VIDEO: 100 Syrian refugee families displaced after fire guts tents at a camp in Lebanon - GulfToday

VIDEO: 100 Syrian refugee families displaced after fire guts tents at a camp in Lebanon

  • 06 Oct 2022
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Gulf Today Report

Around 100 tents were destroyed in a fire at one of the refugee camps in Lebanon on Wednesday.

According to local media reports the tragic incident happened at Al Wafa refugee camp in Lebanon's Arsal region, northeast of Beirut.

Fire left about 100 Syrian families  out of shelter.

Around 1.5 million Syrians have taken refuge in neighbouring Lebanon.

Refugees fleeing Syria conflict are in  desparate condition as they suffer tough living conditions at camps.

Lebanese economic crisis on one hand and the global economic crisis on the other have further compounded refugees’ problems.

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