Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Middle East snow: Winter storms hit Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Turkey (Photos)

Heavy snow fell in the mountains and Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Petrol stations, schools, banks and shops were shut and power was cut throughout the country, but it was particularly trying for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who live in tents and makeshift shelters.

Near the town of Anjar, on the border with Syria, refugees used brooms and sticks to try to clear heavy snow from the tops of their tents, fearing the shelters would collapse. Inside, adults huddled around wood-burning stoves to try to keep warm .... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk