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Almost 3,000 Refugees Arrive in Slovenia Saturday

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Almost 3,000 Refugees Arrive in Slovenia Saturday

01:26 GMT 18.10.2015 (Updated: 05:14 GMT 18.10.2015)

Migrants wait to board buses on a field, after they crossed the border with Serbia, near the village of Babska, Croatia September 24, 2015 - Sputnik International

Some 2,700 refugees crossed into Slovenia from Croatia on Saturday, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Overnight, Hungary closed its border with Croatia as migrants from the Middle East and Africa continued to flood the country trying to reach more affluent European nations.

Hungarian soldiers walk along the border fence between Hungary and Croatia at Zakany , Hungary October 16, 2015. Hungary declared its southern border with Croatia closed to migrants on Friday, diverting them into tiny Slovenia in a measure of Europe's disjointed response to the flow of people reaching its shores in flight from war and poverty. - Sputnik International

Hungary-Croatia Border Closed, Slovenia Tightens Control as Migrants Arrive

17 October 2015, 04:41 GMT

According to the SEEbiz.eu news portal, the first flow of refugees, about 600, arrived by bus to the border crossings of Gruskovje and Petisovci.

Ljubljana is now in danger of being overwhelmed by migrants as Croatia plans to direct them to Slovenia now that the border with Hungary is closed.

On Friday evening, Slovenia was forced to stop rail transport from Croatia and strengthen security at its frontiers.