Thousands stranded on new refugee route through Europe

Thousands of refugees seeking to reach Western Europe have been stranded in fog and cold weather in Croatia and Serbia, a day after Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow of people was redirected to a much slower route via Slovenia.

Slovenia has said it will only take in 2,500 people a day, significantly stalling the movement of people across the Balkans as they flee wars and poverty in countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.