Watch: Stunning footage of snow-covered Lebanon

Winter storm creates beautiful scenery but it leaves thousands at risk

This picture taken on January 10, 2019, shows an aerial view of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Qadisha valley near the Cedars area in the Lebanese mountains norh of Beirut, 1800 metres above sea level. / AFP / Joseph EIDShow less

There's no denying the beauty of the scenery as winter was felt at full force in areas of Lebanon in recent days.

But Storm Norma has created havoc for thousands, as it has displaced Syrian refugees in tented settlements and has submerged streets across Beirut.

The UN refugee agency said 151 sites that are home to some 11,000 Syrians have been heavily affected.

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The snow-covered town of Ehden in the Lebanese mountains north of Beirut. AFP

An aerial view of a snow-covered valley of the Cedars area in the Lebanese mountains norh of Beirut, 1,800 metres above sea level. AFP

An aerial view of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Qadisha valley near the Cedars area in the Lebanese mountains norh of Beirut, 1,800 metres above sea level. AFP

The snow-covered town of Bcharre that flanks UNESCO'S world heritage site of Qadisha in the Lebanese mountains norh of Beirut, 1,450 metres above sea level. AFP

A man walks goats along a main street in the snow-covered town of Bcharre in the Lebanese mountains north of Beirut. AFP

A snow-covered street in the village of Hasroun in the Lebanese mountains north of Beirut. AFP

A snow-covered street in the village of Hasroun in the Lebanese mountains north of Beirut. AFP