These photos, taken by VOA reporters in the field, capture some of the harrowing moments migrants experience on their journey north. Encountering adversity of every kind, they press on in hopes of a better future for their families.
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Thousands of migrants poured into Croatia on Thursday, setting up a new path toward western Europe after Hungary used tear gas and water cannon to keep them out of its territory. Here, a Syrian refugee family takes a rest, at Horgos, Serbia, Sept. 15, 2015. (Henry Ridgwell/VOA)
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Refugees and migrants find a fence of razor wire at the Serbia-Hungary border crossing, Sept. 15, 2015. (Henry Ridgwell/VOA)
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Confusion is rampant among migrants who reached the Hungarian border from Serbia, only to find a four-meter high fence blocking their way, Sept. 15, 2015. (Ayesha Tanzeem/VOA)
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Families wait while relatives stand in line for hours to buy train tickets to Germany for roughly $130, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 15, 2015. (Heather Murdock/VOA)
