Human Crisis at Belarus-Poland Border

Published November 15th, 2021 - 08:57 GMT

The migrant crisis intensifies between Belarus and Poland as the first is accused of forcibly pushing refugees to cross into the European country. Thousands of people are stuck on the Belarus-Polish border lacking basic humanitarian aid.

The Iraqi government revealed that at least 571 citizens are stuck in eight camps on the Belarus-Polish border. Authorities also revealed that they are ready to send a special plane to repatriate Iraqi citizens who want to return voluntarily.

The tough situation on the border has left many migrants in a difficult position to access basic life needs including food and water; A Syrian man was found dead near Wólka Terechowska.

Both countries have been sending thousands of troops towards the border in fear of possible war amid escalating migrant crisis.

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A migrant sits in front of a fire in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region 14, 2021. Dozens of migrants have been detained after crossing into Poland from Belarus, Warsaw said on November 14, warning of a possible larger breakthrough ahead of an EU meeting to widen sanctions on Belarus. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

Migrants warm themselves by a fire in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. Thousands of migrants -- most of them from the Middle East -- have crossed or attempted to cross the EU and NATO border since the summer. Western countries have accused the Belarusian regime, which is backed by Russia, of engineering the crisis in retaliation against EU sanctions, charges that Minsk has denied. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

A group of migrants moves along the Belarusian-Polish border towards a camp to join those gathered at the spot and aiming to enter EU member Poland, in the Grodno region on November 12, 2021. Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation. (Photo by Leonid Shcheglov / BELTA / AFP)

A picture taken on November 12, 2021 shows migrants in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation. (Photo by Leonid Shcheglov / BELTA / AFP)

A Ukrainian nationalist holding a placard with a portrait of Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and a symbolic picture of migrants participating in a protest action outside the Belarusian embassy in Kiev on November 10, 2021, to support Poland in a migrant crisis unfolding on the Belarusian-Polish border. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

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. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

An armed Polish border guard (front) stands next to a group of migrants resting at a makeshift encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland in Usnarz Gorny, near Bialystok, northeast Poland, on August 20, 2021. AFP/File Photo

A migrant carrying a child walks in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. Dozens of migrants have been detained after crossing into Poland from Belarus, Warsaw said on November 14, warning of a possible larger breakthrough ahead of an EU meeting to widen sanctions on Belarus. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

A migrant sits in front of a fire in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region 14, 2021. Dozens of migrants have been detained after crossing into Poland from Belarus, Warsaw said on November 14, warning of a possible larger breakthrough ahead of an EU meeting to widen sanctions on Belarus. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

Migrants warm themselves by a fire in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. Thousands of migrants -- most of them from the Middle East -- have crossed or attempted to cross the EU and NATO border since the summer. Western countries have accused the Belarusian regime, which is backed by Russia, of engineering the crisis in retaliation against EU sanctions, charges that Minsk has denied. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

A group of migrants moves along the Belarusian-Polish border towards a camp to join those gathered at the spot and aiming to enter EU member Poland, in the Grodno region on November 12, 2021. Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation. (Photo by Leonid Shcheglov / BELTA / AFP)

A picture taken on November 12, 2021 shows migrants in a camp on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region. Hundreds of desperate migrants are trapped in freezing temperatures on the border and the presence of troops from both sides has raised fears of a confrontation. (Photo by Leonid Shcheglov / BELTA / AFP)

A Ukrainian nationalist holding a placard with a portrait of Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and a symbolic picture of migrants participating in a protest action outside the Belarusian embassy in Kiev on November 10, 2021, to support Poland in a migrant crisis unfolding on the Belarusian-Polish border. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

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. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

An armed Polish border guard (front) stands next to a group of migrants resting at a makeshift encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland in Usnarz Gorny, near Bialystok, northeast Poland, on August 20, 2021. AFP/File Photo

A migrant carrying a child walks in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. Dozens of migrants have been detained after crossing into Poland from Belarus, Warsaw said on November 14, warning of a possible larger breakthrough ahead of an EU meeting to widen sanctions on Belarus. (Photo by Oksana MANCHUK / BELTA / AFP)

Human Crisis at Belarus-Poland Border

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. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

An armed Polish border guard (front) stands next to a group of migrants resting at a makeshift encampment on the border between Belarus and Poland in Usnarz Gorny, near Bialystok, northeast Poland, on August 20, 2021. AFP/File Photo

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