Buses Bring Migrants out of Hungary after tense stand-off since Tuesday Sep 01,2015
Thousands of exhausted,surprised and relieved migrants reached Austria early on Saturday Sep 05,2015, clambering off a fleet of Hungarian buses to find a warm welcome from charity workers offering beds and hot tea.
Austrian police spokesman Helmut Marban told reporters that about 4,000 migrants had crossed into Austria from Hungary by mid-morning. About 800 people had already arrived in Vienna and then left on Germany-bound trains, said Vienna official Wolfgan Mueller.
He estimates that about 3,000 migrants would come to Vienna from the border during the day.
Austrian Federal Railways said the arriving migrants, once they passed through hastily assembled border shelters and refreshments, were being placed on trains to the capital, Vienna, and the city of Salzburg.
The first 400 migrants arrived on a train into Vienna, where charity workers provided them a battery of supplies displayed in separately labeled shopping carts containing food, water and packages of hygiene products for men and women.
A mixed crowd of migrants' friends and Austrian onlookers cheered their arrival, with many shouting "Welcome!" in both German and Arabic. One Austrian woman pulled from her handbag a pair of children's rubber rain boots and handed them to a Middle Eastern woman carrying a small boy
At least 6,500 migrants, many fleeing war in Syria, arrived in Austria early Saturday, where they were greeted by applause, food, and medical supplies. Many refugees, who Hungary agreed to bus, will request asylum in Austria, while others will continue on to Germany
Thousands of refugees reached Austria early this morning after busloads left Hungary in a mass exodus after the Austrian and German governments agreed to receive them
More than 4,000 exhausted migrants are now waiting for trains in Vienna, Austria, which will take them to Germany
Austria & Germany Offer Entry For Migrants Bused To Austrian Border
Austria's chancellor says his country and Germany will grant unhindered entry to migrants being bused to the Austrian border.
Chancellor Werner Faymann announced the decision early Saturday after speaking with Angela Merkel, his German counterpart
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