Destination Germany as thousands of migrants reach Austria from Hungary
- 9 years ago
Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into Austria, exhausted after an overnight journey and days of confrontation and chaos in Hungary.
Austrian police say 4,000 people crossed the border in the early hours. They expect many more, and that the number will more than double during the course of the day.
They added that their biggest problem was that Hungary refused them permission to enter its territory to pick the refugees up, meaning the migrants had to cross the border on foot in the rain.
Many are refugees from the Syrian war. Some had set out on foot from Budapest. After initially trying to stop people, the Hungarian authorities ended up bussing them to the border.
Local buses have been taking them on, either to Nickelsdorf train station, or to a local refugee centre if they wish to stay.
But many chose to board trains to Salzburg. Many want to go on to Germany, which has agreed with Austria to waive the rules of an asylum system that has fast become obs
Austrian police say 4,000 people crossed the border in the early hours. They expect many more, and that the number will more than double during the course of the day.
They added that their biggest problem was that Hungary refused them permission to enter its territory to pick the refugees up, meaning the migrants had to cross the border on foot in the rain.
Many are refugees from the Syrian war. Some had set out on foot from Budapest. After initially trying to stop people, the Hungarian authorities ended up bussing them to the border.
Local buses have been taking them on, either to Nickelsdorf train station, or to a local refugee centre if they wish to stay.
But many chose to board trains to Salzburg. Many want to go on to Germany, which has agreed with Austria to waive the rules of an asylum system that has fast become obs