Syrians pour into Lebanon
- 12 years ago
Syrian refugees arriving in Lebanon by the car load. They're fleeing what they say is an ever worsening situation back home.
SOUNDBITE: UNINDETIFIED SYRIAN REFUGEE, SAYING:
"The situation after the incident where the officers were killed was such that there was no more bread, no more water or electricity, even in the heart of Damascus. People started seeing shelling which they didn't believes was happening before in other provinces, so they were seeing helicopters in Damascus and listening to their sounds at night.
Violence in the Syrian capital signaled that no part of the country would remain untouched by the fighting. It prompted many to jump in their cars and make the two hour trip from Samascus to the border.
The UN estimates that as many as 30,000 refugees have crossed into Lebanon in the last week alone.
Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
SOUNDBITE: UNINDETIFIED SYRIAN REFUGEE, SAYING:
"The situation after the incident where the officers were killed was such that there was no more bread, no more water or electricity, even in the heart of Damascus. People started seeing shelling which they didn't believes was happening before in other provinces, so they were seeing helicopters in Damascus and listening to their sounds at night.
Violence in the Syrian capital signaled that no part of the country would remain untouched by the fighting. It prompted many to jump in their cars and make the two hour trip from Samascus to the border.
The UN estimates that as many as 30,000 refugees have crossed into Lebanon in the last week alone.
Deborah Gembara, Reuters.