Syrians At Refugee Camp Struggle With Choking Sand And Wretched Conditions -- The Guardian
More than 26,000 people at Zataari – two-thirds of them children – who have escaped civil war are facing up to a harsh new life
Nasim Abu Zaid's youngest son was born into terror, his first 17 months distinguished by the sound of shelling and shooting. Three months from now, the young Syrian mother will give birth again, this time in circumstances that are less life-threatening but characterised by destitution, misery and choking swirls of sand in a relentless wind.
Home for Abu Zaid, 29, her husband and their four young children – and thousands of other refugees from the violence in Syria – is now a desert tent city in northern Jordan. Days are dominated by a wearying and unwinnable battle to keep the sand at bay and the fear of losing a child among the near-identical rows of flapping tents and thousands of displaced youngsters.
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My Comment: I suspect that this refugee crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. With the Syrian military now deliberately targeting civilian populations, these refugee numbers will probably be doubled (or tripled) by the end of the year.
Update: 'Record numbers' of refugees fleeing Syria -- Al Jazeera
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