Serbian authorities clear illegal immigrant camp on Hungary border

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Migration pressure along Hungary's southern border may have decreased, as locals on the Serbian side of the border say they have not seen a single refugee for months.

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00:00For a year, Serbian authorities have been systematically evacuating the areas around

00:07the northern border with Hungary, collecting migrants and transporting them to camps in

00:12the Serbian cities of Kikinda and Presevo.

00:16Hundreds of illegal immigrants used to live in the barns of the Karas farm along the border

00:20fence near the town of Horgos, leaving at night to get through the barbed wire fences.

00:26But today, discarded energy drink cans and animal remains are the only signs that this

00:30place was once full of life.

00:33The roof has collapsed, the nylon sheeting protecting the windows has been ripped off

00:36and you almost can't see the buildings through the weeds.

00:40Some of the locals, like Marta, are happy about the authorities' action.

00:44She says the area has become much safer.

00:56The

01:20change in Horgos is visible.

01:22The last time Euronews was there, almost everything was closed and people were hardly seen in

01:27public spaces, but now the shops are open and children are playing in the streets.

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