Twelve Ukrainian men cross Tisza River into Romania

As many as 12 Ukrainian men were detected by border guards on Romanian soil after crossing the Tisza River to seek asylum in Romania.

"Maramures border police found 10 Ukrainian citizens who crossed from Ukraine into Romania swimming the Tisza River. They were found following a Lunca la Tisa, Tisa, Craciunesti route. Two more Ukrainian nationals were found after crossing from Ukraine into Romania in the jurisdiction areas of the Sarasau Border Police and the Valea Viseului Border Police. The Ukrainian men, aged between 18 and 59 years, requested a form of protection from the Romanian state, and specific procedures for such cases were started," says Dan Buca, spokesman for the Maramures County Emergency Management Committee.

At the same time, Maramures firefighters carried four people in their utility vehicle accompanied by gendarmes, to the Maramures Regional Centre for Asylum Seekers Accommodation and Procedures at Somcuta Mare.

Another 15 people were carried, accompanied by gendarmes, from the Sighetu Marmatiei Border Crossing Point to the Sighetu Marmatiei railway station, where they took a train for Bucharest City. Three people were picked up from a supermarket in Sighetu Marmatiei and taken to the Sighetu Marmatiei railway station, where they took a train for Bucharest.

"Currently there are no people accommodated in the camp operated by Maramures fire brigade in Sighetu Marmatiei. The camp can host 160 people, and additional accommodations may become available depending on further developments," said Buca.