Published : 29-12-2019
A number of Palestinian families from Syria have been evacuated from their homes in AlRashidiya refugee camp, south of Lebanon, after heavy rains brought severe flooding on their tents and substandard residential facilities.
Activists said the rain storm forced at least eight Palestinian families to leave their homes and seek provisional shelter at UNRWA offices in the camp.
Secretary of the popular committee in AlRashidiya camp, Abu Ibrahim AlDahab, told Quds Press that nearly 20 homes risk to collapse due to high sea waves. 30 homes were evacuated along the coastline adjacent to AlRashidiya refugee camp.
The local follow-up committee slammed UNRWA for its apathy regarding appeals to construct a sea dam using funds raised to that end.
Over recent days, a so-called winter storm “Loulou” rocking the Lebanese territories has brought heavy rain and strong wind to Lebanon, causing severe flash flooding and high winds in areas where thousands of Palestinian refugees have sought shelter.
Meteorological experts warned the storm could lead to wind speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour and a raging sea. The storm is expected to increase in strength and could cause flooding in lower areas of the country due to rain.
The storm has made life more difficult for the thousands of Palestinians living in the country’s refugee camps and substandard accommodation such as unfinished buildings or shacks. Few of these shelters are well insulated or suitable for the cold months, despite efforts by UN agencies to help refugees to prepare for winter.
Last January, storm Norma brought snow and heavy rain to dozens of Palestinian refugee camps, forcing the UN to relocate hundreds of people living there. Aid groups warned refugees were at risk of freezing to death in the conditions because they had only tents and blankets to defend against the cold.
A number of Palestinian families from Syria have been evacuated from their homes in AlRashidiya refugee camp, south of Lebanon, after heavy rains brought severe flooding on their tents and substandard residential facilities.
Activists said the rain storm forced at least eight Palestinian families to leave their homes and seek provisional shelter at UNRWA offices in the camp.
Secretary of the popular committee in AlRashidiya camp, Abu Ibrahim AlDahab, told Quds Press that nearly 20 homes risk to collapse due to high sea waves. 30 homes were evacuated along the coastline adjacent to AlRashidiya refugee camp.
The local follow-up committee slammed UNRWA for its apathy regarding appeals to construct a sea dam using funds raised to that end.
Over recent days, a so-called winter storm “Loulou” rocking the Lebanese territories has brought heavy rain and strong wind to Lebanon, causing severe flash flooding and high winds in areas where thousands of Palestinian refugees have sought shelter.
Meteorological experts warned the storm could lead to wind speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour and a raging sea. The storm is expected to increase in strength and could cause flooding in lower areas of the country due to rain.
The storm has made life more difficult for the thousands of Palestinians living in the country’s refugee camps and substandard accommodation such as unfinished buildings or shacks. Few of these shelters are well insulated or suitable for the cold months, despite efforts by UN agencies to help refugees to prepare for winter.
Last January, storm Norma brought snow and heavy rain to dozens of Palestinian refugee camps, forcing the UN to relocate hundreds of people living there. Aid groups warned refugees were at risk of freezing to death in the conditions because they had only tents and blankets to defend against the cold.
