Country of 2 million accepts influx on condition migrants allowed into Austria, Germany The Associated Press Posted: Oct 17, 2015 5:42 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 17, 2015 3:17 PM ET Hungarian soldiers seal a gap in the border fence between Hungary and Croatia at Zakany, Hungary early Saturday. Hungary declared its southern border with Croatia closed to migrants on Friday, diverting them into tiny Slovenia. -- Related Stories * Refugee crisis: Thousands gather at Austrian border * Refugee crisis: Girl, 5, dead, 13 missing off Greek island * Refugee crisis spawns war of words among Eastern European leaders * Refugee situation at Croatia-Serbia border heats up — literally: Nahlah Ayed reports * For many Syrian refugees, fleeing to Europe isn't the answer -- demonstration of EU's unco-ordinated response to the flow of people reaching its borders. Several buses packed with migrants arrived in the Slovenian border town of Petisovci on Saturday from Croatia. A train carrying 1,800 people arrived to the border in the afternoon. Police said that after processing, most of them are transferred toward the Austrian border. The UN refugee agency said Slovenia has the capacity to accept some -- Migrants had been coming through Croatia to get to Hungary and then further west. But Hungary blocked that route after midnight when police in full gear pulled a barbed-wire fence over a passage on the border with Croatia where some 140,000 migrants have passed since mid-September. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced the decision to close the border after a meeting of the national security cabinet on -- More than 383,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia have entered Hungary this year, nearly all passing through on their way to Germany and other destinations farther west in the EU. The country clamped down on its border with Serbia with a similar razor wire fence on Sept. 15 and since then migrants have been taking a detour through Croatia to reach Hungary. "We have every hope that the introduction of the border closure [with Croatia] will have the same positive effects as what we experienced on the border with Serbia," said Gyorgy Bakondi, senior adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. © The Associated Press, 2015 The Canadian Press * Report Typo -- Latest Video * Iran releases detained U.S. sailors Iran releases detained U.S. sailors 1:20 Video shows 10 navy members who were held overnight before being let go * Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece Refugees fleeing conflict continue to arrive in Greece 1:17 Ship carrying over 1,000 people lands in port of Piraeus * Obama on the threat of ISIS Obama on the threat of ISIS 1:30 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S * 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 'Food Stamp recipients didn’t cause the 1:27 President Barack Obama delivers his final annual report card on the U.S Advertisment -- Most Viewed * Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians read comments * Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier read comments * Iran's quick release of American sailors applauded by John Kerry read comments * Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says -- Don't Miss * canada dollar loonie Canadian dollar will drop to 59 cents US in 2016, Macquarie forecasts * Obama State of Union Analysis Barack Obama delivers 'peppery and partisan' final state of the union address * A3 e-tron NAIAS 2016 NAIAS 2016: Detroit car show models are watching you right back * Powerball Jackpot Powerball lottery: 5 things Canadians need to know * John Tory and Justin Trudeau Live Trudeau praises Toronto's response to Syrian refugee resettlement * Les Deux Alpes map Updated Alps avalanche kills 2 French high school students, 1 Ukrainian skier * Kevin O'Leary New Kevin O'Leary tries to trump Rachel Notley, saying she's 'bankrupt' of ideas * Syrian refugees 20160113 New John McCallum lauds Canada's response to Syrian refugee crisis * Predicting the 2016 Oscar nominees Analysis Oscar nominations 2016: CBC's Eli Glasner predicts the finalists * TURKEY-BLAST/ Istanbul suicide bomber entered the country as a refugee, PM says * Transport trucks lined up in Nipigon, Ont., winter Nipigon River Bridge delays slow $100M of goods shipped daily * canadian powerball ticket holder Powerball lottery: Questions about legitimacy of online ticket brokers not stopping Canadians * Oil and gas Oklahoma fracking lawsuit Oil prices Who wins, who loses when oil drops below $30 * CANADA/ RRSPs Selling your house in retirement: What not to do * winter storm 2016 Atlantic winter weather causes widespread outages, cancellations Explore CBC -- CBC gem logo Radio-Canada ©2016 CBC/Radio-Canada. All rights reserved Visitez Radio-Canada.ca