Here we are with full bellies while these people are starving.
Syria conflict: Siege warfare and suffering in Madaya
By Marianne GasserInternational Committee of the Red Cross, Damascus
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A crowd had gathered. The only light came from the phones we carried; there had not been electricity for months.
The men stopped and slowly, carefully unwrapped the blanket. At first, I could not make out what was inside. Then it suddenly dawned on me that it was an old man.
He was wearing a jumper and black tracksuit bottoms. His little stick legs dangled in the air. His mouth lolled open. His eyes stared into nothingness.
He was hovering between life and death. The men looked at me expectantly. But there was nothing we could do.
Colossal suffering
A couple of hours earlier, we had entered the town of Madaya. An hour's drive from the Syrian capital, Damascus, the town had been under siege for months.
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Syria conflict: Siege warfare and suffering in Madaya
By Marianne GasserInternational Committee of the Red Cross, Damascus
- 32 minutes ago
- From the sectionMiddle East
Syria's war
A cold rain was falling as the men carried the small bundle towards me. They were insisting I should take it.
A crowd had gathered. The only light came from the phones we carried; there had not been electricity for months.
The men stopped and slowly, carefully unwrapped the blanket. At first, I could not make out what was inside. Then it suddenly dawned on me that it was an old man.
He was wearing a jumper and black tracksuit bottoms. His little stick legs dangled in the air. His mouth lolled open. His eyes stared into nothingness.
He was hovering between life and death. The men looked at me expectantly. But there was nothing we could do.
Colossal suffering
A couple of hours earlier, we had entered the town of Madaya. An hour's drive from the Syrian capital, Damascus, the town had been under siege for months.
Continue reading at:
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