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Beirut Refugees Seek Shelter in Parking Lot

By Ivan Watson
Published July 29, 2006 at 1:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 18 years ago.
Lebanese families have slept for weeks in the parking spots of an underground garage. A new supermarket in Beirut has allowed hundreds of families to take shelter in its basement, since the start of the Israeli bombing campaign.
Lebanese families have slept for weeks in the parking spots of an underground garage. A new supermarket in Beirut has allowed hundreds of families to take shelter in its basement, since the start of the Israeli bombing campaign.

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Ivan Watson
Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.

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