Melita Sunjic

The inflow of migrants crossing from Bulgaria into Serbia remains unchanged at 100-200 people per day, the Uited Nations refugee agency said on Friday.

More than 500 people entered Serbia on Thursday with the number of those crossing from Macedonia declining, Tanjug quoted UNHCR spokeswoman Melita Sunjic as saying.

Over 500 refugees and migrants entered Serbia on Thursday, UNHCR's Melita Sunjic said on Friday.

The number of those crossing into the country from Macedonia has dropped, she noted.

Four states along Europe's Balkan refugee corridor shut their borders on Nov. 19 to those not coming from war-torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq, leaving thousands of others seeking a better life in Europe stranded at border crossings.

Serbia now letting only "refugees from war" cross border

Serbia and Macedonia have started to limit the passage of "refugees who are not coming from war-affected areas of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan."

Refugees are piling up on the border between Croatia and Serbia, where around 3,500 were located at the border crossing at Berkasovo-Bapska on Wednesday morning.

Croatian police are allowing refugees to enter periodically in groups of between 50 and 100, transporting them to the nearby camp in Opatovac, where about 4,207 refugees are located at the moment.

Over 7,000 refugees from Near East arrived in Presevo, southern Serbia, over the past 36 hours until 2 p.m. on Friday.

Over 7,000 refugees from Near East arrived in Presevo, southern Serbia, over the past 36 hours until 2 p.m. on Friday, when around 1,000 migrants were waiting to get registered in the Reception Centre.