VIDEOS: The human side of the European migrant crisis

Thousands of Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis travel from Greece to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 

VIDEOS: The human side of the European migrant crisis

Macedonia has stepped up security on its border with Greece, blocking thousands of migrants from entering and leaving them stranded on a dusty field.

The government said it is proclaiming a state of emergency on its borders and deploying troops to stem a surge of migrants from the Middle East, Asia and Africa that has overwhelmed the economically-impoverished Balkan country.

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