Shrub land
Bare ground
Mediterranean Sea
Ben Gardane
Aljmail
Tripoli
Sabratah
Tunisia
Al Assah
Buffer
zone
Libya
50 km
50 miles
13 July The family set off from the Tripoli area, but are sent back into the desert by Tunisian soldier when they near the border
15 July They cross the border and seek medical help in Ben Gardane
16 July Police drive them back into the desert in a van, Crepin is too weak to continue
18 July Mother and daughter are believed to die of thirst in the desert near Al Assah
Shrub land
Bare ground
Mediterranean Sea
Aljmail
Ben Gardane
Tripoli
Sabratah
Castelverde
Al Assah
Tunisia
Buffer
zone
Military
zone
Libya
50 km
50 miles
13 July The family set off from the Tripoli area, but are sent back into the desert when they near the border
15 July They cross the border and seek medical help in Ben Gardane
16 July Police drive them back into the desert in a van, Crepin is too weak to continue
18 July Mother and daughter are believed to die of thirst in the desert near Al Assah