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1-Storm “Zina” dumped heavy snowfall over Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley, where more than 400,000 Syrian refugees live in informal settlements ranging from tents to abandoned buildings.
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4-Vulnerable children have been struggling to cope – and even survive – as the winter storm brought unrelenting freezing winds, heavy rains, snow and temperatures as low as -12 degrees Celsius.
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During the storm, entire refugee settlements were blanketed in snow with many refugees being forced to dig their own way out. 2-Strong winds and accumulated snow have caused tents to collapse in camps.
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3-Since they are lighter than their parents, many refugee children had to climb up tents to rearrange stove pipes and sweep the snow off the roofs to prevent them from collapsing.
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Many children lack adequate clothing which can cause serious illnesses such as hypothermia
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5-Upon the arrival of “Zina”, Save the Children was one of the first agencies to respond to the increase in needs by providing urgent support to the most vulnerable cases
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Our team in Bekaa was able to distribute 80 shelter repair kits, 2,150 high thermal blankets, 400 mattresses and 800 children’s clothes kits in various locations in Central and North Bekaa during the storm
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7-Shelter repair kits contain timber, plastic sheets and a toolbox to install needed elements in their tents. These kits help protect from the freezing cold and reduce flooding and rain leakage.
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8-Refugee children help carry the repair shelter kits provided by Save the Children to their collapsed tent