Refugees Struggle with Biting Cold, Lack of Facilities in Serbia
1,076 views · Published 18 January 2017 · 1:47 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism
After a week of extreme cold in the Balkans, thousands of refugees are still trapped in Serbia. The number of refugees in the country is unclear, but authorities are giving an unofficial estimate of 8,500. There are only 6,000 official spaces available in the reception centers, and only about half of those are adapted for winter conditions. Around 1,700 refugees are living in terrible conditions in abandoned buildings near the city center of Belgrade, with no access to appropriate shelter, while temperatures fall as low as -4º F. MSF runs a mobile clinic near the buildings and has seen an increase in the pathologies related to the weather and living conditions, such as respiratory tract infections, skin diseases, and frostbite. MSF teams have also provided some emergency space heaters as a desperate measure, but continue to advocate for long-term solutions for the thousands stranded in the country. Read more: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/thousands-trapped-freezing-temperatures-greece-and-serbia
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