The Latest: Thousands reach northern Greek border

People wait in a queue to be allowed to pass from the northern Greek village of Idomeni to southern Macedonia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Well over half a million migrants have arrived in Greece from Turkey and the vast majority don't want to stay so head north through the Balkans to other, more prosperous European Union countries. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) People wait in a queue to be allowed to pass from the northern Greek village of Idomeni to southern Macedonia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Well over half a million migrants have arrived in Greece from Turkey and the vast majority don't want to stay so head north through the Balkans to other, more prosperous European Union countries. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

By Associated Press November 9, 2015 2 min read

STOCKHOLM (AP) – The latest news as tens of thousands of people fleeing war or poverty make their way across Europe. All times local.

1:05 p.m.

Migrants are facing long waits to cross Greece’s border with Macedonia after a four-day ferry strike ended and eased a bottleneck on the country’s eastern Aegean islands, where the vast majority of people arrive from nearby Turkey.

Police said 6,950 people crossed the border between Sunday morning and Monday morning, while thousands more were hoping to cross during the day as waiting times were reaching 18 hours.

About 4,500 people were waiting in a queue of 90 buses early Monday morning, while another 1,500 were waiting in tents that have been set up in the Idomeni border area. Unseasonably warm weather meant conditions were good.