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Despite the Lebanese government’s decision not to open an official Syrian refugee camp so far, small tented settlements are spontaneously mushrooming on open fields as other resources are reaching depletion. Families mount tents themselves and Caritas provides them with plastic sheeting. The rental of land plots cost between €116 and €257 per year. ECHO’s partner, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), assists registered refugees and newcomers with food, blankets, mattresses and clothing. © 2013 EC/ECHO/Dina Baslan
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Despite the Lebanese government’s decision not to open an official Syrian refugee camp so far, small tented settlements are spontaneously mushrooming on open fields as other resources are reaching depletion. Families mount tents themselves and Caritas provides them with plastic sheeting. The rental of land plots cost between €116 and €257 per year. ECHO’s partner, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), assists registered refugees and newcomers with food, blankets, mattresses and clothing. © 2013 EC/ECHO/Dina Baslan