[Slideshow] Slideshow: Syrian Refugees in Bulgaria

As the war in Syria rages and entry restrictions in other countries grow more restrictive, ever greater numbers of Syrian refugees have made their way to Bulgaria. This year, in fact, nearly 10,000 migrants and refugees, the majority from Syria, have arrived in the country, an unexpected influx that has put pressure on the Bulgarian authorities’ capacity to provide proper shelter and health care. Significant improvements are still needed for the winter. After observing terrible living conditions in reception centers in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia and in makeshift camps in the southern part of the country, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontierès (MSF) began providing medical care in the worst-affected areas. next Bulgaria 2013 © Jodi Hilton Gihan, left, fled from Syria with her family after their home was destroyed in a bombing. She suffers from an undiagnosed medical problem that makes it very difficult for her to walk. Her family lives at the Vuenna Rampa camp in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they have constructed "rooms" by hanging sheets for privacy in the large rooms that have been transformed into living areas, often housing up to 20 people each. # prev | next Bulgaria 2013 © Jodi Hilton The Vuenna Rampa camp was set up in an old disused school near the city of Sofia. It has an official capacity of 600 people, but approximately 900 currently living there. In some cases up to ...
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