Then on Friday evening, he had to takeshelterin a store's walk-in cooler during Friday evening's rush-hour in Oklahoma City as deadly weather approached.
The families of the would-be refugees are clinging to the hope that they have managed to takeshelterin one of the deserted islands in the Bahamas chain.
Turkey hosts more than 190, 000 Syrian refugees in state-run camps, as well as many more Syrians who have fled across the border to takeshelterin Turkish cities and towns.