- Thousands of migrants face death and ailments such as trench foot due to freezing winter marches through Balkans
- Fears over the health and lives of those desperate to reach the Eurozone have prompted emergency EU measures
- It hopes to persuade refugees in Greece to remain where they are to wait for free flights to countries offering asylum
- Yesterday the head of the EU warned Syrian refugee families faced 'perishing' in icy Balkans rivers and waterways
- See full coverage of the European migrant crisis at www.dailymail.co.uk/migrantcrisis
By COREY CHARLTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 19:34 GMT, 26 October 2015 | UPDATED: 01:57 GMT, 27 October 2015