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15,798 new arrivals from Syria (3,587 families including 73 Lebanese families)
25 locations across North and Akkar Governorates, Northern Lebanon
Background
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March continue to displace people on a daily basis into the North and Akkar Governorates of north Lebanon. Newly arrived refugees are now across 25 different locations, predominantly in Akkar in 22 villages near to the border with Syria. Local authority official figures from Disaster Risk Management (DRM) cite 12,798 individuals (2,792 families) as of 17 March in Akkar. The highest concentrations are in Massaaoudiye (2,451ind/470HH), Tall Bire (1,208ind/280 HH), Hissa (1,389ind/300HH), and Hokr ed-Dahri (1,109ind/217 HH). New arrivals have also reached Tripoli, Koura and Zgharta in North Governorate, with various information sources being cross checked by authorities to have one agreed data set of arrivals to aid further assistance. While official data is pending, 3,000 have been included in the overall numbers of new arrivals, which will be amended upward once further numbers are available.