Refugees facing police and overcrowding in Slovenia

Thousands of refugees have flooded into Slovenia, as the country and Croatia traded accusations over who is to blame for the exodus that has overwhelmed the Balkans and shaken the European Union to its core.

Slovenian police on horseback and in riot gear surrounded hundreds of newcomers in a muddy field near the border village of Rigonce, herding them on nine mile trek to the nearest overcrowded reception area. Some of the refugees wrapped themselves in blankets to ward off the cold.