Lives in a suitcase: The refugees fleeing the Russia-Ukraine war
Al JazeeraSiret, Romania – There is a sudden loud sound – a popping noise. She remembers that she has just crossed the border from Ukraine and is now in Romania, surrounded by volunteers handing out food and tea, translators helping the new arrivals to find transport and emergency workers taking care of their other needs. The border crossing in Siret in northeastern Romania has never been so crowded and the locals inhabiting the small village nearby have never seen so many people passing through at once. It is all for the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who, fleeing the Russian invasion of their country, are seeking safety across the border. Teenagers, mothers with small babies, grandparents accompanying their grandchildren – they all line up, pushing or carrying what little they managed to bring with them.
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