Syrian Refugee Camp Takes on 'Air of Permanence'

Name: Syrian Refugee Camp Takes on 'Air of Permanence'
Uploaded: 2013-08-06T23:55:53Z
Duration: P310S
Description: The second largest refugee camp in the world, home to 120,000 people, is in Jordan, flocked to by Syrians displaced by the civil war. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News spends a day in the camp known as Zaatari, where residents cope with difficult conditions and feel little hope for returning home in the near future.

Clip: 08/06/2013 | 5m 10s

The second largest refugee camp in the world, home to 120,000 people, is in Jordan, flocked to by Syrians displaced by the civil war. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News spends a day in the camp known as Zaatari, where residents cope with difficult conditions and feel little hope for returning home in the near future.

Aired: 08/06/13

Rating: NR

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Syrian Refugee Camp Takes on 'Air of Permanence'

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