Thousands of migrants make their way through no man’s land from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia into
Serbia.
Most of these people have fled conflict and upheaval in Syria and Iraq.
They hope to travel through Serbia and into EU member state Hungary. Once there, they can travel freely across the internal borders of the European Union.
One of the migrants said it took him seven days to get here from Iraq.
Ahmed travelled here from Syria.
“I’m expecting just to cross, I just want to cross to continue my journey, just want to cross,” he explained. “My final destination is Germany, hopefully,” Ahmed added.
Despite Hungary building a border fence to stem the flow, that is where they are headed. It’s a gateway to Germany, Sweden and other countries through Europe’s visa-free Schengen zone.
And so trip continues – refugees and migrants crowd parts of the #Serbian town of Presevo – waiting for rides north pic.twitter.com/hYqIeH2i5p— Julián Miglierini (@julianmig) Au
