More than 4,000 migrants in Preševo, additional camp to be set up

More than 4,000 people who crossed from Macedonia to Serbia are in the village of Miratovac near Preševo, and the Minister of Defence Bratislav Gašić stated that an additional camp will be set up for their reception, reports the BH News Agency Patria.

In Miratovac, the Preševo Health Centre and the Red Cross, police and gendarmerie, the army, and everyone else are helping together, all with one task: to provide humane treatment for these people, meaning they receive food and medical assistance and can continue their journey from there.

The minister said that additional medical teams and electricity will be provided in Miratovac so they are not in the dark, and so the state can monitor the situation.

Gašić emphasized that the border crossings are open and that there are no problems for everyone passing through Serbia and for our people returning from Greece.

A wave of migrants is expected in the next day or two, and they will need food, water, and other necessities.

A group of about 2,000 migrants arrived in Preševo during the night via the Miratovac crossing, and a queue of more than half a kilometer formed in front of the Reception Centre in Preševo. This is the group that crossed the cordon of the Macedonian police and army on Saturday evening.

From 7 PM to midnight, more than 50 buses full of migrants left Gevgelija and headed towards Tabanovce, i.e., towards the border with Serbia.

 

 

 

 

A larger number of migrants crossed the Serbian-Macedonian border in the past 12 hours, and more than 1,500 people have been registered who expressed their intention to seek asylum in Serbia, stated the Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojša Stefanović today, emphasizing that the security situation is stable.