher no safe path; it follows them inside their city, along displacement routes, on migration routes and even at sea.”
War and forced displacement in Sudan
Local and international institutions say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, on Oct. 26, 2025. The development has been considered alongside allegations of massacres targeting civilians and warnings that Sudan’s geographic division could deepen.
Fighting in Sudan began in April 2023 over plans to integrate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces into the army. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the war, and about 13 million have been displaced.
Millions of Sudanese have been forced to leave their homes. Some sought refuge in neighboring countries, while others turned to dangerous migration routes across the Mediterranean.
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