Group rescues migrants at sea, at least five dead

At least five people have died after a Europe-bound rubber boat carrying 100 migrants, including small children, burst in the Central Mediterranean Sea, a Spanish humanitarian group said Wednesday. The Open Arms migrant rescue craft looked for the boat in international waters north of Libya for hours before finding the wreck and its occupants in the water.

he NGO said it was still counting the number of survivors but at least five people were confirmed dead. Some 575 people have died trying to cross the Central Mediterranean to Europe so far this year according to the International Organization for Migration.