Syrian Refuges Face Second Winter In Rough Conditions

Syrian Refuges Face Second Winter In Rough Conditions

With winter approaching, life in the Syrian refugee camps in southern Turkey turns from bad to worse. As temperatures drop and a rainy, muddy couple of month’s approach spirits are pretty low with the people living in the camps.

The civil war in Syria is nowhere near its conclusion so Syrian refugees will have to do what they can to get through another winter abroad. With basic living conditions like a place to sleep, water, food, and some minor comforts being met by the Turkish Government life is still hard in the camps for most Syrian refugees .

Each refugee tent is wired with electricity to power a small light bulb, a radiator, and a small television set. They make money by doing menial jobs in the cities around their camps like painting, or picking olives.

With Nearly 500.000 refugees living in countries that neighbor Syria the U.N. say that if the civil war isn't over soon, that number could double by next year.

The luckier refugees get to camp inside like the ones that can call home an abandoned tobacco warehouse in the city of Yayladagi.

The temperatures are close to freezing at night and some people are trading food for clothes, especially for their children. “I was thinking I could buy something every month for one child that way” said a Syrian mother of eight who was selling some food rations.

Posted by James Fried on Sunday December 23 2012, 5:17 AM EST. Ref: Washington Post. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, World. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0