In pics | Hundreds trapped at border as Belarus & Poland blame each other for migrant crisis
A long wait for shelter
: A man holding a child reacts as the members of the Kurdish family from Dohuk in Iraq wait for the border guard patrol, near Narewka, Poland, near the Polish-Belarus border on November 9, 2021
Desperate scenes
Paramedics prepare to transport an elderly woman as the border guard patrol prepares to take the family to the town of Narewka, Poland, near the Polish-Belarus border on November 9, 2021. The three-generation family of 16 members with seven minors, including the youngest who is five months old, spent about 20 days in the forest and was pushed back to Belarus eight times. They claim they were beaten and frightened with dogs by Belarusian soldiers.
'I ask for asylum in Poland'
A member of a Kurdish family from Dohuk in Iraq holds a paper reading 'I ask for asylum in Poland' as the border guard patrol is about to take them to the town of Narewka, Poland, near the Polish-Belarus border on November 9, 2021. At least 2,000 migrants, including women and children, are struggling through freezing temperatures at the Poland-Belarus border
Barbed fence
A picture taken on November 9, 2021 shows Poland's security personnel behind a barbed wire fence at the Belarusian-Polish border where thousands of migrants gathered aiming to enter EU member Poland.
Clash at border
This handout video grab provided by Polish Defense Ministry shows an aerial view of migrants clashing with security personnel at the border between Poland and Belarus in Kuznica, on November 8, 2021.
Trapped at Poland-Belarus border
A picture taken on November 9, 2021 shows migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. Poland and Belarus squared off on November 9 over thousands of migrants aiming to enter EU member Poland,
No relief in sight
This handout video grab provided by Polish Defense Ministry shows an aerial view of migrants and security personnel at the border between Poland and Belarus in Kuznica, on November 8, 2021. Poland and Belarus squared off on November 9, 2021
Seeking asylum
A picture taken on November 9, 2021 shows migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. Poland and Belarus squared off on November 9 over thousands of migrants aiming to enter EU member Poland. About two dozen migrants who were detained in Lithuania after illegally crossing over from Belarus.
All eyes on influx of migrants
A picture taken on November 8, 2021 shows Poland's law enforcement officers watching migrants at the Belarusian-Polish border.
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