Migrants enter Austria after Hungary kicks them out
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 19 September 2015 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Migrants enter Austria after Hungary kicks them out, 19 September 2015, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/561d04852b.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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September 19, 2015
Migrants gather near a European Union sign at the Croatia-Slovenia border crossing at Bregana, Croatia, on September 19.
Thousands of migrants who had been stuck for days in Southeastern Europe have started arriving in Austria after Hungary escorted them to the border.
Austrian police on September 19 reported 6,700 new arrivals from Hungary since midnight, amid deepening discord in Europe over the biggest westward migration in decades.
The development comes after thousands of migrants, many lacking food and water, were trapped in Southeastern Europe, in some cases for several days, after countries began putting up barriers that blocked their passage to Western Europe.
The migrant path was first blocked by Hungary, which sealed off its southern border with Serbia with a razor-wire fence and tough other measures to keep people out.
That caused a massive influx of more than 15,000 people over three days into Croatia, which could not cope and then began escorting people to the border with Hungary.
In response, Hungary transported the migrants to the border with Austria by bus and train.
Meanwhile, Slovenia has blocked off its borders and used pepper spray on migrants late on September 18.
Based on reporting by AP and Reuters
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
