Chaos has erupted in a Slovenian border town, as thousands of people pushed through metal barriers and a police cordon, to force their way into Austria, part of an ongoing refugee crisis, which claimed more lives off the waters between Greece and Turkey.
Several people, many holding children in their arms, were seen collapsing amid the melee on Friday afternoon near the Slovenian refugee camp in Sentilj on the border with Austria.
Al Jazeera’s Ivan Corkalo, reporting from Sentilj, said an estimated 3,000 people managed to cross the border into Austria, while around 4,500 more are waiting to cross in the Slovenia side.“They are very tired and desperate, as they tried to push their way through the barriers,” he said, adding that the refugees are expected to stay in the area throughout the night, until authorities in Slovenia and Austria reopen the border.
Of those who were left behind, around 1,500 men, women and children were camped outside the border’s gate, “huddled in cold weather, with limited supply of food, water and clothing.”
Another 3,000 refugees are staying in makeshift
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