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The temperatures are as low as -11C in the area and the charities like International Medical Corps and Medecins Sans Frontieres reveal that most of the of the immigrants that fled Syria are suffering with respiratory issues such as Flu and bronchitis due to intense cold. Despite their illness, the people refuse to take the treatment. Migrants are being helped with warm clothes, medical assistance and food at the main refugee points at the Serbian border with Croatia to the north and Macedonia to the south. International Medical Corps has a provisional clinic at the strain station in Sid, a small town in North of Serbia to help these migrants that are braving the cold. "Last week, when temperatures were a bit less, we were seeing around 50 to 60 people a day," said Sanja Djurica, IMC team leader. "This week, now that temperatures have fallen, it's more like 100 or so a day." "Almost all of them are suffering with respiratory illnesses brought on by the cold," as reported by BBC News.

Medics also talk about the psychological impact on the minds of people who are in the middle of this tough journey. International Medical Corps do have psychologists stationed in Sid to help the people with a psychological first aid for whatever little time that they stay at the camp. "It's emotional comfort, empathetic listening and encouraging coping techniques," said Sanja Djurica. "They are grateful just to have someone who will listen to them." Most people are refusing to take the medical care because they are scared of the borders being closed suddenly, leaving them stranded with nowhere to go. The refugees consist of not only adults but also children that are succumbing to the sub-zero temperatures of Serbia, as reported by The Kathmandu Post.