Refugees cross the Serbian Hungarian border at Röszke. (Photo: MTI/Balázs Mohai)

By dawn the collecting point was empty, index.hu said. Groups of refugees arriving to Röszke from Serbia are being put on buses and taken away, and the Hungarian Army has appeared at the scene with military jeeps, the portal added.

Asylum seekers are supposed to be given medium-term housing in refugee camps, of which Hungary has several, although these camps are said to be full.

Hungarian Police registered a record number of unauthorized border crossings over the weekend, as refugees flood to Hungary before stricter border laws take effect tomorrow.