BISHA: Twelve overstayers and their Saudi driver died of thirst on Wednesday in the desert located to the north of Bisha in the southern region of the Kingdom. Col. Abdullah Al-Gharni, the spokesman of Asir police, said that after arriving at the location they found a GMC car broken down in the desert and found the bodies of the victims around it.

Al-Gharni added that they found two Yemeni passports with two of the victims, adding that they are still searching for other bodies that they believe have been covered by shifting sands. The police launched the search after they received a call from the family of the Saudi driver.