At least 30 migrants feared drowned off Libya: IOM

A young migrant during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean off Libya in August

ROME - At least 30 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya after their dinghy began to sink, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said Friday.

Some 91 survivors rescued by the Italian coastguard on Thursday said the boat had been carrying between 120 and 140 people when it began to deflate, sparking panic and tipping some people overboard.