A Syrian Refugee stands in front of his flooded house in Bar Elias. Lebanon is home to more than one million Syrian refugees, most of whom live in informal settlements made out of tarpaulin tents supported by wooden frames. The unprotected tents barely make it through harsh winters.
A Syrian family stands waiting to be realocated after heavy rains at Bar Elias informal settlement camp. It was flooded and 16 families had to leave their tents and to be relocated in other camps with the support and coordination of UNHCR. The impact of the storm has necessitated the activation of an extreme weather response by distribution of blankets, shovels and mattresses (core relief items) to the most urgent cases.
Syrian refugees wait for being relocated after Bar Elias informal settlement camp was flooded. Since Storm Norma hit last week, more than 1,000 Syrian refugees have been forced to relocate to other areas, either in nearby camps or with other extended family members.
a Syrian refugee is seen leaving his flooded home at Bar Elias. 16 families had to leave their tents and to be relocated in other camps with the support and coordination of UNHCR. The impact of the storm has necessitated the activation of an extreme weather response by distribution of blankets, shovels and mattresses (core relief items) to the most urgent cases.
UNHCR distributes blankets, shovels, and mattresses (core relief items) to Syrian families affected by the floods. 16 Syrian refugee families were forced to leave their tents at an informal settlement in Bar Elias, east of Lebanon. The camp was flooded and families were relocated to other camps with the coordination of UNHCR and its partners
A Syrian refugee is seen inside a truck on her way to a new house after her house has been completly flooded at Bar Elias. Hard rain has forced to 16 families, 76 persons, to evacuate their homes.
Distribution at Aude informal settlement camp during a heavy rain in the night. The impact of the storm has necessitated the activation of an extreme weather response by distribution of blankets, shovels and mattresses (core relief items) to the most urgent cases.
A hand of a young Syrian refugee is seen through a plastic tent during Norma´s storm at the flooded informal settlement of Bar Elias in Bekaa Valley. Syrian refugees who are already living in very vulnerable conditions are seriously affected by flooding.
Juriya Ramadan, a Syrian refugee from Deir El Zor, is seen among other Syrian refugeesat the flooded streets of Dalhamiya informal settlement camp in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. She has been in Lebanon for the last two years.
Portrait of Amina el Darak while she breaks to cry at her flooded house in Dalhamiya, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. Hundreds of tents have been filled with floodwater as storm Norma battered Lebanon with fierce winds, heavy snow and rainfall.
One of the sons of Juriya Ramadan, a Syrian refugee from Deir El Zor, walks inside his flooded tent. He has been in Lebanon for the last two years with his family.
Portrait Houssein Muhib Eddin, a 82 years old Syrian refugee in Arsal. Harsh winter weather creates havoc across Lebanon's Syrian refugee camps as more rain and snowfall is expected. His sons are living in Turkey. Muhib and his wife Mariam Mohamed , 80 years old feels alone in Lebanon.
A young Syrian refugee drains water out of his family's tent, which is part of the informal settlement of Dalhamiya in Bekaa Valley. Lebanon hosts an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees, many of whom live in informal settlements that have little or no infrastructure.
A young Syrian refugee plays at the flooded streets of Dalhamiya informal settlement camp. Hundreds of Syrian refugees were rescued from camps in Lebanon on Monday, as storms batter the country, causing tents and homes to flood.
A Syrian family leaves the informal settlement of Bar Elias by car. Second day of storm, families struggling to stay warm
Strong winds and snow at Arsal camps. Without a solid roof over their heads, not enough heating or warm clothes, the harsh winter elements are yet another hurdle for Syrian refugees in informal settlements in Lebanon.
Ahmed ,a Syrian refugee from Raqqa, removes snow with a shovel outside his home at the informal settlement camp of Douress. He has been in Lebanon for the last 6 years. Lebanon's Syrian refugee camps battered by winter storms
A Syrian woman waits for then distribution of blankets, shovels and mattresses run by UNHCR inside the informal settlement of Bar Elias by car. Second day of storm, families struggling to stay warm
Mohamed, a young refugee from Deir ez-Zor carries blankets after UNHCR distribution. Hundreds of Syrian refugees were rescued from camps in Lebanon on Monday, as storms batter the country, causing tents and homes to flood.
A Syrian refugee stands at the flooded streets at the informal settlement camp of Bar Elias. The camp was flooded and 16 Syrian refugee families were relocated to other camps with the coordination of UNHCR and its partners