Heavy snowstorms have blasted northwest Syria since 18 January. On the 23rd a child froze to death in a refugee camp. By 5 February thousands of displaced residents in 72 camps had frozen water systems and collapsed shelters from blankets of snow, and there are no medical services. Pray for medical supplies, thermal blankets, tarpaulin sheeting, etc. to reach the camps on treacherously slippery, frozen roadways. On 9 February teams began building dirt mounds around the camps to prevent flooding now that it is raining and the snow melting. Nearly 3 million displaced people are living in tents and temporary shelters. Heavy rainfall damaged over 190 displacement sites, destroying and damaging over 10,000 tents. Pray for the freezing families, particularly the children and elderly. Pray for aid agencies distributing food, heaters and clothing while facing severe weather conditions.
Syria: blizzards overwhelm displaced in Syria
Written by David Fletcher 10 Feb 2022Additional Info
- Pray: for God to give the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees stamina as they endure blizzards, biting winds, and freezing rain from the worst winter storms for decades. (Psalm 91:4)
- More: www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/blizzard-overwhelms-displaced-northwest-syria
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