Migration pressure along Hungary’s southern border may have decreased, as locals on the Serbian side of the border say they have not seen a single refugee for months.
A year ago, hundreds of migrants and refugees lived in the barns of the Kárász farm near Horgos on Hungary’s southern border. Those crossing the border illegally used to leave here at night to get through the barbed wire fences.
Today, discarded energy drink cans and remnants of tents are the only signs that people once lived here. The roof has collapsed, the nylon sheeting protecting the windows has been ripped off, and the whole area has been pummelled by weeds.
For a year, the Serbian authorities systematically evacuated the farm and collected migrants from the surrounding area, transporting them to camps in the Serbian towns of Kikinda and Preševo.
A local woman, Martha, told Euronews that a month ago, Serbian law enforcement was still standing in the main square with buses. Anyone without papers was picked up and taken away.
Another resident, László, has witnessed several outbreaks of crime. He claims he was nearby when migrants opened fire on each other. The shooting continued at the Kárász farm until the Serbian police arrived. The Belgrade authorities decided to dismantle the makeshift camp shortly afterwards.
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