The Italian coastguard has said some 5,000 migrants were on Thursday rescued in 43 operations across the Mediterranean Sea mostly from rubber dinghies.
Three wooden boats according to the coastguard, were being used by people traffickers in Libya.
One body was found aboard one of the vessels, authorities said.
A spokesman for the Italian coastguard said it appeared many people had left the Libyan coast hoping to cross the sea to Europe due to good weather.
"We registered a large number of…
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