• The shadows of migrants fall on the tent of the Catholic aid organistaion Caritas at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Migrants are rushing to the border due to fears and rumours that the borders will soon close.
    The shadows of migrants fall on the tent of the Catholic aid organistaion Caritas at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Migrants are rushing to the border due to fears and rumours that the borders will soon close.
  • Migrants arrive at dawn at the Hungarian border in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
    Migrants arrive at dawn at the Hungarian border in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
  • Migrants huddle around a campfire on a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. The number of people leaving their homes in wartorn countries such as Syria marks the largest migration of people since World War II.
    Migrants huddle around a campfire on a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. The number of people leaving their homes in wartorn countries such as Syria marks the largest migration of people since World War II.
  • A young girl stands outside a Red Cross tent at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. A record 4,000 people crossed the Hungarian border with Serbia on Saturday.
    A young girl stands outside a Red Cross tent at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. A record 4,000 people crossed the Hungarian border with Serbia on Saturday.
  • A migrant boy rests on the head of a man carrying him along the railway track at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Migrants are rushing to the border fearing the borders will be sealed off before the official closure of midnight on Monday.
    A migrant boy rests on the head of a man carrying him along the railway track at the Hungarian border with Serbia. Migrants are rushing to the border fearing the borders will be sealed off before the official closure of midnight on Monday.
  • Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
    Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
  • Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
    Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. Since the beginning of 2015, the number of migrants using the so-called ‘Balkans route’ has exploded, with migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey and then travelling on through Macedonia and Serbia before entering the EU via Hungary.
  • Migrants arrive at dawn at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. A record 4,000 people crossed the Hungarian border with Serbia on Saturday.
    Migrants arrive at dawn at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary. A record 4,000 people crossed the Hungarian border with Serbia on Saturday.
  • Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. The number of people leaving their homes in wartorn countries such as Syria marks the largest migration of people since World War II.
    Migrants wake up to a cold morning at the Hungarian border with Serbia. The number of people leaving their homes in wartorn countries such as Syria marks the largest migration of people since World War II.
  • Migrants huddle around a campfire as a cold morning arrives at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary.
    Migrants huddle around a campfire as a cold morning arrives at the Hungarian border with Serbia in Roszke, Hungary.

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Migrants cross into Hungary before border closes - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

September 13, 2015

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Migrants are rushing to the border, fearing the borders will be sealed off before the official closure of midnight on Monday, September 14. All photos: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

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