SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina
More than 3,000 asylum seekers were brought into the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday, local media reported.
Asylum seekers in Vienna were welcomed by humanitarian organizations as volunteers provided first aid and food.
Several refugees told Anadolu Agency that Hungarian police had been violent with them as well as with their children.
The refugees were later sent by train to the German city of Munich, where they were greeted with an announcement in English, saying "Welcome to Munich," local media said.
The refugees are expected to be sent to temporary hostels by bus, and undergo medical examination.
One of the trains arriving in Munich was reportedly diverted to Saalfeld in central Germany’s Thuringia.
The German Interior Ministry had previously issued a statement saying that refugees arriving in Munich would without delay be sent to other states in the country.
Around 7,000 refugees are expected to arrive in Germany from Hungary over the weekend, the statement said.
More than 6,000 refugees have so far travelled to Germany from Hungary via Austria over the past five days, and the number is expected to increase up to 10,000, it added.
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said early on Saturday that he agreed with Germany and Hungary to receive thousands of refugees.
The Austrian Interior Ministry announced that they expected more than 10,000 refugees to arrive from Hungary and around 6,000 refugees crossed into Austria in the past five days.
Meanwhile, some 5,000 refugees arrived in Austria's Nickelsdorf town, a local official said Saturday.
The refugees arrived in the town on 10 trains Saturday morning, an official at the reception center for immigrants told Anadolu Agency.
The refugees were offered food and water, he added.
