Altogether 3,329 refugees coming from war-stricken Ukraine, including 971 children, arrived in Budapest by train on Wednesday, Budapest police said on their website.
Most of the refugees sought information and continued their journey or went to stay with relatives. The authorities and charity organisations offered shelter to 59 people, including 37 children, police.hu said.
Police officers are on duty at Budapest’s Keleti and Nyugati railway stations to help people fleeing from Ukraine. They are working in cooperation with the disaster management authority, the immigration office, national railway MÁV, Budapest’s public transport company and aid organisations, the police said.
featured image: refugees at Keleti; via Zoltán Balogh/MTI
