Syrian refugees struggle in Lebanon

27/06/2013 Shatila refugee camp, Beirut: Children play in the dark stairwell of an apartment building where many Syrian refugee families are living. Shatila is among the oldest of the Palestinian camps established after 1948 in Lebanon, and one of the poorest. Since 2011, housing costs have quadrupled for people fleeing the conflict in Syria, and work is scarce or extremely low-paying. Estimates have placed the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon at well over 500,000 people.

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27/06/2013 Shatila refugee camp, Beirut: Children play in the dark stairwell of an apartment building where many Syrian refugee families are living. Shatila is among the oldest of the Palestinian camps established after 1948 in Lebanon, and one of the poorest. Since 2011, housing costs have quadrupled for people fleeing the conflict in Syria, and work is scarce or extremely low-paying. Estimates have placed the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon at well over 500,000 people.