"Because of the bombings and the fighting in Aleppo city there are more and more people coming to the hospitals," Middle East Operations Manager Pablo Marco told Reuters. HOSPITALS HIT, WATER AND POWER CUTThe siege worsened an already dire humanitarian situation in eastern Aleppo, residents and doctors said. His forces with the help of Lebanese Hezbollah and Iranian fighters surrounded the eastern, opposition-held neighborhoods in Aleppo in July. After intense bombardment, government forces captured the Castello Road in an advance that put eastern Aleppo under siege. Abu George is among thousands who fled areas in southwest Aleppo in recent days, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Source: bd News24 August 11, 2016 13:41 UTC