A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
Since early July, Hungary has experienced a significant increase in the number of people on the migration routes from the Western Balkans recently. According to the data received from the National Police Headquarters the situation has escalated in recent weeks and nearly 1,000 migrants on average are being registered along the border on a daily basis. This number has been increased significantly in the past week, with the registration of nearly 1,500 people a day. Most of the undocumented migrants reach Hungary in the southern part of the country, in Csongrád County, which lies near the border with Serbia. The majority of migrants from war-torn areas of the Middle East and Africa are crossing the border from Serbia to Hungary, a member state of the European Union. The total number of migrants entering Hungary in 2015 is expected to rise above 140,000.