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Bedouin families from Syria, who have taken refuge for the winter in Lebanon, are seen camped close to the village of Kfarkahel, in the Koura district near the northern city of Tripoli on January 9, 2013, as stormy weather sparked widespread flooding, prompting chaos on the roads and a nationwide school closure. The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon is already totaling 156,000, according to UN figures, and 200,000 according to the Lebanese government estimates. AFP PHOTO/IBRAHIM CHALHOUB (Photo credit should read IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images)