Munich is at the limit of its capacity to welcome refugees arriving en masse in Germany, police warned Sunday, a day after 12,200 asylum-seekers reached the city, AFP reports.

"We had a total of 12,200 refugees on Saturday... today we're expecting several hundreds. Given the numbers from yesterday, it is very clear that we have reached the upper limit of our capacity," said a police spokesman.

"Our aim today would be to transport as many as possible out of here, to make place for new arrivals," he said.