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Cold, Wet Weather Increases Misery for Migrants Stuck at Balkans Bottleneck

Thousands of migrants were stranded in the wind and rain at border crossings in the Balkans.
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Group of migrants walk on the road near the border with Croatia in Berkasovo, Serbia, Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Tension was building among thousands of migrants as they remained stranded in fog and cold weather in the Balkans on Sunday in their quest to reach a better life in Western Europe, two days after Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow of people was redirected to a much slower route via Slovenia. Darko Vojinovic / AP