Ukraine Crisis 3,000 Refugees Arriving in Budapest Daily

  • 8 Mar 2022 12:28 PM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Ukraine Crisis 3,000 Refugees Arriving in Budapest Daily
Another 3,247 refugees, among them 770 children, fleeing the war in Ukraine, arrived in Budapest by train on Sunday, Budapest Police announced.

Most sought information or continued their travels or went to their relatives.

Authorities arranged for the transport and accommodation of 122 people, including 23 children, in Budapest and the provinces.

Budapest Police and the Emergency Police are helping refugees who arrive from Ukraine by train at the Keleti and Nyugati railway stations.


MTI Photo: Zoltán Balogh 

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