A camp of Syrian refugees dismantled in Amrieh, in the Zahle district. (Photo sent to OLJ by Sami Alawieh)
A handful of Syrian camps, set up along the banks of the Litani River in the Bekaa region and accused of causing pollution, have been dismantled in recent days following an evacuation order from the National Litani Office.In early June, the office — headed by Sami Alawieh — filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office against 34 landowners in the Bekaa for having “established camps for Syrian displaced persons on their land near the Litani.”“These camps have directly polluted the Litani. This constitutes an attack on the environment,” the office said in its complaint.It called for the dismantling of 34 camps, including one in Mansoura, another in Jeb Janin, two in Ghazza, nine in Marj, and three in Rawda (West Bekaa). Four others were in Aradi al-Moallaqa, five in Amrieh, one in Qubb Elias, and eight in Bar Elias (Zahle).So far, only...
A handful of Syrian camps, set up along the banks of the Litani River in the Bekaa region and accused of causing pollution, have been dismantled in recent days following an evacuation order from the National Litani Office.In early June, the office — headed by Sami Alawieh — filed a complaint with the prosecutor’s office against 34 landowners in the Bekaa for having “established camps for Syrian displaced persons on their land near the Litani.”“These camps have directly polluted the Litani. This constitutes an attack on the environment,” the office said in its complaint.It called for the dismantling of 34 camps, including one in Mansoura, another in Jeb Janin, two in Ghazza, nine in Marj, and three in Rawda (West Bekaa). Four others were in Aradi al-Moallaqa, five in Amrieh, one in Qubb Elias, and eight in Bar Elias...
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