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STORY: UNHCR / SYRIA LEBANESE REFUGEES
TRT: 03:40
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 25 SEPTEMBER 2024, JDAIDET YABOUS, SYRIA
1. Various shots, cars lined up at border from Lebanon into Syria
2. Various shots, people carrying belongings after crossing border
3. Various shots, UNHCR staff helping elderly man carry bags
4. Various shots, people after crossing border
5. Various shots, people drinking water from water point
6. Various shots, aid workers distributing water
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Samia, Displaced Person:
Q - “How is the situation? Tell me. How did you leave and arrive here?”
A - “It is tough, not good. I swear to God. There is destruction in the south, missiles. We escaped death. We are going to our country Syria. What can we do? We want to go to our homes if there are still any.”
Q - “How did you get from there to here?”
A - “Well, we came on foot.
8. Wide shot, Samia walks away
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Displaced Person:
“We fled the shelling. The soul remains precious. We left without closing any doors. My daughter lost her ID card and her mobile. When I came here, they asked me to walk, I said, I couldn’t. Some said, we can carry you.”
10. Wide shot, UNHCR staff talking to displaced persons
Thousands of Lebanese and Syrian people are fleeing the violence in Lebanon and crossing into Syria in desperation as Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate civilian lives.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up its support to the growing number of displaced people in Lebanon and those crossing into Syria.
People are arriving by car and on foot, carrying what they can.
Large crowds, including women, young children and babies, are waiting after spending the night outdoors in falling temperatures. Some carry fresh injuries from the recent bombardments.
UNHCR and partners are present at the border crossings on the Syrian side, providing food, water, blankets, mattresses as well as medical support and guiding them towards support available once in Syria. The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire; the 2023 earthquakes and the drawn-out conflict there have left critical infrastructure in tatters and millions in need of assistance.
According to the Lebanese authorities, over 90,000 people had been displaced as of September 26 and more are abandoning their homes by the minute. The latest hostilities have killed more than 600 people and injured 1,835.
UNHCR is responding to the needs of forcibly displaced people across Lebanon and Syria, coordinating closely with the authorities and other humanitarian organizations. Our teams are helping civilians who have fled the airstrikes, providing core relief items, shelter, health care and psychosocial support.
Lebanon hosts an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees and over 11,000 refugees from other countries all impacted by the current conflict.
