Germany anticipates up to 7,000 refugees and migrants pouring across its borders from Hungary. It has become a final stop for asylum seekers fleeing war and poverty in their homelands. Most of them are arriving this weekend in the German state of Bavaria, which borders Austria, and authorities are organizing buses and trains to take them to other states.
Neighboring Austria said it received at least 6,500 refugees and migrants who flooded across the Hungarian border, where charity workers provided hospitality and much-needed bedding and food. More than 7,000 Arab and Asian asylum seekers surged across Hungary’s western border into Austria and Germany following the latest erratic policy turn by Hungary’s immigrant-averse government.
Germany typically places newcomers in housing earmarked for asylum seekers. They are provided free meals, clothing, health care and household support, as well as monthly spending money averaging 143 euros ($160). After three months, they receive restricted work opportunities.
Who is Alan Kurdi (He made headlines around the world)?
Alan Kurdi was a three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background who made headlines around the world after being drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of the Syrian refugee crisis.
The photograph of Kurdi’s lifeless body, which had washed ashore, caused grave international concern.
Photographs of the toddler’s body were taken by journalist Nilüfer Demir and quickly spread around the world.
