Welcome to Hanau
An enormous sports hall in Hanau, a port city on the River Main near Frankfurt, is the temporary shelter to newly arrived migrants who have crossed Europe fleeing poverty and war in their home countries.
While refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq and other Muslim countries are also arriving in Germany, Syrians make up the largest single contingent - estimated at about 45 percent.
Migrants get assistance on their way to a temporary refugee registration centre in Hanau.
Well-wishers applaud a Syrian woman carrying her baby as she makes her way to the registration centre.
A handwritten cardboard is on display at the shelter.
Migrants have their bags checked by security officers.
A doctor conducts a medical test for newly arrived migrants.
A migrant undergoes a medical check at the shelter.
Migrants queue up for a meal.
A migrant child carries food at the sports hall.
A migrant child waits for food.
A toddler plays at the improvised shelter.
A child uses a scooter on the athletics track.
A migrant child sits on the terrace of a sports hall.
Donated clothing for migrants is stored ready for use.
Migrants look at donated clothes.
A migrant tests a new pair of shoes for size.
A migrant sleeps.
Rows of beds are arranged to accommodate the newly arrived migrants.
Migrants rest on temporary beds.
Migrants charge their mobile phones.
