04/12/2012 19:11
Syrian refugees face brutal winter
he Syrians who walked 18 hours to seek refuge in Lebanon have escaped the fear of government attack. But with the brutal winter closing in, some would rather go back home to warfare, CNN told.
"Living under shelling is better than the life here. It is cold here and we don't have the things we need," one girl said from a ramshackle home in Arsal. "We all sleep next to one another, but we are not warm at night. We have nothing."
Lebanon has been absorbing thousands of refugees for nearly two years. And the relentless violence in Syria has sent more civilians fleeing across the border.