GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) – At least 30,000 displaced people have sought protection in shelters in Lebanon since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah began on Monday, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
“Conservative estimates suggest that nearly 30,000 people were hosted and registered at collective shelters,” said UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch.
“Many more slept in their cars on the side of roads or were still stuck in traffic jams on the roads,” he added.
(Reporting by Emma Farge in Geneva; Additional reporting by Olivia Le PoidevinEditing by Ludwig Burger)
