Budapest police received 1,953 refugees, with 683 children among them, in the capital on Monday, according to the police website.
Refugees arriving on special train services at Kőbánya felső railway station, in eastern Budapest, were taken by bus to the BOK sports and events center serving as a humanitarian transit point.
The authorities transported 35 people, including 23 children, to accommodation in the capital and outlying areas.
The police have contracted 31 Ukrainian interpreters and they are working closely with the staff of the disaster management authority, the immigration office, the Budapest metropolitan council, as well as numerous aid groups, the statement said.
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