Medical staff and aid workers in the besieged Syrian town
of Madaya have pleaded with international authorities to step in to save its
40,000 residents from starving to death as they remain surrounded by the
Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah group.
Madaya, which lies north west of Damascus near the border
with Lebanon, has been under siege by the Assad regime and its Hezbollah allies
since July.
In the past month alone, more than 30 people have died of
starvation or been killed trying to escape, according to activists.
Dr Mohamad Youssef, who acts as the manager of the
medical council in Madaya, said two or three residents are dying of starvation
every day, in addition to about 50 who are either fainting or have become
severely ill.
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