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Refugees in Lebanon face desperate conditions, dream of EU

Desperate conditions push refugees in Lebanon to dream of Europe

09/09/2015 | Expired 10/10/2015 | Rating NR

Refugees in Lebanon face desperate conditions, dream of EU

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Refugees in Lebanon face desperate conditions, dream of EU

Clip: 9/9/2015 | 5m 1s

Desperate conditions push refugees in Lebanon to dream of Europe

While the surge of refugees in Europe is relatively new, Lebanon has been inundated by fleeing Syrians for four years; a quarter of the country's residents are refugees. In Beirut, some families are living in the rubble of bombed-out houses. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports that some are now contemplating life elsewhere.

09/09/2015 | Expired 10/10/2015 | Rating NR

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