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Event: CW Cold Wave Number: 2014-000012 Country: ARM Armenia Location: Date (YMD): 2014-1-31 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: The harsh wintry weather conditions in Armenia make the Syrian refugees even more vulnerable. Starting from December 2013, the temperature in Yerevan and the surrounding regions has remained below -12 C. At nights the temperature was falling down to _20 C. Due to the cold temperature, the sewage and water supply systems have been mostly frozen in Yerevan. The Syrians are not used to such a cold weather and are mostly unprepared for a cold winter. They do not have a proper clothing. According to the filed applications and personal observations, these people mostly need winterization items at the moment to face one of the coldest winters in the history of Armenia. The majority of these people, although being citizens of Syria, have Armenian ethnicity. Besides those currently residing in Armenia, around 300 newcomers arrive from Syria every month according to the data of the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. Presently about 3,300 Syrian refugees have applied to the Armenian Red Cross Society (ARCS) for support and are registered in the ARCS database. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: