Serbia: Trapped in Serbia, migrants seek refuge in derelict warehouse

(Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

"We want to go to Italy, Germany, France, but the border is closed at Hungary and Croatia"

BELGRADE, Oct 28 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 migrants, trapped in Serbia after fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Central Asia, have occupied a derelict warehouse in the capital Belgrade, where they are preparing to tough out a bitter Balkan winter.

More than 100,000 migrants have passed through Serbia this year, from countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, to seek sanctuary in the wealthy countries of northern Europe. But border closures have left many stranded.

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