Hundreds of migrants stranded in a camp in the Bosnian forest are at risk as the Balkan winter approaches, aid workers say.
Winter Puts Growing Pressure On Bosnia's Condemned Migrant Camp
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A sheep is slaughtered in the Vucjak camp.
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A sheep is slaughtered in the Vucjak camp.
A sheep is slaughtered in the Vucjak camp.
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But a UN official has demanded more be done to house the stranded migrants in Bosnia as winter approaches, calling the Vucjak camp “absolutely inappropriate and inadequate for accommodating human beings.” This migrant is seen in a smoke-filled tent, apparently from a fire lit to warm up the flimsy shelter.
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According to Peter Van der Auweraert of the International Organization for Migration, 80-85 percent of the camp’s population are economic migrants "rather than people in need of international protections."
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Adding to a rising sense of crisis, the Bihac city administration recently announced it will no longer pay for garbage collection and water supplies for the camp.