Inside starving Syrian town: 'Children go out to collect grass — their last nutritional source'

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The stories from inside a besieged Syrian town where thousands are starving after months with limited access to food have begun to emerge after aid workers were finally allowed in

Humanitarian workers on Tuesday recounted the scenes inside the town of Madaya after a supply truck convoy entered the previous day.

The situation reached a tipping point last week when photos of starving civilians, their eyes sunken and cheeks hollowed out by hunger, emerged on social media

Aid workers who entered the town on Monday, thanks to a UN-brokered agreement that resulted in a temporary ceasefire, described harrowing scenes of starvation and desperation for those trapped in the town Read more…

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