Snow storms, cold and fire threaten displaced Syrians in northern camps

A snow covered camp for internally displaced people is seen in the Aleppo countryside, Syria January 23, 2022. Picture taken January 23, 2022. Picture taken with drone. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Five-year-old Intissar and her younger sister Lin were sheltering from northern Syria's bitter winter cold when fuel from a heater ignited their tent, killing them and seriously injuring their mother.

The young family and other displaced Syrians were living near the Turkish border in a camp of more than 400 tents, which offer little protection from snow storms and plunging temperatures which struck in recent days.