Lebanon’s Growing Syrian Refugee Emergency -- Gulf News
Number probably crossed 400,000 mark, ministry sources say
Beirut: While a staggering number of Syrians have moved into the countryside since early 2011 and thus become internal refugees, at least a million have found shelter in neighbouring countries, with about 650,000 registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Over the weekend, Lebanese authorities affirmed that the numbers of Syrians who have entered the country legally has topped 212,000, a figure that has grown by 10,500 every week according to UNHCR daily registration tallies.
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