Syrian Refugees Continue Crossing into Lebanon, Suffer Bad Living Conditions
Eighty Syrian refugees arrived in the Lebanese border town of Jabal Akroum after they fled their hometown of Kseir that witnessed arrests among anti-regime protesters, the pan-Arab daily Asharq Awsat reported on Tuesday.
Sources told the newspaper that the Lebanese border towns of Akroum, Wadi Khaled, Kuneissat and Hneider are packed with Syrian families fleeing the unrest in their hometowns.
“Most of them are women, children and elderly, while men stayed home to defend their livelihood over fears of burning their crops like what happened in other areas such as Jisr al-Shughour and Maaret al-Noman,” the sources said.
Al-Mustaqbal bloc MP Moeen al-Merehbi noted that “Akkar residents blame the government, the Higher Relief Council and the associations and organizations of the United Nations for not providing the dissidents with their needs.”
The daily quoted the MP as saying that “the neglect and carelessness draw question marks, and suggest that they are politically motivated.”
“There is a rejection to open public schools for the refugees to act as temporary centers to accommodate them,” he said.
Al-Merehbi told the daily that there is “a huge shortage in children’s milk and medication for those who have chronic diseases,” he stressed.
At least 5,000 refugees have arrived in northern Lebanon since the end of April as Syrian security forces crack down on protesters demanding the end of Bashar Assad's regime.
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