Claimed dozens of lives across Central Europe and the balkans. Ivan miskovic has told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing deportations. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. Aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. Its in the balkans, though, where the situation is far more urgent. Well have that interview with a serbian official in a moment, but first, heres simon jones. The cold snap is tightening its grip. Claiming more than 65 lives across europe. Causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. This is sarajevo. The balkans have been particularly hard hit. Temperatures have been as low as 15 for several days. There is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. Some are being sheltered in reception centres. But 1,200 are living in a Derelict Warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. Its very cold, and we are just making fire. But still we can keep warm ours
Minus 20 centigrade is no exception. Hawa and his cousin saher are among the estimated 1000 refugees stuck in the serbian capital, trying to survive in desperate conditions. Many like them have paid thousands of euros to flee the unrest in their homelands. However, hungary tightened border controls last year and effectively shut down the much used balkan route into mainland europe. Returning home to afghanistan would mean facing torture by the taliban. Attempting to illegally cross into hungary they say could swiftly end in arrest or beatings by border guards. Their only option is to wait. Reporter hawe safe and his cousin saher are desperate to leave. The two afghan refugees are exasperated. Theyve been stranded in a rundown area just behind belgrades central station. Over the course of several months, this area has developed into an illegal refugee encampment. Today, the serbian government has sent a bus to relocate children and the sick to an official refugee camp. Saher some people
Minus 20 centigrade is no exception. Hawa and his cousin saher are among the estimated 1000 refugees stuck in the serbian capital, trying to survive in desperate conditions. Many like them have paid thousands of euros to flee the unrest in their homelands. However, hungary tightened border controls last year and effectively shut down the much used balkan route into mainland europe. Returning home to afghanistan would mean facing torture by the taliban. Attempting to illegally cross into hungary they say could swiftly end in arrest or beatings by border guards. Their only option is to wait. Reporter hawe safe and his cousin saher are desperate to leave. The two afghan refugees are exasperated. Theyve been stranded in a rundown area just behind belgrades central station. Over the course of several months, this area has developed into an illegal refugee encampment. Today, the serbian government ildren and the sick to an official refugee camp. Saher some people going, but say place is full
Minus 20 centigrade is no exception. Hawa and his cousin saher are among the estimated 1000 refugees stuck in the serbian capital, trying to survive in desperate conditions. Many like them have paid thousands of euros to flee the unrest in their homelands. However, hungary tightened border controls last year and effectively shut down the much used balkan route into mainland europe. Returning home to afghanistan would mean facing torture by the taliban. Attempting to illegally cross into hungary they say could swiftly end in arrest or beatings by border guards. Their only option is to wait. Reporter hawe safe and his cousin saher are desperate to leave. The two afghan refugees are exasperated. Theyve been stranded in a rundown area just behind belgrades central station. Over the course of several months, this area has developed into an illegal refugee encampment. Today, the serbian government ildren and the sick to an official refugee camp. Saher some people going, but say place is full
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