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LEBANON / ARSAL INFLUX SYRIAN REFUGEES
STORY: LEBANON / ARSAL INFLUX SYRIAN REFUGEES
TRT: 3:01
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC/ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 18 NOVEMBER 2013, ARSAL, LEBANON
1.Wide shot, Syrian refugees waiting outside for aid
2. Med shot, Syrian refugee woman
3. Wide shot, Syrian woman’s face
4. Close up, Syrian woman’s face
5. Wide shot, Syrian Refugee men in queue waiting
6. Wide shot, exterior, collective shelter building
7. Med shot, Syrian men talking outside collective shelter
8. Wide shot, exterior shot mosque turned into shelter
9. Wide shot, refugee family in mosque
10. Med shot, young boy sleeping on mattress
11. Wide shot, inside wedding hall
12. Close up, Mohamed and his baby daughter
13. Close up, Mohamed’s niece
14. Wide shot, Mohamed and his family
15. Close up, baby with Mohamed family in the background
16. Close up, Mohamed’s aunt
17. Wide shot, Mohamed with his family
18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed-Syrian Refugee:
“We are 15 families squashed up here, but there are 65 families in the whole building. We are sleeping on the bare floor with nothing. The kids need milk, and food, but there isn't any. We left Qaramoun with just the clothes on our backs. We couldn't bring any food, clothes or blankets.”
19. Med shot, DRC worker talking to refugees
20. Med shot, Syrian refugees walking into registration centre
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Maeve Murphy-UNHCR Senior Field Coordinator:
“Approximately two days ago, fighting commenced in Qara (Qaramoun). As a result number of families felt that they have no option but to move to Arsal. So as a response to that we have mobilized number of agencies to respond to approximately 1,000 families that have came last two days. While some families were mobile, we were able to move onto other locations both in Lebanon and in Syria. We are trying to urgently deal with the needs that exist here in Arsal at the moment through the provision of NFIs and reinforcing the shelter and the WASH that people need as an emergency response.”
22. Close up, Mohamed
23. Wide shot, Mohamed and his family
24. Close up, baby crying
25. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed, Syrian Refugee:
“We hope other countries will help us so we can go back home and to put an end to this crisis. As soon as they hear the sound of planes or missiles, the children get terrified and cry. So many kids are dying of fright and from hunger.”
26. Wide shot Arsal
27. Med shot, two old men walking
28. Med shot, Syrian refugees waiting at registration point
29. Close up, Syrian old woman refugee
30. Wide shot, refugee family in collective shelter
31. Wide shot, tented settlement
32. Wide shot, children round fire warming their hands
33. Close up, hands over fire
34. Close up, boy’s face
Queues form outside an impromptu registration centre, these refugees just arrived in the Lebanese Bekaa town of Arsal.
Most are from the small village of Qarah in Syria..a mere 40 km away ..they are fleeing the heavy fighting between Syrian armed forces and armed opposition groups.
Emergency shelters have been set up to accommodate the refugees, using all available spaces in the town.
This mosque hosts over 60 families.. providing shelter and warmth.
This was a local wedding hall but it is now home to Mohamed.
Mohammed arrived two days ago with his wife and young daughter. Originally from Homs, he and his family have been uprooted five times since the conflict began.
He shares this floor with his extended family: uncles, aunts, nephews, all crammed together in what is actually a wedding hall
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed, Syrian Refugee:
“We are 15 families squashed up here, but there are 65 families in the whole building. We are sleeping on the bare floor with nothing. The kids need milk, and food, but there isn't any. We left Qarra with just the clothes on our backs. We couldn't bring any food, clothes or blankets.”
UNHCR and its partner Danish Refugee Council and local and national governments are working to accommodate the influx.
SOUNDBITE (English) Maeve Murphy, UNHCR Senior Field Coordinator:
“Approximately two days ago, fighting commenced in Qarah (Qaramoun). As a result number of families felt that they have no option but to move to Arsal. So as a response to that we have mobilized number of agencies to respond to approximately 1,000 families that have come last two days. While some families were mobile, we were able to move onto other locations both in Lebanon and in Syria. We are trying to urgently deal with the needs that exist here in Arsal at the moment through the provision of NFIs (non food items) and reinforcing the shelter and the WASH that people need as an emergency response.”
Mohamed has found safety, but he has just enough money to feed his family for a few days. He doesn’t’ know how he will find work in Lebanon.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed, Syrian Refugee:
“We hope other countries will help us so we can go back home and to put an end to this crisis. As soon as they hear the sound of planes or missiles, the children get terrified and cry. So many kids are dying of fright and from hunger.”
The town of Arsal, with a population of only 35,000 is already hosting over 19,000 Syrian refugees.
They are spread out across the town, in host families, converted shelters and in nearby tented settlements.
But much more is needed to deal with this influx of this size, especially as winter sets in.
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