A winter storm in the Middle East has brought heavy snowfall and flooding, deepening the misery of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.
Mideast Storm Deepens Misery of Syrians
![A Syrian refugee man jumps to avoid muddy water near his tent, at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, January 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9CDC8BB1-FB5E-4CD2-96A8-8EE94220526D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian refugee man jumps to avoid muddy water near his tent, at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, January 9, 2013.
![Syrian refugees stand in snow outside their tents during a winter storm in al-Marj, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/493B2A86-79F6-4C7C-A853-358048C96EFD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian refugees stand in snow outside their tents during a winter storm in al-Marj, in the Bekaa valley, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.
![Syrian refugee children have a snowball fight at the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/684A5773-4DEC-4730-9D66-13B5CC7EB72D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian refugee children have a snowball fight at the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, January 9, 2013.
![Thai soldiers secure an intersection in downtown Bangkok to prevent pro-government demonstrators from gathering to protest against the coup.](https://gdb.voanews.com/36290156-6F3C-4410-87C5-8139E3D4C539_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thai soldiers secure an intersection in downtown Bangkok to prevent pro-government demonstrators from gathering to protest against the coup.