Rome, Rajab 18, 1438, Apr 15, 2017, SPA -- Hundreds of migrants were rescued from the Mediterranean, aid organizations reported on Saturday, stating that at least six people had died. The organization SOS Mediterranee said it rescued 500 people within seven hours on Friday. One man was found dead on one of the rafts, dpa reported. A spokesman for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated that 101 migrants were rescued from a sinking boot by fishermen, while five migrants drowned. According to IOM, so far this year nearly 800 migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the often unseaworthy vessels provided by human traffickers. On Thursday, 23 people were rescued when a boat sank near the Libyan coast. Some 97 migrants are missing in that incident. --SPA 19:42 LOCAL TIME 16:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w377290