Over three thousand people have been rescued off the coast of Libya today.

According to the Italian coastguard a total of 10,000 people have been rescued since last Thursday alone in the Mediterranean.

Today crews found 25 dinghys packed with people, floating adrift in the dangerous waterway.

Thousands of people continue to flee warn torn countries in the Middle East and Africa, with authorities saying we've no way of knowing the true extent of the death toll as many boats sink undetected.