(MENAFN- Gulf Times) In response to Storm Norma, Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) mission in Lebanon has taken action to help the affected Syrian refugees at shelter camps in Arsal town, 124km northeast of Beirut.
From day one, QRCS' relief personnel started distributing blankets and tarpaulin sheets to the neediest families stuck in snow. So far, 443 blankets and 444 tarpaulins have been distributed at three shelter camps, which are not snow-proof.
These distributions have benefited 444 Syrian families, or 2,220 people, QRCS has said in a statement.
As the storm built up, the team received appeals to help the affected families in four other shelter camps. They could save 12 families whose tents collapsed, including one that caught an electrical fire. The damaged tents were re-erected with wood structures and tarpaulins, and blankets were distributed.
Other fragile tents were taken down by the fierce wind, but QRCS relief workers managed the situation, so that the families would not stay homeless in the open air.
Overall, these activities reached out to 114 families (570 people) as well as some nearby schools and mosques.
Over the past few days, Storm Norma has swept through Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, resulting in heavy rainfall and snowfall on uplands.
QRCS works hard to help the victims of the eight-year Syrian conflict, stretching its humanitarian wings for the vulnerable in Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, the statement noted.
Recently, diverse humanitarian aid was provided for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Idlib, Aleppo and Hama.
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