EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY BORDER EVENING Migrants in Hungary trudge northwards as rain persists

Record ID: 141237

  • Title: EUROPE-MIGRANTS/HUNGARY BORDER EVENING Migrants in Hungary trudge northwards as rain persists
  • Date: 10th September 2015
  • Summary: NEAR ROSZKE, HUNGARY (SEPTEMBER 10, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS IN RAIN GEAR WALKING NEAR RAILWAY TRACKS MAN WALKING WITH CRUTCHES CHILD ON MAN'S SHOULDERS VARIOUS OF WOMAN CARRYING BABY VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS IN RAIN GEAR WALKING ALONG RAILWAY TRACKS VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS IN RAIN CAPES WALKING ALONG ROAD MAN CARRYING CHILD MEN WALKING WITH CHILDREN ON SHOULDERS VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS WALKING ALONG ROAD
  • Embargoed: 25th September 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Hungary
  • Country: Hungary
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA9U5W24JIKB1QN0I7C3CKNISX2
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Groups of migrants continued their journey across Hungary on foot in heavy rain on Thursday (September 10), making their way northwards towards the capital Budapest.
    There have been some buses to take migrants from Roszke near the Serbian border to transit camps in other parts of the country, closer to Hungary's western border with Austria, but many prefer to make their own way.
    Most migrants want to avoid registration in Hungary, which involves giving fingerprints, because they fear that registering for asylum in Hungary may prevent them from leaving for Germany and other, wealthier, countries.
    Their only other option is to continue their journey illegally in a desperate attempt to reach Austria, a stepping stone towards Germany. After people breaking away from the camp at Roszke earlier in the week were apprehended, authorities were more lenient about letting migrants continue on their way as bad weather hit on Thursday.
    Mostly relying on thin rain capes to fend off the bad weather, groups of refugees including small children walked along railway tracks and main roads, among them a man walking on crutches.
    Hungarian police captured a record 3,321 migrants on Wednesday (September 9), the highest daily figure so far this year, above the 3,313 detained last Thursday (September 3), data published on its website showed.
    The new arrivals brought the numbers of refugees and migrants looking to move on towards western Europe from Serbia through Hungary to nearly 22,000 this month alone.
    Tens of thousands of people, many of them fleeing the war in Syria, have streamed across the border since Austria and Germany threw open their borders at the weekend. Almost all have headed for Germany, with only hundreds seeking asylum in Austria.
    The Hungarian army started military exercises on Wednesday to prepare its soldiers for a role in guarding the southern border, state news agency MTI cited Chief of Staff General Tibor Benko as saying. The country is planning to send soldiers to help police patrol the border where thousands of refugees and migrants arrive from Serbia every day.
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