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Sunday 31 Jan 2016 - 15:26 Makkah mean time-21-4-1437
Convoy from ICRC waiting on outskirts of Madaya, 11 Jan. 2016 (AFP image)
Damascus (IINA) – Some 16 people have died of starvation as a result of the siege on Syrian town of Madaya, north of the capital Damascus, China's Xinhua news agency reported citing a US-based humanitarian organization on Saturday.
"Residents of the besieged Syrian town of Madaya continue to die of sSome 16 people have died of starvation as a result of the siege on Syrian town of Madaya, north of the capital Damascus, China's Xinhua news agency reported citing a US-based humanitarian organization on Saturday.tarvation despite the provision of aid by convoys, while a Syrian government-led coalition blocks life-saving medical supplies from reaching the town," Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
MSF Director of operations Brice de le Vingne said of the estimated 320 cases of malnutrition in the town of 20,000 people, 33 are severe, meaning those people are in danger of dying if they do not receive prompt and effective treatment.
"It is totally unacceptable that people continue to die from starvation, and that critical medical cases remain in the town when they should have been evacuated weeks ago," he said
The warring parties in Syria have resorted to sieges to diminish one another's strength. The tactic has caused countless civilian population to fall victim to the dire consequences of the sieges.
It is to be noted that on January 11, after the images of emaciated children and adults prompted worldwide condemnation, the Syrian regime moved to allow the delivery of a UN convoy bearing humanitarian aid and food supplies into Madaya.
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