Refugees and volunteers in Lebanon begin preparing for the cold winter ahead - IFRC

Refugees and volunteers in Lebanon begin preparing for the cold winter ahead - IFRC:

As winter begins to take its grip on the region, many people are desperate to have their stories told so the wider world can understand the plight of those forced from their homes in Syria by the threat of violence.

“Winter is coming and we are really scared for what could happen,” said Dia, 65, one of the women waiting at a food distribution point of the Lebanese Red Cross. We are in Saadnayel, in the Bekaa Valley, less that 40 km from the Syrian border, where many Syrians have come to escape the violence back home. “In total we are 26, between sons and nephews,” she said. “We fled because our houses in Darayya have been destroyed, most of our family members died and we were scared by the constant bombing.”