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.
In Search of a New Home: The Migrant Journey
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A small child sleeping, Croatia, Sept. 17, 2015. (Ayesha Tanzeem/VOA)
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Relief, and a smile, in a small Serbian village, Sept. 17, 2015. (Ayesha Tanzeem/VOA)
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Members of the Serbian Red Cross give food and water to migrants, Croatia, Sept. 17, 2105. (Ayesha Tanzeem/VOA)
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Refugees and migrants find themselves stuck at the Serbia-Hungary border crossing after it's been shut down, Sept. 15, 2015. (Henry Ridgwell/VOA)