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.