"In the 21st century, humans are living in the jungle -- and we are waiting for a shower."A refugee uses his phone to film others singing and dancing in a park in Belgrade. This story originally appeared September 14, 2016. Road Trip 2016: On the border between Serbia and Hungary, tech takes on two meanings depending which side of the fence you're on. For refugees, tech often falls short. Editor's note: Hungarians voted October 2 on whether to allow the European Union to set the number of refugees the country must accept. The EU wanted Hungary to take in 1,294 people, and said it would fine the country about $280,000 for each refugee it refuses. More than 98 percent of Hungarians who voted Sunday sided with the Hungarian government in wanting to keep out refugees. But less than 50 percent of the population went to the polls, nullifying the vote.
The most notable feature of the Serbian-Hungarian border is a big fence -- 10 feet tall, 109 miles long and topped with razor wire -- which Hungary built to halt the migration through the country, The Horgos camp is next to an official transit zone between Serbia and Hungary, It took about 20 minutes for reporters to cross into Serbia and about two hours to return, as Hungarian officials checked the trunk of most vehicles, The dirt road to the Horgos camp stretches along the border, Sayed Mohsen Shah, the elected leader of the Horgos camp, hands his portable battery octane case for apple iphone 7 plus - lavender/frost pack to Serbian authorities each night, It's the only way he can make sure his phone gets charged, so that authorities can reach him..
As camp leader, Shah keeps the list showing when refugees will be allowed into Hungary. The country permits 15 people from the Horgos site and 15 from another border camp to cross the border each day. Some single men could end up waiting for two years. A tent serves as a mosque. Most of the camp's inhabitants are Muslims from Afghanistan. This summer, Serbian aid group Grupa 484 provided solar-powered lamps to the Horgos camp. That was after months without any light at night. Refugees in the camp try to charge their phones through the solar lamps, but the lamps fizzle out by the time a phone's power hits just 10 percent.
One man tries to use a solar-charged lamp to power his phone, Solar lamps sit outside nearly every tent, Technology inside Horgos made a big leap last month after an aid organization jury-rigged a system of plastic pipes octane case for apple iphone 7 plus - lavender/frost to turn the camp's single water spigot into five, There are no showers, Instead, huts made of branches and blankets provide privacy as people hand bathe, People living in the Horgos camp could soon get real showers -- if Hungarian officials and Serbia's Commissariat for Refugees permit them..
The newborn baby, named Omidullah, lies in a tent in the Horgos camp. Unlike in the US, babies born in European countries don't automatically become citizens. Branches serve as clothes lines in Horgos. Good grooming still matters in Horgos, and that includes haircuts. Tents in Horgos are a variety of colors and patterns, all donated by different aid organizations. An air conditioner juts out from the fence, caged in so refugees don't mess with the unit that cools Hungarian officers on the other side of the border.
