On the Greek-Macedonian border the Idomeni refugee camp at its peak sheltered 13,000 refugees and migrants. With the closure of the “Balkan route” and no information from EU countries families from war-torn countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan settled-in. Men gathered wood for camp-fires and use their skills to provide in-camp services, such as open-air barber shops. Humanitarian organisations were stretched to provide basic food on a daily basis. As the refugee bottle-neck grew the squalid conditions lead to frustration and protests while the spring rains turned the fields into mud.
