Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh visited the Wadi Khaled area of northern Lebanon on Sunday to inspect the conditions of Syrian refugees.
Sayegh and the accompanying delegation met with officials and humanitarian aid workers to ascertain the situation and oversee the provision of assistance, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s adviser Fadi Fawwaz and Higher Relief Council head General Yahya Raad were part of the delegation as well as MPs from Akkar, the report said.
Fleeing violence in their hometowns, hundreds of Syrians have since last week poured into the Wadi Khaled area of northern Lebanon on foot from Syrian villages near the border such as Tall Kalakh.
Up to 850 people, including women and children, have been killed and at least 8,000 arrested in the Syrian regime’s crackdown on widespread protests, according to rights groups.
-NOW Lebanon
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