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QRCS to provide drinking water for Syrian refugees

QRCS to provide drinking water for Syrian refugees

October 26, 2018 | 08:23 PM
Residents take water from a purification plant in Arsal camps in Lebanon.

Qatar Red Crescent Society's (QRCS) mission in Lebanon has launched a new project that helps provide clean drinking water for the Syrian refugee camps in Arsal of the Beqaa Governorate.

The purpose of the three-month project is to address the problems facing both the refugee and host communities, by distributing potable water to 36,000 persons per day, or the total populations of 63 camps.

A water purification plant
Omar Katerji, head of QRCS mission in Lebanon, described the water projects as a top priority in QRCStarget="_blank"'>
October 26, 2018 | 08:23 PM