Hungary: Razor wire fence fails to halt migrant and refugee influx into EU
- 9 years ago
A relentless flow of desperate migrants continued to cross into Hungary on Friday morning, crawling underneath a razor wire fence on the border with Serbia.
The barrier and police reinforcements have failed to stem the flow of people entering the European Union.
Hungary is not their final destination but it is hugely significant as the gateway to Europe’s visa-free Schengen zone.
A record number came through on Wednesday – some 3,241 people, including nearly 700 children.
Hungary’s decision to build a fence has been widely criticised by aid groups., like Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Faced with human beings in need of help, #Hungary builds a fence, releases the hounds, & buries its head in the sand http://t.co/s1l78trC4m— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 26 Août 2015
As thousands more cross the sea from Turkey to Greece, then make their way across land – northwards through the Balkans – Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two looks set to continue.
Syrians fleeing the civil war
The barrier and police reinforcements have failed to stem the flow of people entering the European Union.
Hungary is not their final destination but it is hugely significant as the gateway to Europe’s visa-free Schengen zone.
A record number came through on Wednesday – some 3,241 people, including nearly 700 children.
Hungary’s decision to build a fence has been widely criticised by aid groups., like Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Faced with human beings in need of help, #Hungary builds a fence, releases the hounds, & buries its head in the sand http://t.co/s1l78trC4m— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 26 Août 2015
As thousands more cross the sea from Turkey to Greece, then make their way across land – northwards through the Balkans – Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two looks set to continue.
Syrians fleeing the civil war