IN PICTURES: Syrians take shelter in the Golan

Family bundes together for warmth, with no winter clothes to go around - al Haj Ali

Syria's Golan Heights has been largely abandoned, with few roads and little access - Al Haj Ali

The internally displaced in Golan's makeshift camps largely failed to bring warm clothes when they fled Al Haj Ali

Facilities are extremely limited in the makeshift camps, al Haj Ali

Lone tents amidst the snow which has yet to melt almost three weeks after first falling, al Haj Ali

It took more than three days for people to dig themselves out after heavy snows but access remains difficult, al Haj Ali

Food supplies have been low with no aid agencies operating in the area and no government services to speak of, al Haj Ali

Getting supplies to the isolated and high-altitude Golan has been very difficult in the cold weather, al Haj Ali

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