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ACTNews, ALEPPO, IDLIB - The nightmare for
Syrian refugees is about to come. Winter is something they cannot escape nor
avoid. UNICEF reports that an estimated 1.3 million Syrian children will be in
danger as temperature drop to freezing point or below in several places.
Iman, a mother from Aleppo, thought her
children were safe when she left her hometown in Aleppo. After losing her
husband and home, Iman left Aleppo without taking with nothing but her four
children. Just when they thought they were safe, she has to face the harsh
winter that they couldn’t avoid.
Iman lost her two children to the winter. Her infant was the first to die as Iman desperately tried to warm some milk for him. Just weeks later, her young daughter also died. She was too weak to fight the illness caused by living in an adequate shelter.
Refugees in Syria
need more supplies to help them fight the cold during winter. Freezing
temperatures threaten the lives of refugees living in tents, especially
children. (ACTNews)
When the temperature plummets, their
fragile shelters are ravaged by snow storms and freezing cold. Wet, cold and
without warm clothing, her children faced a harsh Syrian winter without
protection.
Firdaus Guritno from the Global Humanity
Response (GHR) team - Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) said that the winter also threatens
the refugees who live in tents in Idlib area. Of the millions of refugees,
Firdaus said, not all of them had food supplies and clothing to face the
winter. "Winter gear, fuel and blankets are all they need. There are
millions of refugees in Idlib and many of them live in tents," Firdaus
told ACTNews, Tuesday (10/15).
Winter has always been a challenge for refugees. The Guardian reported in January that at least 11,000 child refugees and their families were facing a weekend of freezing temperatures with no shelter, after torrential rains across Syria’s Idlib province swept away tents and belongings. []
