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29,079 new arrivals from Syria (6,216 Syrian families and 365 Lebanese families)
30 locations across North and Akkar Governorates, Northern Lebanon
The hostilities in the Tartous, Lattakia, Homs, and Hama Governorates of Syria in early March continue to displace people into the North and Akkar Governorates of north Lebanon reaching now nearly 30,000 people with further arrivals expected. Newly arrived refugees are now across 30 distinct locations, predominantly in Akkar in 27 villages near to the border with Syria. Local authority official figures from Disaster Risk Management (DRM) cite 20,553 individuals (4,105 families, including 165 Lebanese families) as of 2 April in Akkar. The highest concentrations are in Massaaoudiye (8,082 individuals/1,200 families), Hokr ed-Dahri (2,118 individuals/432 families), Hissa (1,573 individuals/340 families), Tall Hmayra (1,549 individuals/361 families) and Tall Bire (1,522 individuals/347 families).
Following the Lebanese Red Cross's enumeration exercise, an increased total of 2,111 families/8,526 individuals were counted in North Governorate, of which an estimated 200 are Lebanese families. Geographically, most families are residing in Jabal Mohsen area of Tripoli (1,702 families), Dhour el Hawa (195 families) and Koura (73 families). Arrivals continue in the low hundreds across both Governorates, noting that the increase of over 8,000 individuals in the last ten days was mostly due to further identification of people during enumeration and distribution exercises.