Syrian Alawite families flee to Lebanon after violence

Thousands of Syrians have crossed into Lebanon from the provinces of Latakia and Tartus.

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The area is a stronghold of Syria's ousted former President, Bashar al-Assad, and hundreds of civilians have been killed there by the new government's security forces.

BBC Beirut correspondent Carine Torbey is in Tal el Bireh - an Alawite border village in Lebanon where Syrians have found shelter.

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