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  • A Syrian refugee man jumps to avoid muddy water near his tent, at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, January 9, 2013.
  • Syrian refugees stand in snow outside their tents during a winter storm in al-Marj, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.
  • Syrian refugee children have a snowball fight at the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.
  • A Syrian refugee, right, gestures as he stands in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, January 8, 2013.
  • Syrian refugees make their way in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, January 8, 2013.
  • A Syrian refugee man carries his baby as he makes his way through flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, January 8, 2013.
  • A Syrian refugee woman walks with her children at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, January 9, 2013.
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Mideast Storm Deepens Misery of Syrians

Published January 10, 2013

A winter storm in the Middle East has brought heavy snowfall and flooding, deepening the misery of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.

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