Millions of people across the world get excited about rain as it pours down during the winter season, but residents of about 100 refugee camps in Northern Syria live a different reality.
الكارثة التي نحن نعيشها اليوم في المخيمات لها حلان حل عاجل وإسعافي والحل الآخر هو حل نهائي للمأساة
— هادي العبدالله Hadi (@HadiAlabdallah) January 18, 2021
من مخيمات ريف إدلب الغارقة رسائل لكل من يهمه الأمر ومن لايهمه!
يوتيوب: https://t.co/4FbGe5l4qA pic.twitter.com/CetBHJ3nXO
Translation: "The disaster we live today in camps has one of two solutions, a temporary immediate solution or a final one that ends this situation for good. This is a message to whom it may concern from one of Idlib's flooded camps."
Over the last few days, hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have been living through tremendous misery as non-stop rain floods into their tents, while record low temperatures freeze their kids with no foreseen help.
Photos and videos showing the damage caused by the weather in a number of camps have been widely shared across social media platforms, as users expressed deep sympathy with thousands of Syrian families who are struggling due to heavy rain.
هكذا ينامون اهل الخيم مع الوضع الصعب بسبب الشتاء القارس! يارب فرجك#مخيمات_الشمال_السوري pic.twitter.com/xz3Sqjkmkt
— عمر مدنيه (@Omar_Madaniah) January 17, 2021
Translation: "This is how people in camps live with the harsh cold of winter. God help us"
Online people called on humanitarian organizations that have been involved in refugee camps in Syria and elsewhere since the Syrian war started in 2011 to offer immediate help for the displaced people.
Moreover, many tweets accused such organizations of poorly managing the refugee crisis over the years, saying that billions of dollars spent over the years in tent-like camps could have been replaced with actual concrete buildings that prevent hardships similar to the one lived by millions of people currently.
The rain is beautiful from the windows of the houses, but it is difficult and cruel from the tent openings!#مخيمات_الشمال_السوري#ادلب#suriye #idlib #yağmur #çamur #kar #kış #لاتنسوهم#Syria pic.twitter.com/VUfBSQwknV
— Gerardo Otero Plaza (@GerardoOteroPl1) January 18, 2021
المال الذي جرى إنفاقه على تشييد المخيمات الغارقة في الشتاء، والحارقة في الصيف كفيل لبناء عشرات المدن النموذجية لإيواء كل نازحي الشمال السوري..#مخيمات_الشمال_السوري
— Ahmad Alshame ⚪ (@ahmadal_shame) January 18, 2021
Translation: "The money spent on establishing camps that flood in winter and are boiling in the summer could have built tens of model cities to house the entire displaced population of northern Syria."
Some Twitter users addressed the two richest men on earth, inviting them to donate well-built houses for Syria's displaced population.
One photo cannot tell the story, every photo in the hashtag is a story.. @elonmusk how many pre-made concrete house you can donate?
— EyadNezar (@eyad_nezar) January 18, 2021
#مخيمات_الشمال_السوري