Syrian refugees struggling to survive

By Ruth Pollard
Updated May 31 2015 - 1:28am, first published 12:29am
Syrian refugees in a school in Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
Syrian refugees in a school in Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Photo: Fadi Yeni Turk
A Syrian refugee from Homs carries her child past makeshift homes in the unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Barsa, near Tripoli. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A Syrian refugee from Homs carries her child past makeshift homes in the unofficial refugee camp on the outskirts of Barsa, near Tripoli. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Baalbek, Lebanon: Laying a series of X-rays across the floor, Hanifa looks over the images that show the spread of cancer through her husband's body.