Victims of the cold and snow in Syria and Lebanon

Victims of the cold and snow in Syria and Lebanon

Jan 12 2019

ARK News: The polar air depression that hit Syria and Lebanon over the past few days has caused a number of casualties due to the severe cold.

The total number of deaths during the recent wave of reached ten victims, including two children in the al-Rukban camp and a child in Arsal camps in Lebanese territory.

At least seven people have died in a number of traffic accidents, according to the traffic department of the Damascus countryside.

The floods caused damages to about 23 thousand displaced people and destroyed more than three thousand temporary housing.

It has already been announced by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that 11.301 of Syrian refugees in 361 camps in Lebanon, affected by the floods and the recent snow storm.

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