In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee crossing from the Tabanovce, Macedonia Train Station across the Serbian border. A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter. Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. Limited to what belongings they can carry with them, many have gone without food and water for extended periods. They have escaped their own country in conflict, taken a perilous boat ride from Turkey to Greece, and then moved onward through disorienting foreign lands in search of a peaceful home. Most refugees are headed to welcoming Germany. They are from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, with a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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