Europe is being told it must unite. The High Commission of the refugee says about 3,000 people are expected to cross every day, most of them fleeing war zones. Particularly from syria. The country closes boarders last week, after record numbers tried to enter, they have seen massive numbers surging towards hungary. Thats before a fence is completed. Many ever are said to arrive. These are the latest where a government ferries brought 2. 5000 refugees ashore. They are expected to head north to the border, and then on to serbia. While in serbia, our correspondent he is in the town and there thousands of refugees prepare for the next leg of that journey, to london. This is described as a one stop center, the entrance into serbia for these people, so many of them more than 10,000 passing through here, in less than five days. They are intent on getting to hungary, that has registered 100,000 people so far this year. Thats more than double the entire amount for 2014. The crisis is getting de
Savings. In doha, ill have all the sport, including being on course for a rematch in the 200 meters final at the world athletic championships. United nations is now saying that as many as 3,000 refugees are expected to enter macedonia alone every day for the next few months. It does say that europe can accommodate them if theyre fairly distributed. Most refugees have fled war in syria and iraq in what has become known as the western route that takes them overland through turkey and by sea to the greek mainland. Jonah is in greece with a report. Are we seeing an expansion of this tourist city . Of athens, david, you know, truthfully, they dont spend a lot of time in athens, these people. They will have spent sometime sitting on the islands of lesbos and the aegean, sitting waiting for this ferry to pick them up. There are camps in lesbos and other islands where we are told on the phone today with the Mayors Office that at least 10,000 people are sitting in lesbos at the moment, waiting
Ghana rooting out bad practices while respecting customs. Hello, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees is calling on europe to unit if its to succeed in tackling the refugee crisis. The u. N. Said europe can accommodate them if they are fairly distributed. Thousands of refugees are taking shelter in serbia, Andrew Simmons sent this report from the town. By the day, the numbers are harder to digest. Here in whats called the one stop center, an entrance to serbia from macedonia, more than 10,000 people have passed through in less than five days. Further up the line at serbias border with hungry, an e. U. Member state, more than 2,000 a day are arriving. The number registered in hungary so far this year has passed 100,000 compared with 43,000 in the whole of last year. The numbers are staggering, and so, too, is the inability of the European Union to come up with a coherent strategy in sharing responsibility of helping reef gees. Its chaotic Registration Centers such as this o
Singing at his sentencing, the ukrainian filmmaker facing 20 years in prison for what russia is calling a terrorist attack. Blowing up pal mira, the temperature destruction that shocked archaeologists across the world. Well have all your sports. Hello, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees is calling on europe to unite if it is to succeed in tackling its refugee crisis. Europe can accommodate them if fairly distributed. Many of those refugees have fled syria and iraq, and they travel the western balkans root, over land through turkey and to greece. People then continue through macedonia before heading north to serbia. Andrew simmons is in the southern border town. From there they can take further roots west many heading to germany. Lets look at the start of their journey. Of the many stages in their long journey still to come, many on this island of lesbos has been comfortable and secure. They paid 50 each to a ferry operator instead to a people smuggler, and they arrived o
Destruction. Hello, calling on europe to unite. It is to succeed in tackling its refugee crisis. In greece more refugees have arrived near athens. Jonah hull was there to meet them. Theyre are their stories. This many stages of the long journey of what is yet to come, this travel to lesbos has been perhaps the most secure. They paid the ferry operator ran than a beam sugarreller. Are you happy to be here . Do you feel relieved to be here . Yes, were so happy here. Thanks. We come to turkey, greece, and now were going to macedonia to serbia. Have you heard about the trouble on the route in the last few days . I worried so much. Are you worried about that . Yes, yes. This is the fifth ferry to arrive since monday. Thats on the front of the lines there are 10,000 people waiting to got on to ferries like this. And that number is growing every night. The authorities in greece are utterly overwhelmed, offering little besides a simple Registration Document that allows the refugees to pass thr