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Syrian refugees in Lebanon after heavy snow storm

A child-friendly space funded by the European Commission and run by NRC, at an informal tent settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.

With Storm Zina raging across Lebanon, hundreds of vulnerable Syrian refugees living in tents have been badly affected by the cold. Those living in the Bekaa Valley have been particularly badly hit as temperatures fell well below zero. NRC staff distributed wood and plastic sheeting to prevent their homes from collapsing, as well as drainage kits and sand bags to prevent tents and latrines from flooding once the snow starts to melt. NRC is also delivering clean drinking water and helping empty latrines and septic tanks safely.

Photo taken on Thursday January 15.
[Sam Tarling]

  • Syrian refugees in Lebanon after heavy snow storm
  • Syrian refugees in Lebanon after heavy snow storm
  • Zarifa, 49, a mother of 5, from Raqqa, talks to NRC aid worker Olivia Kallis as she holds an information card given to Syrian refugees by NRC's ICLA outreach program, in an informal tented settlement in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on July 23, 2014. <br /> <br /> Zarifa told NRC: "I am ill but I have to [earn a living] picking potatoes.” “I have not been to a doctor, I don’t know how to access healthcare. I don’t know anything about what happens or what is available beyond this settlement that I live in”<br /> <br /> NRC's ICLA outreach program serves to inform Syrian refugees how to access basic services, such as healthcare; apply for assistance; and send their children to school.<br /> <br /> NRC/Sam Tarling
  • Bouchara, 27, a mother of three from Aleppo province receives an information card from Ali, a member of NRC's ICLA outreach team<br /> stands in the doorway of her tent at an informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Thursday July 24 2014.<br /> <br /> The camp has no immediate access to potable water, very limited access to electricity and its latrines have not been emptied for five months since being installed by a local donor.<br /> <br /> NRC is running camp management committees in the area to allow residents of informal settlements to better manage their affairs, such as access to necessary services such as clean water and electricity.<br /> <br /> NRC's ICLA outreach program serves to inform Syrian refugees how to access basic services, such as healthcare; apply for assistance; and send their children to school.<br /> <br /> NRC/ Sam Tarling
  • Bouchara, 27, a mother of three from Aleppo province receives an information card from Ali, a member of NRC's ICLA outreach team<br /> stands in the doorway of her tent at an informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Thursday July 24 2014.<br /> <br /> The camp has no immediate access to potable water, very limited access to electricity and its latrines have not been emptied for five months since being installed by a local donor.<br /> <br /> NRC is running camp management committees in the area to allow residents of informal settlements to better manage their affairs, such as access to necessary services such as clean water and electricity.<br /> <br /> NRC's ICLA outreach program serves to inform Syrian refugees how to access basic services, such as healthcare; apply for assistance; and send their children to school.<br /> <br /> NRC/ Sam Tarling
  • Bouchara, 27, a mother of three from Aleppo province receives an information card from Ali, a member of NRC's ICLA outreach team<br /> stands in the doorway of her tent at an informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Thursday July 24 2014.<br /> <br /> The camp has no immediate access to potable water, very limited access to electricity and its latrines have not been emptied for five months since being installed by a local donor.<br /> <br /> NRC is running camp management committees in the area to allow residents of informal settlements to better manage their affairs, such as access to necessary services such as clean water and electricity.<br /> <br /> NRC's ICLA outreach program serves to inform Syrian refugees how to access basic services, such as healthcare; apply for assistance; and send their children to school.<br /> <br /> NRC/ Sam Tarling
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