![]() The safety conditions in the camps are abysmal and they are not even equipped with the most basic services such as running water, latrines or drains. It is not the first fatal fire to break out in the refugee settlements spread across Lebanon: the tents, made from wood and covered with canvas and plastic, as well as being like ovens in summer and fridges in winter, burn easily. We no longer expect anything from life,” laments the mother of one of the five children. “We fled the fighting to save our children and now they are dead. The fire spread within minutes, setting around 30 tents ablaze, almost the entire camp. A moment’s inattention with a portable stove and their previous dwelling went up in flames. At the beginning of December, an accidental fire took the lives of five children from this family from Homs that have been living in an informal settlement in Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon since 2013. ![]() ![]() The veil of silence in the Hamadi’s new tent conceals an insurmountable tragedy. ![]()
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