Immigration security
Lack of shelter is a problem in Europe and along the Balkans route. “Europe as a whole hasn’t had mechanisms in place for the mass arrival of refugees,” says the UNHCR’s Edwards. “Right now, if you look across Europe the asylum picture is extremely patchy.” Even though sleeping outdoors or in flimsy tents may be feasible in the summer, it cannot continue into winter, which in the Balkans is brutal. Temperatures often drop to well below freezing, while heavy snow can block roads and stall transport. People routinely die of cold; others are stuck in their homes for days. These are the conditions that refugees plan to journey through to Western Europe in a march that many won’t survive. “As we head into winter, it is looking extremely bleak,” says Edwards. “Robust reception capacities simply aren’t in place.… There’s a very real risk of deaths, of more people dying.”
Lack of shelter is a problem in Europe and along the Balkans route. “Europe as a whole hasn’t had mechanisms in place for the mass arrival of refugees,” says the UNHCR’s Edwards. “Right now, if you look across Europe the asylum picture is extremely patchy.” Even though sleeping outdoors or in flimsy tents may be feasible in the summer, it cannot continue into winter, which in the Balkans is brutal. Temperatures often drop to well below freezing, while heavy snow can block roads and stall transport. People routinely die of cold; others are stuck in their homes for days. These are the conditions that refugees plan to journey through to Western Europe in a march that many won’t survive. “As we head into winter, it is looking extremely bleak,” says Edwards. “Robust reception capacities simply aren’t in place.… There’s a very real risk of deaths, of more people dying.”
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