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Up to 3,000 people are expected to cross into Macedonia every day in coming months, led by Syrians fleeing their war-torn homeland. Pictured: Thousands of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan wait to be transported to the inside of Serbia in a temporary center for refugees on the border between Serbia and Macedonia near the village of Miratovac, in the municipality of Presevo, on August 23, 2015. The temporary center for migrants in the village Miratovac was formed on August 22 after a large influx of migrants from Macedonia. About 5,000 migrants are currently in the center waiting to be transported to a permanent center for migrants located in the town of Presevo. Getty Images/AFP/SASA DJORDJEVIC

GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to 3,000 people are expected to cross into Macedonia every day in coming months, led by Syrians fleeing their war-torn homeland and surrounding countries, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.

"We do not see any end to the influx of people in coming months," Melissa Fleming, chief spokeswoman of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said, citing continued violence in both Iraq and Syria and "worsening conditions" for Syrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.

The 28 member states of the European Union must ensure "equitable distribution" of asylum-seekers, she told a news briefing in Geneva, adding: "We honestly believe if correct measures are taken this is something that Europe can handle."

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