5 minutes agoUN: More than 1.1 million displaced people across Syria
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(2 years ago)More than 1.1 million people have moved across Syria since the country plunged into turmoil after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, according to UN estimates. Tens of thousands of displaced people are standing at about 200 centres in northeast Syria, where relief organizations are distributing food, money, [...]
Tens of thousands of displaced people are standing at about 200 centres in northeast Syria, where aid organisations are distributing food, money, sanitation sets and other supplies, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said in a Thursday update.
According to this office, food shortages are widespread in Aleppo, the country's second largest city, and fuel prices remain high. Combating in the vicinity has cut water access and caused power cuts, affecting more than 400,000 people in the area since Tuesday, CNN reports, Klankosova broadcasts. tv
The UN and its partners are working to provide aid, with 26 trucks carrying food aid from Turkey to northwestern Syria on Wednesday, W said NOCHA. However, conditions remain difficult in that region due to checkpoints, security issues and reports of plunder.
