a child who died trying to cross from libya. it's unbelievable we're not allowed to dock at a single port in motor italy we're treated like people smugglers or criminals. only spain has recently given landing permission italy has announced it will not accept rescue boats even those from the european union's own anti trafficking operation now spain fears an influx of asylum seekers this week over eight hundred people have been rescued by the spanish coast guard in various operations since the beginning of the year more than eighteen thousand have arrived in spain more than twice as many as last year the majority of them are arriving from sub-saharan africa it's a quickly changing situation if you thought you understood how the migratory flows work three months ago it's already historic information receiving centers are