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Refugees in Lebanon at risk of starvation due to pandemic

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Beirut (Lebanon), Apr 28 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Wael Hamzeh).-Palestinians and Syrian refugees living in the Shatila refugee camp, southern Beirut, are at risk of starvation due to the coronavirus pandemic.The 1.5 million refugees registered by the United Nations (UN ) in Lebanon are the most vulnerable to the health crisis, but also the most affected by its economic effects.FOOTAGE OF NGO BASMEH AND ZEITOONEH WORKING IN THE AREA.SOUNDBITES OF LAURA ALMIRAL, HEAD OF THE UNHCR's MOUNT LEBANON FIELD OFFICE:"We face two emergencies at the same time. One related to the needs that refugees already had before, which got worse due to the economic crisis in Lebanon. And, apart from this economic crisis, now we face a health crisis."

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