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GLIDE Record	(112 of 8833)
Event: CW Cold Wave Number: 2013-000153 Country: LBN Lebanon Location: All country Date (YMD): 2013-12-17 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523132/Syrian-refugees-dying-cold-camps-refused-official-recognition.html#ixzz2neeQ9i7k Comments: Storm Alexa pushed temperatures below freezing in northern Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley, which is dotted with informal refugee settlements. The winter weather heaped another layer of misery on the already grim existence of many of the estimated one million Syrians in Lebanon who have fled the civil war raging in their homeland. Many refugees are sheltered in flimsy tents with often only a plastic sheet covering the ground. Aproximate Location:: Can't see the map? Click here to refresh..   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: