5 hours agoTragedy in Mariupol, deputy chairman: No food for children, people are dying for water and bread
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The deputy head of the occupied Ukrainian town, Marioupol, has said that citizens have begun dying as a result of hunger and dehydration, as food and water supplies are being spent while humanitarian aid is not allowed by the Russians. Some are dying of dehydration and food shortages. Some of the lack of drugs, insulin... because of the sca [...]
Some are dying of dehydration and food shortages. Some of the lack of drugs, insulin... because there's no medical aid”, Deputy Chairman Sergey Orlov said about the BBC, broadcast Express.
Marioupolis's deputy leader has said that the most difficult situation is experienced by children.
Some mothers have neither milk nor food for their children. What should they do with their babies? I don't know. There's no food for kids in town”, Orlov said with concern.
Marioupolis has experienced devastating attacks by Russian forces since the early days of the war. Photos showing the ruins of entire neighborhoods testify to the tragedy of the city.
70% of hospitals have been destroyed as a result of bombings as well as communication is difficult, since the telephone network has been cut off. Residents spend most of their time in shelters or basements, without electricity, water, and gas.
“People look for opportunities to survive. They're giving each other food and they're collecting trees on the streets to cook on the” street, Orlov said. According to estimates, more than 100,000 citizens are trapped in this city.
A considerable portion of the residents have managed to escape the city with their private vehicles.
