ZAGREB, January 16, 2019 - Thanks to the efforts of the police, emergency medical services, firefighters and Winter Road Maintenance, six children, five women and four men who illegally entered Croatia as migrants have been rescued from severe winter weather, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Police caught a number of persons in need of medical assistance on Plješivica mountain in severe weather on Tuesday afternoon. Given the inaccessible terrain and high snow, firefighters and Winter Road Maintenance were called in to clear the snow.
The children aged 1 to 10 and the women received medical assistance on the scene before being taken to Gospić General Hospital. Two women were hospitalised while the other persons are at a local police station for identification.
The Interior Ministry last month warned that the winter weather could be fatal for everyone, notably vulnerable groups, attempting to illegally enter Croatia.
Today the ministry called on NGOs and others doing humanitarian work with migrants on the Balkan route to inform them about the rules for legally entering Croatia and to warn them about the dangers of attempting to enter illegally.
More news on the migrant situation in Croatia and the region can be found in the Politics section.
