New refugee corridor through Jesenice to be opened on Saturday

Ljubljana, 20 November - Slovenia and Austria have agreed to open another corridor for refugees coming through Slovenia to Austria to relieve the Šentilj border crossing in northern Slovenia, which has been the main entry point. First buses carrying refugees through the Karavanke tunnel near Jesenice are expected on Saturday morning.

Jesenice Entry to the Slovenian side of what is now a single-tube Karavanke tunnel. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File photo

Jesenice
Entry to the Slovenian side of what is now a single-tube Karavanke tunnel.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
File photo

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