She said Germany would speed up asylum procedures and build extra housing, but called on other EU states to help.
French President Francois Hollande said quotas for EU countries to relocate 120,000 migrants were being planned and that France would take 24,000.
Meanwhile, the flow of migrants across Europe shows no sign of easing.
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