A harsh winter in the hills is worsening their condition.

1000s are living in harsh conditions freezing in 5 winter fuel and wood are rarely available. Madaya_is_starving pic.twitter.com oAvcVJgmyP Raed Bourhan ( raedbrh) January 2, 2016

Meanwhile, the World Meteorological Organization had warned that the winter might be unusually harsh.

Female prisoners faced torture, humiliation and harsh prison conditions.

Conditions in Gaza are harsh and the population does suffer.

By 1917, Britain had over a million horses and mules in service, but harsh conditions, especially during winter, resulted in heavy losses, particularly amongst the Clydesdale horses, the main breed used to haul the guns.

The Palestinian people continued to feel deep anger and frustration at the harsh conditions they faced.

In that regard, I would like to point out the fact that for over a month now, under very harsh winter conditions, several Serbian villages have been deprived of power supply, bringing into question the very physical survival of several hundred men, women and children.

Harsh weather conditions are experienced by millions of peoples all over the world, causing despair and suffering.

Aware of the high vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and harsh climate conditions, in particular drought or flooding,

Eleven Syrian detainees not 19 as reported last year, were still being held in Israeli jails, under harsh conditions.

Recognizing that underdevelopment and lack of capacity increase the vulnerability of Afghanistan to natural disasters and to harsh climate conditions,

Mountain States are characterized by remoteness, difficult accessibility, the scarcity of information, harsh geo climatic conditions, and high costs of living.

Owing to the severe winter conditions in the Balkans, however, actual mine clearance has been minimal during the reporting period.

But it is a harsh climate hot in summer, more than 40 degrees and a cold winter, temperatures fall below 0 degrees, which led to the fall of the freezing night.

In Palestine, for example, the Islamists triumphed over Fatah because of years of bad governance under the harsh conditions spawned by Israeli occupation.

Regarding in mission rotations, it is of note that some team sites are located in remote areas, making their living conditions very harsh.

It is an important disease in winter wheat in Western Europe particularly, and is favoured by conditions of intensive production and monoculture.

And what looks like two big heaps of leaves, is actually two single leaves that get shredded up by the harsh desert conditions over time.

The union also takes care of workers' vacation conditions, rehabilitation and recreation, as well as the provision of heating and winter food reserves.

Then General Oufkir's entire family was sent to a secret prison in the Sahara desert where they suffered harsh conditions for a total of 15 years.

Mohammad Fahimsays that extremely cold winter causes harsh humanitarian problems in Afghanistan, with the number of people killed by cold weather and heavy snow in several Afghanistan provinces over the past four weeks has risen to over 300.

After nearly half the settlers perished due to a harsh winter and scurvy, they moved out of New England north to Port Royal of Nova Scotia (see symbol R on map to the right) in the spring of 1605.

Thousands of refugees fled mainly to Greece, trying to start a new life amidst prejudice, insults, and harsh living conditions, as reported in personal testimonies of the refugees' family members

The Harsh Lessons of 2009

But punishment could be harsh.

Life in Palestine is harsh.

I hate winter.

Homs this winter.

Winter 1997, Amsterdam.

Their punishment was harsh, but just.

The Palestinians confront a harsh reality.

that shall be a Harsh Day

that shall be a Harsh Day

that day will be a harsh day ,

Therefore , be not harsh with the orphan

that day will be a harsh day ,

Therefore , be not harsh with the orphan

The secretariat's report identified major factors responsible for Africa's failure poor governance, geography and distance from leading markets, low population density, harsh climatic conditions, and the fact that some of its countries were landlocked.

It's very cold this winter.

Winter has arrived in Japan.

Winter is the dry season.

These dangerous journeys, in old and overburdened boats, increase at the end of the summer in anticipation of the winter break during which such crossings are suspended due to poor sailing conditions.

The city is known for its fog, which is recorded on average on 64 days per year, mostly in autumn and winter, and can be particularly persistent in conditions of temperature inversion.

Women continue to suffer discrimination their pay is between 30 and 60 per cent less than men, and they make up the majority of workers in the harsh conditions of the world's export processing zones.