Chaos erupted at the Croatian border town of Tovarnik, a new frontline in Europe’s refugee crisis, on Thursday (17 September), when asylum seekers broke through riot police lines.
The people, who numbered in their thousands, were exhausted and hungry.
They had been stranded in Tovarnik train station in scorching heat and with no information after crossing over from Serbia.
Police had told them to wait for trains. But the trains were delayed and water supplies began to run...
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Already a member? Login hereEszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.
Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.