Chaos at railway station in Budapest as thousands of asylum-seekers seek entry into trains
Migrants lift up children outside the main Eastern Railway station in Budapest, Hungary. The European country has blocked asylum seekers seeking to escape difficult conditions.
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Migrants lift up children outside the main Eastern Railway station in Budapest, Hungary. The European country has blocked asylum seekers seeking to escape difficult conditions in their home countries from trains. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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Travellers are seen sitting on a platform as they waited for a train to Austria at the railway station in Budapest. Human rights groups have criticized Hungary’s action as ‘futile’ and reckless’. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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Hungarian police speak to people queuing to buy train tickets at the railway station in Budapest. Hungary started its clampdown after last week’s discovery of 71 dead migrants in a truck in Austria. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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Migrants are seen jostling for positions to board a train. Ticket control rules now require that each passenger has to be allocated seats on trains bound for the West from Budapest. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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In Hungary, a migrant breathes a sigh of relief after getting on a train in August. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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A child cries in frustration in a train in Hungary. Just days earlier, Hungary had starting allowing migrants to get on trains, but has now reversed its policy. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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A policeman tries to control migrants at a railway station in Hungary. Rights groups have expressed concern that Hungary’s move could lead migrants into the hands of traffickers. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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At the the railway stations, migrants shouted slogans and expressed protests seeking to be allowed to enter EU countries. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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Migrants leave the main Eastern Railway station in Budapest. People have been told to leave the station and police have lined up at the main entrance. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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Migrants are seen waving their train tickets asking to be allowed on trains. The tickets cost as much as 200 euros. Image courtesy: REUTERS
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