Polish security forces turned water cannon on migrants who threw rocks across the Belarusian border, where thousands have gathered in a chaotic attempt to reach the European Union, footage shared by authorities showed on Tuesday.

In one video, a migrant is seen falling on the ground after being hit by a stream of water.

Poland and other European countries accuse Belarus of encouraging the migrants to attempt to cross illegally into the EU via its territory in revenge for Western sanctions imposed on Minsk for human rights abuses.

Belarus blames the West for the humanitarian disaster that is building on its border with Poland.

An estimated 4,000 migrants are at the border and many say Belarusian authorities are not allowing them to return to Minsk.

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