IDLIB: Forcibly displaced civilians living in camps in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province are struggling amid scorching temperatures.
The temperatures in Idlib province, which shelters hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians who have fled intense attacks by the Bashar Assad regime, reached 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) this summer, bringing life to a standstill.
On some days, the temperature shot up to 50 degrees Celsius, making it extremely difficult for the inhabitants of tents exposed directly to sunlight.
Typically, summer spans the months of June to August in Syria.
Dr. Ahmad Hamdam, who works at a hospital of the Syrian American Medical Society, a nonprofit organization working in Idlib, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the scorching temperatures cause various diseases, such as food poisoning and heat cramps among children.
“Infants are particularly at risk. They catch diseases such as cholera and tachycardia or have difficulties in breathing,” he added.
Hamza Dibo, the refugee leader of a camp in the Harbanush village of Idlib, noted that everyone living in the camps needs basic living materials.
Although the relief agencies provide 28 liters of water per family every day, Dibo said: “We can’t find enough water to drink.” –Agencies
