View of a makeshift camp near the village of Idomeni on the Greek - FYR of Macedonia border where thousands of refugees, mainly from Iraq and Syria, are stranded after a decision by states along the Western Balkan route to Northern Europe to introduce quotas on the number of people they allow entry through their borders on a daily basis. ; More than 24,000 refugees are trapped in Greece as the Western Balkan route to Northern Europe mostly shuts down. The FYR of Macedonia border crossing is now only open to a few hundred Syrians and Iraqis per day, creating a backlog at the unofficial border crossing of Idomeni as well as the port of Piraeus in Athens. Only those with passports or official ID cards may cross. Afghans are barred completely. It's the latest in a series of restrictions imposed by Austria and a group of Western Balkan countries over the past few months aimed at stemming the migrant flows toward Germany, the destination of choice for most people. Text: Tania Karas/UNHCR
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