I wonder how these people are eating. I hope the people in the town have some sympathy and are willing to share some food.
Bike shortage stems flow of refugees using Russian Arctic route to Europe
More than 500 Syrians are holed up in the Russian town of Nickel where a pedestrian ban and a shortage of bicycles complicates attempts to reach Norway
A pile of bikes used by refugees to cross the Norway-Russia border at Storskog border station near Kirkenes in northern Norway. Photograph: Tore Meek/AFP/Getty Images
Reuters
Thursday 29 October 2015 17.42 EDTLast modified on Thursday 29 October 201517.46 EDT
The flow of refugees from the Middle East trying to reach Europe via the Russian Arctic has slowed, partly due to a shortage of bicycles to cross the border.
People seeking asylum in Norway have taken to using bicycles to cross the border from Russia because pedestrian traffic is banned and drivers of vehicles are fined if they carry passengers across without the proper documents.
Syrians fleeing war find new route to Europe – via the Arctic Circle
The numbers making that journey, many of them Syrians fleeing civil war, have increased dramatically in the last few weeks after governments in southern Europe cracked down on people trying to enter by that route.
More than 500 would-be asylum seekers have gathered in the Russian town of Nickel, the nearest big settlement to the border post, now they cannot cross into Norway
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Bike shortage stems flow of refugees using Russian Arctic route to Europe?
Bike shortage stems flow of refugees using Russian Arctic route to Europe
More than 500 Syrians are holed up in the Russian town of Nickel where a pedestrian ban and a shortage of bicycles complicates attempts to reach Norway
A pile of bikes used by refugees to cross the Norway-Russia border at Storskog border station near Kirkenes in northern Norway. Photograph: Tore Meek/AFP/Getty Images
Reuters
Thursday 29 October 2015 17.42 EDTLast modified on Thursday 29 October 201517.46 EDT
The flow of refugees from the Middle East trying to reach Europe via the Russian Arctic has slowed, partly due to a shortage of bicycles to cross the border.
People seeking asylum in Norway have taken to using bicycles to cross the border from Russia because pedestrian traffic is banned and drivers of vehicles are fined if they carry passengers across without the proper documents.
Syrians fleeing war find new route to Europe – via the Arctic Circle
The numbers making that journey, many of them Syrians fleeing civil war, have increased dramatically in the last few weeks after governments in southern Europe cracked down on people trying to enter by that route.
More than 500 would-be asylum seekers have gathered in the Russian town of Nickel, the nearest big settlement to the border post, now they cannot cross into Norway
Continue reading at:
Bike shortage stems flow of refugees using Russian Arctic route to Europe?
