Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over into a catastrophe, the United Nations refugee agency warned Friday.
Since March 2, more than a million people -- one in five residents -- have been forced to flee their homes, said the UNHCR.
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