GETTY Fears rising after the closing of Balkan routes

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Budapest has even revealed it is considering building a third wall to defend its borders. The state claims its migrant camps on the edge of the territory are full with around 10,000 refugees already in the country. The delcaration of a crisis situation comes after the Balkan routes were closed for migrants, while Slovenia declared it was bringing in stricter checks on those heading from the Middle East and Africa. Hungary’s minister of Interior, Sandor Pinter, said: “We don't know how the migrants will react after closing the Balkan routes.” He added: “1,500 troops from the army are taking part in this action, so if the migrants would appear at the borders, we will be able to stop them.

We don't know how the migrants will react after closing the Balkan routes Sandor Pinter, Hungarian Minister of Interior

“We have funding to send the troops there and we have a budget of 7.3 million Forints (£180,000) to build new routes, if we need to.” He said they can also build a fence on the Romanian-Hungary border in 10 days, if needed. The central European nation has already built fences on its borders with Serbia and Croatia. Expanding on the migration crisis, Pinter said there are 10,000 people without residence permits in the countries have been recently closed down. He said: “We don't know which direction are they heading, so we will have to be prepared top be able to protect our borders.” He added there is a “significant activity” already at the fences of the green borders, and they are keeping a close eye on the situation. They also claim the migrant camps at the borders are almost full and they are expected to become overcrowded soon.

EPA Migrants are also massing at the Greek border with Macedonia

Pinter added: “The aim is to multiply the human resources and to be able to raise law enforcement's reaction capacity. “They will have to build new roads and provide suitable street-lighting, so the army vehicles can reach the borders in reasonable time. “We also have to be prepared to place the new migrants within humane conditions, so the government is prepared to build sufficient camps.”

GETTY The Hungarian government is ready to build new fences to protect the country's borders

This has come after Balkan routes have been closed to migrants and Slovenia brought in stricter controls; allowing migrants with valid passports and visas in the country only. Serbia and Croatia also reacted immediately to Slovenia's new rules and ordered similar restrictions, while Macedonia closed its border at Idomen. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are combining to significantly tighten borders amid fears migrants woudld avoid Greece and travel through Russia. The trio are looking to build an enormous 250-mile long fence across Europe's eastern frontier.

GETTY Sandor Pinter, Minister of Interior has announced migration crisis today

Renatas Pozela, commander of the Lithuanian state border guard, said: "Until last year, neither Norway nor Finland had any migration problems on the Russian border. "Then migrant flows on that border jumped up in a single week, as if by the wave of a magic wand." Human traffickers have already racted to the events. They are already offering routes to the migrants in Greece through Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, or -as an alternative- they suggest possible routes through Albania and the Adriatic Sea.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban had previously said he would ignore European Union pleas and vigorously defend his county’s borders. He said: "We will teach Brussels, the human traffickers and the migrants that Hungary is sovereign country. "We cannot solve the demographic problems of the undeniably dwindling and ageing European population with the Muslim world without losing our lifestyle, security and ourselves. Those coming here have no intention of adapting to our lifestyle." Under Hungarian law a crisis means the army has powers to be fully armed. Also, this law makes it possible for them to enter without any paperwork so they can fight human traffickers more effectively.

Borders across the world Sat, March 19, 2016 See the structures that are intended to prevent migrants from crossing the borders across the globe. Play slideshow EPA 1 of 26 Hungarian Army patrol the area along the temporary border fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border