9 migrants drowned, 10 missing and 1,000 rescued off Libya

At least nine migrants drowned and 10 others, including four children, were missing after a tense series of rescues today in the Mediterranean that saved over 1,000 people, rescuers said.

Survivors saved from a sinking rubber boat before dawn said six adults and four children were missing, while nine bodies were found later in the day on another vessel.