ZAGREB, Croatia, Sept. 16 (UPI) — Migrants on Wednesday entered Croatia — which is allowing safe passage — one day after Hungary completed a razor-wire fence along its border with Serbia.
More than 150 migrants have entered Croatia, with many more expected. Croatia is a European Union member that said it was prepared to receive or “direct’ migrants to wherever they want to go.
Migrants were being registered by Croatian officials.
Croatia’s Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic told Parliament that authorities were “entirely ready to receive or direct those people where they want to go, which is obviously Germany or Scandinavian countries.”
“They will be able to pass through Croatia and we will help, we’re getting ready for that possibility,” he added.
On Tuesday, Hungary sealed its border with Serbia by completing a 110-mile razor-wire fence. People who cross the border illegally or damage the new fence will face criminal charges, punishable by imprisonment or deportation.
At least 367 migrants have been arrested since the new laws took effect, Hungarian police announced Wednesday. Many migrants are facing the tough decision of either waiting to be allowed entry into Hungary, where they face possible rejection, or travel potentially several hundred miles to Croatia or other European countries.
Meanwhile, migrants traveling through Croatia were being warned about landmines. Although the minefield areas are clearly marked, many are urging people to travel through more-secure roads and railways.
The migrant crisis has escalated throughout this year as people flee conflict and poverty mainly from Syria, but also from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Iraq.
More than 156,000 migrants crossed into the European Union in August, meaning more than 500,000 migrants have entered since the start of the year, EU border agency Frontex said.
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