01:51Belarusian authorities have set up a temporary shelter at a logistics centre in the village of Bruzgi, near the Polish border, on Tuesday, as thousands of migrants remain stranded in the area.
Representatives of the Belarusian Red Cross were seen handing out food, water, clothes and mattresses to migrants.
According to Yuriy Karavaev, a Grodno region aid to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, migrants will be given hot meals. Their temperatures will also be taken, with sick migrants placed in a separate accommodation if necessary.
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops at the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
On Monday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Last month, Poland strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up barbed-wire fencing in place in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants.
Belarus: Migrants housed in Bruzgi logistics centre
Belarusian authorities have set up a temporary shelter at a logistics centre in the village of Bruzgi, near the Polish border, on Tuesday, as thousands of migrants remain stranded in the area.
Representatives of the Belarusian Red Cross were seen handing out food, water, clothes and mattresses to migrants.
According to Yuriy Karavaev, a Grodno region aid to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, migrants will be given hot meals. Their temperatures will also be taken, with sick migrants placed in a separate accommodation if necessary.
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops at the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
On Monday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Last month, Poland strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up barbed-wire fencing in place in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants.
Belarusian authorities have set up a temporary shelter at a logistics centre in the village of Bruzgi, near the Polish border, on Tuesday, as thousands of migrants remain stranded in the area.
Representatives of the Belarusian Red Cross were seen handing out food, water, clothes and mattresses to migrants.
According to Yuriy Karavaev, a Grodno region aid to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, migrants will be given hot meals. Their temperatures will also be taken, with sick migrants placed in a separate accommodation if necessary.
Polish special services estimate that around 3,500 migrants have gathered at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing.
Warsaw has increased the number of troops at the border to repel the migrants and also brought in special equipment.
On Monday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Minsk was ready to organise flights to send migrants back to their homeland.
The migrant crisis comes amid escalating tensions between the EU and Belarus. Brussels has accused Lukashenko of orchestrating the migrant flow as part of a 'hybrid war' designed to put pressure on the bloc over sanctions. Minsk has denied the allegations.
Last month, Poland strengthened border patrols on the frontier with Belarus and put up barbed-wire fencing in place in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants.