On the Scene: Croatia Coping With Refugee Tide

“There are 20 buses,” barked the police officer in English, as hundreds of travelers pushed forward towards the only buses they could see.   Most in the crowd didn’t speak English, and they hurtled forward over the shouts of the police.   Many had been standing in the sun for hours, after walking into Croatia from Serbia.  The crowd was starving for information, and some who spoke Arabic peppered me with questions. My language skills in Arabic are poor, but for them it was...

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