Beirut, November 1 (RHC)-- Thousands of people are flowing into the mountainous Christian town of Deir al-Ahmar in eastern Lebanon as Israel’s bombardment continues. 
Temperatures are dropping to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight and supplies in the town are getting tight.

“If we flee the bombing, are we meant to die of cold?” Suzanne Qassem, a mother of two at a displacement center in the city, whose home in Buday has been destroyed, told the Reuters news agency.

“I’m sick, I’ve been taking medicine for a week and I’m still coughing … If my son gets sick, am I going to be able to get him medicine?”

In one school now serving as a shelter, aid groups that once served two meals have cut breakfast to feed more at lunch.

“At night, we’re shaking.  I put my mattress up next to my daughter and tell her to hug me so that we can keep warm.  But we’re not keeping warm,” said another displaced woman, Neyfe Mazloum, 69.