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OVER 12,000 REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM UKRAINE ON TUESDAY

 

Fully 5,637 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Tuesday, while another 6,977 crossed from Romania, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 170 people, ORFK told MTI on Wednesday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it added. Budapest received 308 people, 119 children among them, by train, ORFK said.