Austrian activists bring aid to Hungary's largest migrant camp

Four vanloads of donations have just arrived at the small Hungarian town of Debrecen, driven across the border by a group of Austrian activists. Debrecen is currently home to the largest migrant camp in Hungary, and locals working with the charity Migration Aid say they have so far struggled to get enough food for the thousands of asylum seekers who have been arriving at the town's small rail station

"The Austrian public were very receptive," Laura, a student of German history from Vienna, told MEE. "We put out a call and within days we had €2000 in cash donations and another €1000 donated online."

"But the politicians haven't been so welcoming. Austria is an incredibly rich country, and we could afford to house many more people in a humane way. Instead, 5000 people have been forced to stay in a camp that was built to house just 2000. A woman gave birth in the camp garden last week. Others have been living on the streets for weeks. After this blows over, I worry that they will begin deporting people according to Dublin 2 regulations," she added.

A Hungarian police car drives past, stops briefly and drives on.

"We've heard that the Hungarian government has stopped helping people get across the border to Austria. If that's true, we'll be back with more donations soon," Laura said.