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]
I januar i år gjorde stormen Zina tøffe levekår enda verre for syriske flyktninger i uformelle teltleirer i Bekaadalen Libanon. Flyktninghjelpen deler ut tepper, varmeovner, isolasjon og plank som skal holde teltene varme og hindre at de faller sammen i snø og vind, samt sikrer vann- og sanitærsystemer mot at skittent snøvann skal forurense flyktningenes drikkevann. Foto: Sam Tarling/Flyktninghjelpen

Trapper opp hjelpen til syriske flyktninger

Hanne Eide Andersen|Publisert 13. okt. 2015
Syria-krisen
– Flyktninghjelpen fortsetter å trappe opp hjelpen til flyktninger i Syria, nabolandene og i Europa. Nødhjelp som beskytter mot kulde og snø blir livsviktig i tiden som kommer, sier Flyktninghjelpens seniorrådgiver Pål Nesse. Han advarer også mot å senke beredskapen i Middelhavet og Europa.
Bare earth shows through the snow where a tent was recently destroyed by heavy snowfall at an informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. As Storm Zina raged across Lebanon, hundreds of vulnerable Syrian refugee families, particularly in the Bekaa Valley, have been badly affected as temperatures fell well below zero and more than 25cms of snow fell. NRC staff distributed wood and plastic sheeting to allow refugees to reinforce their tents in order to prevent them from leaking and from collapsing under the weight of snow. Floor raising kits were also distributed to lift the base of tents away from the frozen ground and to protect against flooding when the snow melts. Drainage kits and sand bags were distributed as well to allow refugees to protect tents and latrines from flooding once the thaw begins. NRC has also delivered clean drinking water where water supplies were frozen and, where meltwater is filling up septic tanks, NRC is ensuring they are emptied safely. Photo taken on Wednesday January 14. NRC/Sam Tarling

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