Croatia closes its border with Serbia to stop migrant inflow
YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Croatia has closed seven of eight road border crossings with Serbia after complaining of being overwhelmed by an influx of more than 11,000 migrants who evaded police, trekked through fields and tried to sneak into Slovenia by train in a march westwards that is dividing Europe, Reuters reports.
Migrants have been streaming into European Union member Croatia for two days, their path into the bloc via Hungary blocked by a metal fence, the threat of imprisonment and riot police who fired teargas and water cannon on Wednesday to drive back stone-throwing men.
The European Union has called an emergency summit next week to overcome disarray in the 28-nation bloc.
Earlier, Hungary closed its borders, and after that the flow of migrants shifted its direction toward Croatia, Slovenia and Romania. --0----
Migrants have been streaming into European Union member Croatia for two days, their path into the bloc via Hungary blocked by a metal fence, the threat of imprisonment and riot police who fired teargas and water cannon on Wednesday to drive back stone-throwing men.
The European Union has called an emergency summit next week to overcome disarray in the 28-nation bloc.
Earlier, Hungary closed its borders, and after that the flow of migrants shifted its direction toward Croatia, Slovenia and Romania. --0----