A winter storm sweeping past the eastern Mediterranean has brought more misery for Syrian refugees.<br/> <br />Families living in makeshift camps in the Lebanese town of Zahle were shivering in their tents, under heavy snow.<br/> <br />Oum Mohammed says she does not even have blankets for her nine children. And they have no proper shelter, nor food.<br/> <br />More than 800,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon, and the demand for housing is far outpacing the supply. Many are forced to live in tents or unused buildings.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SYRIAN REFUGEE, OMAR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Believe me, the situation is so bad, we need diesel, tents. No one offered us any help."<br/> <br />In Syria -- amateur video said to be filmed in Homs shows a street destroyed by shelling, blanketed in snow. Gunfire could still be heard in the background.<br/> <br />Children were out in the street, and a snowman had been built.<br/> <br />Reuters cannot independently verify these images.<br/> <br />The storm could last until Saturday, with tempe
