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  • 8
    Jan
    2013
    11:41am, EST

    On the move again, Syrian refugees flee flooding

    Hussein Malla / AP

    Syrian refugees stand under electricity cables outside their tents, at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, on Jan. 8.

    By The Associated Press

    Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings.

    In a Jordanian camp, Syrian refugees attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets. Continue reading.

    Related: One million Syrians going hungry as fighting rages, says UN

    Hussein Malla / AP

    Syrian refugees wade through flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, on Jan. 8.

    Hussein Malla / AP

    A Syrian refugee boy carries his belongings as he makes his way in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, on Jan. 8.

    Mohammad Hannon / AP

    Syrian refugees make their way on water and mud, at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, on Jan. 8. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured.

    Ali Jarekji / Reuters

    A Syrian refugee fixes his tent after heavy rain at the Al-Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Jan. 8

    Hussein Malla / AP

    Syrian refugee children watch television at a temporary shelter, after their tents flooded from the rain, at a refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, on Jan. 8.

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    Slideshow: Syria uprising

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    A look at the violence that has overtaken the country.

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    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Assad gives defiant speech as Syrian rebels edge closer to Damascus
    • Syrian children attend school in Aleppo despite continued bombardment, bloodshed
    • Reuters cameraman wounded by Syrian sniper

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  • 31
    Jul
    2012
    5:24pm, EDT

    Jordan accommodates influx of fleeing Syrians

    Muhammad Hamed / Reuters

    A Syrian holds her child at the Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria on July 31, 2012. Jordan opened the camp with 2,000 tents to accommodate refugees near the border. Diplomats say around 115,000 Syrians have fled their country, mostly to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, to escape the 17-month rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad. The Jordanian authorities say around 130,000 Syrians have come to Jordan since the uprising began, but diplomats say not all of them are classified as refugees.

    Thousands have fled Aleppo, driven out by heavy fighting. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from one refugee camp along the Turkey Syria border, where some frightened civilians have ended up. 

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  • 30
    Jun
    2012
    11:52pm, EDT

    Crisis grows at Yida refugee camp in South Sudan

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    Sudanese girls jump rope as many look on at the Yida refugee camp along the border with North Sudan June 30, 2012 in Yida, South Sudan.

    Paula Bronstein / Getty Images

    New arrivals wait in long lines to register with UNHCR at the Yida refugee camp along the border with North Sudan, June 30, in Yida, South Sudan.

    Water has been a precious resource with which aid agencies have struggled. Yida refugee camp has swollen to nearly 60,000, as the refugees flee from South Kordofan in North Sudan with new arrivals at 300-600 a day.  The rainy season has increased the numbers of sick children suffering from diarrhea and severe malnutrition as the international aid community struggles to provide basic assistance to the growing population, as most have arrived with only the clothes they are wearing. Many new arrivals walked from 5 days up to 2 weeks or more to reach the camp.

    Related story: Sudan agrees to allow aid in rebel-held border areas
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  • 28
    Jul
    2011
    9:58am, EDT

    Omar Sobhani / Reuters

    An internally displaced Afghan man talks from a small window at a refugee camp in Kabul on Thursday, July 28.

    Frame within a frame at Afghan refugee camp

    By Elena Grothe

    The pop of color, framing and texture this image offers is eye-catching.

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