The number of newly displaced Syrians recorded in Akkar, in northern Lebanon, has reached 8,500 people, according to the latest report published Tuesday evening by the Akkar Disaster and Crisis Management Unit. This increase is directly linked to the recent violent events on the Syrian coast.
According to the report, this figure includes 1,791 families, among them 40 Lebanese families (all of Alawite faith). The displaced individuals have been accommodated in temporary shelters and housing centers spread across nineteen towns and villages in the Akkar plain and the Dreib region.
If we compare these figures with those in the Red Cross report published on Sunday evening, we can see that almost 2,400 people have arrived in two days.
In this context, Akkar Governor Imad Labaki held a meeting on Tuesday with the heads of municipal councils in the Akkar plain, in the presence of several representatives from the municipalities of Dreib, which is hosting these families.
The discussions focused on the situation of the newly displaced persons, as well as the available accommodation capacities. Additionally, Labaki presented the plan that the Disaster Management Unit will follow to provide assistance to the families.
“The security forces are ready to handle any developments,” assured the governor, emphasizing “the need for an accurate census of the people present in each village to ensure the effective delivery of aid.”
He also stated that he had contacted several humanitarian organizations to mobilize additional support and announced his intention to appeal to the Lebanese state and the UN “if the presence of the displaced persons becomes prolonged.” According to him, this would require “the establishment of new reception centers, as the existing ones are already at full capacity.”
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