As it happened: Migrant crisis updates - 18 September 2015

Summary

Croatian PM says his country cannot become a "migrant hotspot"
The country closes seven of eight road border crossings with Serbia
More than 13,000 people have crossed into Croatia since Wednesday
Hungarian PM says a fence is being built along its border with Croatia
A migrant is electrocuted at the Eurotunnel entrance in France

Live Reporting

Mohamed Madi, Alastair Lawson and John Harrison

'Fraught with danger'published at 11:00
More on the death of a migrant who was electrocuted at the entrance to the Eurotunnel, in Calais.
BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield says the young man got through fences surrounding the terminal and climbed onto one of the shuttles that carry lorries through the tunnel - where authorities say he was electrocuted.
Eurotunnel confirms that a freight train was stopped at about 22:20 (local time) on Thursday because of the presence of people on the tracks.
When the train was searched, a number of migrants were found on board, with one unconscious and one injured, the company said in a statement. They were immediately taken into care by the emergency services.
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The authorities have subsequently confirmed the death of one of those taken into their charge. This sad incident shows once again that any attempt to travel illegally through the Channel Tunnel is fraught with danger.
Eurotunnel spokesman
Photos document migrant journeyspublished at 10:55
Many migrants have seen their journey documented by journalists and photographers as they move through southern Europe.
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Croatian PM to hold press conferencepublished at 10:49
Image source, Getty Images
We are expecting the Croatian prime minister, Zoran Milanovic, to hold a news conference at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) to talk about the latest developments.
Refugees relying on walkingpublished at 10:42
If you can't make out the detail in the previous post, it shows printed maps with directions being shared by some refugees in Croatia. Some of the routes require a seven-hour walk.
Refugees share Google mapspublished at 10:38
BBC reporter in Croatia tweets...
'Freedom of movement disappearing'published at 10:35
The BBC's Guy Delauney, in Zagreb, says that some migrants already in Croatia are planning to walk to neighbouring Slovenia. If they reach there, they'll be within the EU's border-free Schengen Area and a major step closer to their goal. But first they'll have to get there, and that's becoming increasingly difficult, our correspondent says.
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Slovenia has suspended rail connections with Croatia after around 150 refugees arrived by train. And Croatia has now joined Hungary in closing most of its road borders with Serbia. Croatia has attempted to take the newcomers to asylum centres - but the overwhelming numbers mean that many people have been left on the streets.
PM: Hungary to build more fencespublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the country has started building a fence along part of its border with Croatia, after media reports that migrants were crossing it
Man found dead near Channel Tunnelpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Image source, Getty Images
A man, believed to be a Syrian migrant, has been found dead at the entrance to the Eurotunnel in Calais, French police have said.
He was found dead on the roof of a freight train carriage at the Channel Tunnel.
The man is the 10th person to die in or near the tunnel while trying to reach the UK since late June.
Croatia closes borderspublished at 10:21 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Image source, AP
The main news today is that Croatia has closed seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants.
Officials said they had no choice after more than 13,000 people entered the country since Hungary fenced off its border with Serbia earlier this week.
Many have been taken by bus to reception centres but some say they plan to walk to neighbouring Slovenia.
Welcomepublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 18 September 2015
Welcome to our live page coverage of the EU migrant crisis. This morning’s focus has been on Croatia, which has closed almost all its border crossings with Serbia in a bid to stop thousands of people wanting to cross into Western Europe.