Published : 04-02-2018
More than 8 thousand displaced Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Bariqa camp in south Syria, are suffering from extremely harsh humanitarian conditions. Their woes have been exacerbated by the severe cold spells and snowfall.
Our correspondent said that the storms that hit the area removed some tents from their places, while the rainwater entered other tents, adding that they had to place a number of displaced families inside one tent because of the damaged tents.
One of the refugees said that they are facing very difficult conditions because of the snow, which makes them unable to sleep at night as they shovel the snow away from the tents. In the morning they wake up to find that their neighbor’s tent is on the ground or that their tent has flown away because of the storm. He added that a refugee died in the camp a few days ago, during the severe cold wave that hit the country.
Bariqa is considered one of the biggest refugee camps in south Syria. It was built on 27-11-2013 in an elevated area on the border with the occupied Golan area, in the suburbs of the Quneitra governorate.
About 1000 Palestinian and Syrian refugee families live in Bariqa camp, most of which fled the bombardments of the Syrian regime and its allies, from the suburbs of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Idlib and the areas of south Syria.
Our reporter said that the least family has a martyr, disabled or injured member because of the war. There are no clinics, hospitals or medical care in the camp, describing the situation as out of the world. He adds that if a family has an emergency case, the residents will fail to provide aid to it.
The camp suffers from the lack of bread due to the accumulated snow on the main road that links to the town of Bariqa, in addition to the inability of cars bringing water, bread and vegetables to reach the camp, due to the closure of the road with snow.
In addition, the lack of the people’s sources of income caused by the shortage of work opportunities and spread of unemployment among them, mainly because of the difficulty in moving between the different areas, as well as the increased price of fuel for heating and the absence of firewood from the region, due to the consumption of the existing trees by the residents of the camp.
The residents of the camp called on all the charities and relief organizations to move urgently to the camp, to provide a helping hand and rapid assistance, such as heating materials, food baskets, medication, milk and children’s towels.
The residents also appealed to the Local Council of Bariqa town and the opposition factions in the region, to intervene urgently to open the main roads leading to the camp, due to the accumulation of snow and to provide them with basic materials.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees in Syria have been displaced from their camps and areas of gathering because of the regime’s bombardments and the ongoing war in Syria. They are living in tragic conditions inside the camps and shelter centers, as well as the lack of aid and services provided to them.
More than 8 thousand displaced Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Bariqa camp in south Syria, are suffering from extremely harsh humanitarian conditions. Their woes have been exacerbated by the severe cold spells and snowfall.
Our correspondent said that the storms that hit the area removed some tents from their places, while the rainwater entered other tents, adding that they had to place a number of displaced families inside one tent because of the damaged tents.
One of the refugees said that they are facing very difficult conditions because of the snow, which makes them unable to sleep at night as they shovel the snow away from the tents. In the morning they wake up to find that their neighbor’s tent is on the ground or that their tent has flown away because of the storm. He added that a refugee died in the camp a few days ago, during the severe cold wave that hit the country.
Bariqa is considered one of the biggest refugee camps in south Syria. It was built on 27-11-2013 in an elevated area on the border with the occupied Golan area, in the suburbs of the Quneitra governorate.
About 1000 Palestinian and Syrian refugee families live in Bariqa camp, most of which fled the bombardments of the Syrian regime and its allies, from the suburbs of Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Idlib and the areas of south Syria.
Our reporter said that the least family has a martyr, disabled or injured member because of the war. There are no clinics, hospitals or medical care in the camp, describing the situation as out of the world. He adds that if a family has an emergency case, the residents will fail to provide aid to it.
The camp suffers from the lack of bread due to the accumulated snow on the main road that links to the town of Bariqa, in addition to the inability of cars bringing water, bread and vegetables to reach the camp, due to the closure of the road with snow.
In addition, the lack of the people’s sources of income caused by the shortage of work opportunities and spread of unemployment among them, mainly because of the difficulty in moving between the different areas, as well as the increased price of fuel for heating and the absence of firewood from the region, due to the consumption of the existing trees by the residents of the camp.
The residents of the camp called on all the charities and relief organizations to move urgently to the camp, to provide a helping hand and rapid assistance, such as heating materials, food baskets, medication, milk and children’s towels.
The residents also appealed to the Local Council of Bariqa town and the opposition factions in the region, to intervene urgently to open the main roads leading to the camp, due to the accumulation of snow and to provide them with basic materials.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees in Syria have been displaced from their camps and areas of gathering because of the regime’s bombardments and the ongoing war in Syria. They are living in tragic conditions inside the camps and shelter centers, as well as the lack of aid and services provided to them.
