Arab league calls for helping Syrian refugees caught in heavy snow

Arab League chief Nabil el Araby called on donor countries and UN and Arab bodies to help Syrian refugees who try to survive against the onslaught of snow and rain.
The chief of the pan-Arab organization called for supporting Syria's neighboring nations specially Lebanon and Jordan.
Thousands of refugees across Lebanon and Jordan have been struggling to keep warm and protect their shelters this week as severe winter storms bring plummeting temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds and lashing rain to the region.
UNHCR field staff say Lebanon's Bekaa Valley was blanketed in snow on Wednesday morning, cutting off roads and affecting tens of thousands of refugees – many of whom live in makeshift shelters in more than 850 informal settlements set up in vacant lots, abandoned buildings, garages, sheds and on farmland.