Seven of Croatia's eight road border crossings with Serbia were closed Thursday, after thousands of migrants unable to cross through Hungary looked for another route to western Europe.
The only border crossing that appears to still be open is on the main road that connects Zagreb and Belgrade, at Bajakovo. The day after Hungary sealed its border with Serbia, more than 10,000 people entered Croatia, officials said, and the BBC's Guy Delauney reports that there are so many refugees that they can't all fit inside asylum centers, and many are left on the streets. On Thursday, Croatia's Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said the country was "absolutely full," and told migrants: "Don't come here anymore. Stay in refugee centers in Serbia and Macedonia and Greece. This is not the road to Europe. Buses can't take you there. It's a lie."
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