In subfreezing snowy weather, refugees walk the unoffical refugee route across Serbia. A daily average of 2,200 refugees have crossed into Serbia throughout the winter. Warmer months saw highs of 10,000 arrivals. 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. Economic migrants also arrive in Macedonia and Serbia, but without the proper papers they are turned back, while some find smugglers to take them further into Europe. Near Miratovac, Serbia, January 2016. Produced for Mercy Corps.
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