Imagine having to live in the same circumstances as these refugees in tents during this freezing weather.
Blizzards hit Middle East, refugees bear brunt
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A storm buffeted the Middle East with blizzards, rain and strong winds on Wednesday, keeping people at home across the region and raising concerns for Syrian refugees facing freezing temperatures in flimsy shelters.
Snowfall and gales in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley destroyed some refugee tents. "There's no firewood, no diesel," said Ali Eshtawi, a refugee from Homs who spoke by phone from a camp near the Syrian border where he said snow had caused three tents to collapse, leaving 19 people without shelter.
Snow blocked roads in the Valley, where more than 400,000 Syrian refugees are sheltering. A 35-year-old shepherd and an eight-year-old boy with him died in the storm in a mountainous area near to Syria, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
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Blizzards hit Middle East, refugees bear brunt
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A storm buffeted the Middle East with blizzards, rain and strong winds on Wednesday, keeping people at home across the region and raising concerns for Syrian refugees facing freezing temperatures in flimsy shelters.
Snowfall and gales in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley destroyed some refugee tents. "There's no firewood, no diesel," said Ali Eshtawi, a refugee from Homs who spoke by phone from a camp near the Syrian border where he said snow had caused three tents to collapse, leaving 19 people without shelter.
Snow blocked roads in the Valley, where more than 400,000 Syrian refugees are sheltering. A 35-year-old shepherd and an eight-year-old boy with him died in the storm in a mountainous area near to Syria, Lebanon's National News Agency said.
Continue reading at:
https://in.news.yahoo.com/blizzards-hit-middle-east-refugees-bear-brunt-16533648
