He said that over the past few days the charity’s team comprising humanitarian experts, interpreters and volunteers helped 1,500 to 2,000 people a day in three countries.

Tamás Romhányi of the Hungarian Maltese Charity said the organisation’s staff provided care for some 1,000 migrants arriving from Croatia on Friday night.

He said the migrants were given sandwiches, water, tea and warm clothes. Viktória Csapó of the Catholic Charity said the charity’s volunteers have been busy caring for migrants in Szentgotthárd for the past ten days.

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