Lebanon: No more Syrian refugees

Written by Super User 28 Dec 2014
Lebanon: No more Syrian refugees

Lebanon has announced it will not accept any more Syrian refugees.  Lebanon has over a million officially-registered Syrian refugees (25% of the population) with an untold number of unregistered refugees living under overpasses, renting tent space in Bekaa Valley, hiding out in warehouses, garages, (in any space they can find). Some sources say there are over two million refugees in Lebanon. They have stretched the country’s infrastructure and residents resent losing low-paying jobs to non-Lebanese. The government is encouraging Syrian refugees to leave. Where can they go? They can’t go back to Syria. Many have lost their homes. It’s too dangerous for them to go back. There are very few options available to them. The weather in Lebanon is cold and few refugees have shelter that will withstand the conditions. There’s no education, no healthcare and food shortages.

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