Thousands of Ukraine refugees flee to Budapest every day

Altogether 3,488 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, including 1,326 children, arrived in Budapest by train on Thursday, 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 63 people, including 34 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 MAV, Budapest’s public transport company and aid organisations, the police said.

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The defence committee of Budapest will open a new transit hall for Ukrainian refugees near Keleti railway station on March 21, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday.

The new facility will offer interpreting, medical services, space for mothers with small children, internet access and toilets in a heated area, the office said in a statement. Staff will be available to help with organising accommodation, travel and administration of asylum applications, the statement added.

Charity organisations will distribute food, toiletries and other donations to the people fleeing war, the statement said, adding that an international ticket office would also be part of the facility.