(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Athens/Belgrade Dhu-AlHijjah 16 1436 September 30 2015 SPA -- Croatia has registered more than
87000 refugees in the last two weeks as people fleeing conflicts in
the Middle East and Africa continue streaming from the south despite
colder weather dpa reported.
Croatian state TV HRT said on Wednesday that some 2000 refugees
arrived from Serbia overnight and were registered at the border
reception centre. Then they boarded a convoy of buses and were
transported toward Hungary.
Virtually all of the migrants mostly refugees from Syria Iraq and
Afghanistan hope to seek asylum in Germany and other wealthy
countries in western and northern Europe.
The refugees turned to Croatia as a transit country after Hungary
sealed it border with Serbia on September 15. They cross the Aegean
from Turkey to Greek islands then cross Macedonia and Serbia.
--SPA
13:27 LOCAL TIME 10:27 GMT
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