Cyril Bassil, CARE’s Communications Coordinator in Lebanon, spoke to BBC America about the needs of people impacted by war in his native country of Lebanon. He recounted how CARE is helping people who are fleeing war and are seeking shelter in safe spaces. Some quotes below are extracted from his interview.
“I just got back from a shelter where we have been distributing hot meals and water, and we have been seeing kids who have not been able to sleep for many days, some people who fled their houses in their pajamas, haven’t been able to shower, haven’t been able to have a proper meal.”
“It is absolutely devastating to see women and girls, boys and elderly people, have absolutely no clarity about what their future will look like. People who did not make it into shelters have been going to public spaces. We have been doing distributions every single day, and meeting the needs of the people where they are. We have been seeing people on the beaches, people sleeping in their cars, in tents on the beach, sleeping on the sidewalk. It is absolutely devastating.”
You can watch the full segment here.