These photos, taken by VOA reporters in the field, capture some of the harrowing moments migrants experience on their journey north. Encountering adversity of every kind, they press on in hopes of a better future for their families.
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"Border Closed” signs in Hungarian and English displayed on the road from the border with Austria, Sept. 15, 2015. (Heather Murdock/VOA)

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A crowd waiting for the train at Röszke station, September 14, 2015. (Ayesha Tanzeem/VOA)

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Migrants wait in a holding area at the Freilassing train station after being pulled from a train bound for Munich from Budapest and Vienna, Sept. 14, 2015. (Luis Ramirez/VOA)

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Many refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria who cannot afford the 48 euros for a boat to their next destination wait in tents, many hoping to find another way, at the port in Lesvos, Greece, Sept. 14, 2015. (Heather Murdock/VOA)