Fully 4,631 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Thursday, while another 4,331 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters said.
Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 7,571 people, the police website said on Friday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added.
Budapest police received 709 refugees, 347 children among them, by train, according to the municipal police website.
Refugees arriving on special train services at Kobanya felso railway station, in eastern Budapest, were taken by bus to the BOK sports and events centre serving as a humanitarian transit point.
The authorities transported 23 people, including 11 children, to accommodation in the capital and outlying areas.
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