700,000 Left Homeless Says Agency, Tayyar.org (Read Article Here)
July 22, 2006
More than 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Lebanon, an aid worker has told Sky News.
More than 100,000 are believed to have fled to neighbouring countries like Syria, while 600,000 have escaped cities targeted by the Israel missiles.
Kassandra Nelson, of Mercy Call, described the situation as "very bad". She told Sky’s Jeremy Thompson: "We are not able to get down to the south with our supplies - the route is completely blocked. "We’re focussing on the areas just north of the border where a lot of lebanese have fled to safety."
Ms Nelson described how the town of Keyfoun, normally home to 5,000 people, has been flooded with 40,000 people left homeless by the attacks.
She added that food and water supplies in many regions are now running out. Israel announced has opened a humanitarian corridor to allow food, medicine and other aid into Lebanon - over land to Sidon and a sea corridor to Cyprus.
The Israeli announcement followed appeals from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and many Arab and Western leaders.
