Ten new migrant deaths in Med after 3,700 rescued

Ten migrants who had risked their lives to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe were found dead today, the day after nearly 3,700 others were rescued at sea.
The number saved yesterday was one of the highest ever recorded in a single day, raising fears that the tide of desperate people trying to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East has not been slowed by recent disasters.
"Around 10 people were found dead," the Italian coastguard said Sunday, while several rescue teams worked off the shores of war-torn Libya, where most of the rickety, overcrowded boats set sail from.

Rescuers said they found some of the dead on board several distressed migrant boats. It was unclear how they had died.
Another three men drowned after they jumped into the sea, as they rushed to reach a coastguard vessel.
Italian coastguards said 3,690 migrants were rescued yesterday.

A record 3,791 migrants were rescued on April 12 followed and further 2,850 the following day.
The navy said its patrol ship Bettica picked up more than 400 migrants travelling on board two vessels on Sunday, among them some 60 women and around 15 children.
Video released by the coastguard showed migrants crammed onto a small boat that was intercepted on Saturday. The migrants are later seen clambering aboard a rescue vessel.

Coastguards are seen wearing protective white suits and face masks.
Yesterday's operations in the Mediterranean involved four Italian coastguard vessels, two Italian navy ships and two customs boats, as well as four cargo ships and tugs.
The Italian frigate Bersagliere took 778 migrants on board while the patrol boat Vega plucked another 675 from the water.