Thousands of refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have arrived in Budapest after abandoning their homes fearing for their lives as they seek safety elsewhere.
Around 4,000 refugees, including more than 300 children, arrived by train in Budapest on Monday, according to police, and hundreds were provided with emergency accommodation in the city.
Relief groups have set up stalls with food, water and other aid supplies in train stations in Budapest, said Marton Juhasz, head of the Hungarian Reformed Church’s charity.
Around 4,000 refugees, including more than 300 children, arrived by train in Budapest on Monday, police said
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last week, volunteers have rushed to the aid of refugees entering Hungary, which in past years has restricted asylum seekers’ access under nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
More than 660,000 people have already left Ukraine and an estimated one million are displaced within the country, the UN refugee agency says.
The United Nations estimated on Monday that some 90,000 people from Ukraine had arrived in EU member Hungary since last week.
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