Several thousand refugees in Serbia, after the closure of the West Balkan route they were passing through, is waiting for Europe to open the borders, or to try and reach the desired country with smugglers, risking their own lives. Refugees, whose number in Europe has not been this high since the Second World War, are finding ways to avoid border crossings because they cannot pass them legally. Smugglers are earning money on other people’s misfortune, and organized crime has been flourishing.

Belgrade (dpa) - Organized crime - along with a variety of schemes exploiting vulnerable people - will be the main beneficiary of recent decisions to seal borders and keep migrants from crossing the Balkans, international aid workers warned Wednesday.