Beirut: The number of Syrian refugees receiving aid in Lebanon has surpassed 716,000 with the arrival of 13,000 more people last week, the UN's refugee agency has said.
Of these refugees, about 606,000 have been registered so far while more than 109,000 are still waiting to be registered, reported Xinha Sunday citing the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
About 200,000 Syrian refugees were registered in northern Lebanon, 206,000 in the eastern Bekaa region, 119,000 in Beirut and Mount Lebanon, and 79,000 in southern Lebanon, it added.
Amid threats of a US-led strike against Syria, Lebanon witnessed a huge influx of Syrians in last few days, but most of them were not refugees.
