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OVER 12,000 REFUGEES ARRIVE FROM UKRAINE ON WEDNESDAY

 

Fully 6,659 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Wednesday, while another 5,505 crossed from Romania, the National Police Headquarters (ORFK) said. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 317 people, ORFK told MTI on Thursday. 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 37 people, 14 children among them, by train, ORFK said.