[caption id="attachment_144085" align="alignright" width="142"] Syrians in a refugee camp in eastern Lebanon prepare to remove the snow threatening the stability of their tents on January 7, 2015.[/caption]
At least four Syrian refugees, including two children, have succumbed to a severe cold spell in Lebanon, Press TV reports.
Lebanon is experiencing a harsh winter this year with Syrian refugees hit the hardest. They live in very dire conditions with little or no heating in freezing temperatures.

Freezing temperatures across Lebanon especially in the Bekaa Valley, where a large number of refugees reside, are putting many of them at risk.

In the Syrian refugee camp in the town of Rmeileh located in south Lebanon, harsh winds and very cold temperatures have caused serious problems for many refugees.

“Let’s someone try this cold for 30 minutes just to see what cold we have to go through. Our brothers in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley are dying from the cold there. This is not acceptable neither from the Lebanese government nor from the international community,” a Syrian refugee told Press TV.

Many children at the camp have no proper clothing to keep them warm.

“I don’t have socks or shoes. I’m getting cold,” a child said.

Thousands of Syrian refugees were afflicted by storm in Lebanon. Many refugees in the country were trapped in their tents by the heavy rain and snow, struggling to stay warm in temperatures hovering around zero degrees.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, had distributed cash and fuel coupons among more than 80,000 refugee families ahead of the storm.

A UN report said on Wednesday that as of mid-2014, more than three million Syrian refugees have been registered, accounting for nearly one-fourth of 13 million refugees across the globe.

Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since 2011. The Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- are reportedly supporting the militants operating in the country.

By Press TV

 

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