Lebanese Nova Scotians fear for relatives overseas [Video]

Victoria Joumaa feels relief every time she calls her family in Lebanon and someone answers the phone. Joumaa lives in Halifax, far from the fighting that is approaching her family.

“It’s just getting worse for them and at the same time you can see how they’re becoming more and more hurt and it’s damaging them more,” Joumaa said during an interview with CTV Atlantic.

Joumaa’s adopted children, her mother and her relatives are all in Lebanon. She said they are trying to stay safe while the fighting intensifies.

“Knowing that they can’t come out of that safety and be here, there’s a big fear,” Joumaa said through tears.

Rayan Charara, who also lives in Halifax, said she understands fearing for family. Her uncle and his family were injured in Lebanon and sent to hospital.

“Many different attacks happened without even any notice and one of the houses that got bombed …