Refugees flow through Hungary and Austria, eager to reach Germany
- 9 years ago
Thousands of refugees were shuttled by bus and train to Austria and Germany over the weekend, after being stuck in Hungary for days.
Austria expects up to 10,000 men, women and children to arrive at its border on Sunday (Sept. 6) alone. In the border town of Nickelsdorf, exhausted but smiling families were being taken by train to the capital Vienna. Most plan to continue their journey into Germany, where refugees have been greeted with open arms.
On Saturday, hundreds more left Hungary’s capital Budapest on foot, having been stuck for days there as the government tried to stop them from reaching Western Europe.
“We want bus,” men shouted as they marched on a national road outside Budapest, intent on moving forward no matter how tired and sore they already were. Hungary deployed over 100 buses over to the Austrian border last week, but it now says it has done enough.
Further south, at the border with Serbia, another thousand refugees, many from war-torn Syria, poured into Hunga
Austria expects up to 10,000 men, women and children to arrive at its border on Sunday (Sept. 6) alone. In the border town of Nickelsdorf, exhausted but smiling families were being taken by train to the capital Vienna. Most plan to continue their journey into Germany, where refugees have been greeted with open arms.
On Saturday, hundreds more left Hungary’s capital Budapest on foot, having been stuck for days there as the government tried to stop them from reaching Western Europe.
“We want bus,” men shouted as they marched on a national road outside Budapest, intent on moving forward no matter how tired and sore they already were. Hungary deployed over 100 buses over to the Austrian border last week, but it now says it has done enough.
Further south, at the border with Serbia, another thousand refugees, many from war-torn Syria, poured into Hunga