According to local reports, snow is present at a height of sea level between 900 and 1,200 meters in mountainous areas to hinder roads and highways.
In this context, snowplow teams are working to open traffic in Yana, Bakkah, Ain Arab and Deir al-Ashaer; meanwhile, the authorities insisted on supporting the municipal unions and town halls to provide relief mechanisms.
Civil Defense and Red Cross personnel offer their services to stuck cars and contribute to restoring circulation on roads collapsed due to the accumulation of snow.
In the midst of the strong weather conditions, in the villages of the Bekaa the electrical current experienced severe rationing and an almost total absence, in addition to the occurrence of serious breakdowns due to the winds.
Other damage in the region included falling trees, agricultural tents, and solar panel failures; meanwhile, torrents swept through Syrian refugee camps, the National News Agency reported.
The media stressed that the abundance of rain caused the flooding of several shelter sites and the winds had an impact on the tearing of some tents.
Faced with this scenario, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its partners provide emergency assistance during the winter throughout Lebanon.
On its Twitter account, the agency highlighted the delivery in the south of the nation of blankets, mattresses and waterproof tarpaulins to families to prevent water from seeping into homes or winter clothing.
During the lash of the storm, UNHCR facilitated the relocation of citizens in safe shelters, tools or materials to reinforce and repair shelters, and items to protect themselves from low temperatures.
In statements to Lebanon Debate, the meteorology expert Eli Khneisser stated that due to the influx of humid masses from the Mediterranean Sea and the low temperatures, in the next four days the accumulation of snow will increase, starting at 700 meters.
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