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12,000 refugees arrived in Hungary on Wednesday alone

6,455 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Wednesday, while another 5,546 from Ukraine crossed from Romania.

According to the national police headquarters (ORFK), 6,455 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Wednesday, while another 5,546 from Ukraine crossed from Romania. Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 338 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 106 people, 32 children among them, by train, ORFK said.

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