Burj el-Shemali is a Palestinian refugee camp located in Southern Lebanon on the outskirts of the city of Tyre. Upwards of 20 000 refugees reside in Burj el-Shemali, which is one of Lebanon's most impoverished camps. Burj el-Shemali like other camps in the south such as Rashidieh Camp is home to cases of extreme poverty, thousands of camp residents are essentially homeless, residing in make-shift shelters with zinc roofing, without basic plumbing, water supply and little income. Pictured in this photo is a street within the camp of zinc housing, built by residents who had their homes destroyed during the Lebanese civil-war.
