Doha: As reports had been received about a fire at a Syrian refugee camp in Western Beqaa District, the Beqaa Governorate, the Republic of Lebanon, a team of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) immediately moved to the scene of the accident to help the affected families.
The fire burnt 19 tents of Syrian families, 13 of which were totally damaged and 6 partly damaged.
The intervention involved field investigations, listing of victims, and documentation of the damage.
They are coordinating with Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), and other humanitarian partners to provide urgent cash subsidies for more than 60 victims of the fire.
Established in 1978, QRCS is a humanitarian charitable organization that aims to assist and empower vulnerable individuals and communities without partiality or discrimination.
QRCS is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which consists of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and 190 National Societies. QRCS is also a member of several Gulf, Arab, and Islamic assemblies, such as: the Islamic Committee of International Crescent and the Secretariat-General of the Arab Organization of Red Crescent and Red Cross.
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